Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 13 July 2017
81. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when she plans on making the recommendations of the Low Pay Commission regarding au pair placements publicly available. [34336/17]
View answerIn September last, the Low Pay Commission, as part of their 2017 Work Programme, was asked to review the board and lodgings rates that are provided for under the national minimum wage legislation.
The Low Pay Commission examined the board and lodgings rates for all employees that are covered by the national minimum wage legislation.
Under the National Minimum Wage Act 2000 (National Minimum Hourly Rate of Pay) Order 2000 (SI No. 95/2000) certain reckonable components may be taken into account for all workers to determine an employee’s average hourly rate. The Act provides for the following amounts:
€54.13 for board and lodgings per week, or €7.73 per day;
€32.14 for board only per week, or €4.60 per day;
€21.85 for lodgings only per week, or €3.14 per day.
Thus, if an employer provides an employee with full board and lodgings, or lodgings only or full board only, the monetary allowances set out above can be included as reckonable pay.
The closing date for submissions to the Low Pay Commission Review was the 10th of January last. The Commission considered the submissions received and examined all the available evidence.
The Commission submitted its report to me in May. Having considered its contents it is intended to bring the report to Government next week and it will be published thereafter.
