Ireland will implement significant wage increases and pension reforms beginning tomorrow, January 1, as part of the government’s budget decisions aimed at improving workers’ living standards amid the ongoing cost-of-living crisis. The national minimum wage will rise for workers over the age of 20, providing direct relief to thousands employed on low incomes. The increase … Read more
The government has unveiled Budget 2026, featuring a €10 increase to all core social welfare rates, a minimum wage hike to €14.15, and significant VAT changes for businesses. Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe and Public Expenditure Minister Jack Chambers announced the measures, which include a double Christmas bonus payment for social welfare recipients and a 65-cent … Read more
Workers in the security industry in Ireland will see their minimum rates of pay go up from next month. The minimum hourly rate of pay for an adult worker will rise from €12.90 to €14.50 after a new Employment Regulation Order for the sector comes into effect on July 1. The move is expected to … Read more
The government raises the national minimum wage from €10.30 to €11.30 per hour as of January 1, 2023. This will be followed by additional gradual increases to the national minimum wage until it reaches 60% of the hourly median wage. The government stated that the goal is to no longer have a national minimum wage … Read more
The government will raise the national minimum wage to €11.30 per hour on 1 January 2023. This will be followed by additional gradual increases to the national minimum wage until it reaches 60% of the hourly median wage earnings. The government stated that the goal is to no longer have a national minimum wage by 2026 … Read more
Ministers are set to sign off on an 80-cent increase to the minimum wage to €11.30 per hour from January. Ministers are set to sign off on an 80-cent increase to the minimum wage, bringing it to €11.30 per hour from January. Leo Varadkar, the Tánaiste and Minister of Enterprise, is also expected to recommend … Read more