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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2017-06-27/9/
27 Jun 2017 - National Minimum Wage (Removal of Sub-minimum Rates of Pay) Bill 2017: First Stage
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2018-05-29/10/
29 May 2018 - National Minimum Wage (Removal of Sub-minimum Rates of Pay) Bill 2017: Second Stage
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2010-12-02/66/
2 Dec 2010 - as a percentage of the national minimum hourly rate of pay, any reduction in the rate will apply pro rata to the sub-minimum rates. ... assume the Question relates to the number of employees who are paid sub-minimum rates under... the National Minimum Wage Act, 2000 by virtue of them being under the age of 18 or undergoing recognised... the national minimum wage of €8.65 per hour as of the second quarter of 2010. This represented 3.4% of all... and those on sub-minimum rates, i.e. under 18s and trainees. As the sub-minimum hourly rates are calculated
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2017-06-27/9/
27 Jun 2017 - the National Minimum Wage Act 2000 to end sub-minimum rates of pay for those who have attained the age... Senator Paul Gavan I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to amend
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2005-02-24/26/
24 Feb 2005 - Court did not recommend any changes to the structure of the sub-minimum rates of the minimum wage nor... as percentage rates of the national minimum wage. Therefore, if an increase to the minimum wage should... to review the national minimum wage and to make a recommendation to the Minister for Enterprise, Trade... and Employment in accordance with the National Minimum Wage Act 2000, to apply with effect from 1... of the national minimum wage. Arising from this review, on 1 February 2005 the Labour Court recommended
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2018-05-29/10/
29 May 2018 - to the Chamber. The purpose of this Bill is very simple. If enacted, it will end sub-minimum rates... was evident throughout this large body of research was that exploitation through sub-minimum rates of pay.... We believe that under current Irish equality legislation, these sub-minimum rates of pay constitute... paid less than the national minimum wage working alongside those who are on the national minimum... of employers hiring workers in their 20s on 80% of the national minimum wage, and then letting them go
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2004-06-22/157/
22 Jun 2004 - rates of the national minimum wage apply where an employee is: under age 18; or in the first two... to leave full-time education. The National Minimum Wage Commission recommended that sub-minimum... or training. All employees under the age of 18 are entitled to 70% of the national minimum wage.... This percentage was recommended by the National Minimum Wage Commission to strike a balance between ensuring... on implementation of a national minimum wage and implemented in the minimum wage legislation
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2000-06-13/36/
13 Jun 2000 - the training-related sub-minimum pay rates provided for in the National Minimum Wage Act.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2006-05-23/211/
23 May 2006 - ) The National Minimum Wage was introduced on 1 April 2000. The ESRI has undertaken minimum wage surveys... *This includes those on the experienced adult rate and those on the sub-minimum rates. .... Percentage of employees on *the minimum wage (in private sector, non-agricultural firms) 2001 4.3...% on minimum wage 2002 4.5% on minimum wage 2005/06 5.2% on minimum wage
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2018-05-29/10/
29 May 2018 - is to amend the National Minimum Wage Act 2000 and end sub-minimum rates of pay for those who have... protected citizens in the State who are on low pay. We introduced a National Minimum Wage Act... progressively increased the national minimum wage rate six times. The national minimum wage increase under... in 2000 that gave employees a legal entitlement to a minimum wage. During our time in office we... a lower wage and compare them with someone who is experienced and on the minimum wage
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2005-05-04/197/
4 May 2005 - prepared to pay. The sub-minimum rate for those under 18 was therefore recommended by the national... of a national minimum wage which felt that a reduced rate for those under 18 raised important issues...) The National Minimum Wage Act came into effect in April 2000. Prior to the introduction of the legislation..., the national minimum wage commission was appointed by the Government to advise on the introduction... of a national minimum wage. The commission examined a number of issues including the social implications
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2018-05-29/10/
29 May 2018 - . That system is propped up by the sub-minimum rates of pay. There is a collective recognition... on the ideology of her party, because it implies that the national minimum wage is fine for an experienced... not believe it is fine to find minimum wage workers working in our meat factories, for example... that something should be done about that this evening, and I urge Members present to support the Bill.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2004-10-27/127/
27 Oct 2004 - . There are no plans to amend the national minimum wage legislation to abolish the sub-minimum rates... of the national minimum wage apply where an employee is under age 18 or in the first two years after the date... 18 years of age. Employees under the age of 18 are entitled to 70% of the national minimum wage.... This percentage was recommended by the national minimum wage commission to strike a balance between... students to leave full-time education. The national minimum wage commission recommended
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2006-11-28/249/
28 Nov 2006 - -minimum rates of the National Minimum Wage apply where an employee is: Under age 18; or In the first two... national minimum wage is €7.65 per hour. In the national partnership agreement, Towards 2016, ICTU... and IBEC agreed to make a joint recommendation to Government on a new minimum wage rate... the matter to the Labour Court asking that the Court examine the national minimum wage and make... or training. In accordance with Section 14(b) of the National Minimum Wage Act 2000, employees under
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2011-11-15/202/
15 Nov 2011 - that are higher than the National Minimum Wage. Notwithstanding the minimum rates established... Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (Deputy Richard Bruton) The National Minimum Wage... of the employer and certain apprentices. The national minimum hourly rate for an experienced adult... worker was increased to €8.65 per hour with effect from 1 July 2011. Sub-minimum rates of between 70...% and 90% of the National Minimum Wage apply where an employee is: Under age 18 or In the first two
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2010-10-07/179/
7 Oct 2010 - to date. The inability to pay mechanism under the National Minimum Wage Act was designed to ensure... mechanism in EROs and REAs, as these are in sectors with generally higher rates than the national minimum wage. .... The available data does not distinguish between those on the adult minimum wage and those on sub...-minimum rates, i.e. under 18's and trainees. I understand that no inability to pay claim... by an employer has been submitted to the Labour Court under Section 41 of the National Minimum Wage Act 2000
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2007-01-31/1130/
31 Jan 2007 - Department currently earning less than the national minimum wage, including those earning the sub-minimum..., including those earning the sub-minimum wage as defined by Sections 15 and 16 of the National Minimum Wage... earning less than the national minimum wage, including those earning the sub-minimum wage... in excess of the current national minimum wage, and there are no staff earning just one euro above... the current national minimum wage. All other details requested by the Deputy are in the table below
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2007-01-31/322/
31 Jan 2007 - . These rates are in excess of the National Minimum wage, including the addition of one euro per hour... than the national minimum wage, or at a rate of not more than one euro per hour in excess... in those agencies earning the national minimum wage, less than the national minimum wage, or a rate... Minister for Finance (Mr. Cowen) The minimum starting rates of pay in my Department are €389.76.... Accordingly, there are no staff serving in my Department, earning the national minimum wage, less
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1999-10-05/75/
5 Oct 1999 - , will be obliged to pay not less than the national minimum hourly wage. As recommended in the final..., at 70 per cent of the full rate. In line with the recommendation of the national minimum wage... is committed to the introduction of national minimum hourly wage from April 2000. The legislation to give... drafted following consideration of the report of the national minimum wage commission, inter... report of the inter-departmental group, I will be proposing that sub-minimum rates will apply
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2016-01-20/11/
20 Jan 2016 - the national minimum hourly rate of pay, ensuring that all decisions are evidence-based, fair and sustainable... minima rates as provided for in the National Minimum Wage Acts, with particular regard to their impact... Deputy Gerald Nash The Low Pay Commission was established last year through the National Minimum... minimum wage on younger people, I requested the commission to examine the appropriateness of the sub.... Given the preponderance of women on the national minimum wage, as highlighted in the commission’s
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2018-05-29/10/
29 May 2018 - to examine the appropriateness of sub-minima rates as provided for in the National Minimum Wage Act... the national minimum wage as well as two reports on the subject of sub-minima rates, the second... international practice in respect of the national minimum wage and sub-minima rates. The ESRI research... rates should be abolished and that the permitted sub-minimum rates of the national minimum wage should... this opportunity to address the Seanad on the issue of sub-minima rates of pay under the National
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2000-02-09/17/
9 Feb 2000 - Mr. T. Kitt The Tánaiste recently published the National Minimum Wage Bill, 2000, which delivers... on the Government's commitment to introduce a national minimum hourly rate of pay. Subject... of the national minimum hourly rate of pay at £4.40 from 1 April 2000. In the recently negotiated draft..., the social partners agreed to recommend to the Government that the national minimum hourly rate of pay... minimum hourly rate of pay. Where there is in existence or proposed a national agreement which contains
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2018-05-29/10/
29 May 2018 - that when the crash came, among the first victims were the considerable number of workers in this society who were on the national minimum wage rate. ... is the floor beneath which no worker should be allowed to fall. The principle of a legal minimum rate of pay... regarding Fianna Fáil’s record on the national minimum wage. He refrained from reminding the House... Senator Gerald Nash I am pleased to support this Bill. It is simple and straightforward... legislation, which I believe can help to make our workplaces more equal. The statutory minimum floor
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2002-11-21/86/
21 Nov 2002 - hours in any pay reference period, unless a sub-minimum rate of the national minimum hourly rate... to be paid by their employer the national minimum hourly rate of pay in respect of the employee's working... since the introduction of the national minimum wage: Table 1 Rates effective from 1 April, 2000 ... Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Ms Harney) The national minimum wage... was introduced in Ireland on 1 April 2000. At its introduction, the national minimum hourly rate
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2007-01-31/693/
31 Jan 2007 - currently earning the national minimum wage or less than the national minimum wage (or the sub-minimum... currently earning the national minimum wage or less than the national minimum wage (or the sub-minimum... wage as defined by Sections 15 and 16 of the National Minimum Wage Act 2000). There are no staff in my... wage as defined by Sections 15 and 16 of the National Minimum Wage Act 2000). However, a total... confirmed that their employees receive at least the national minimum wage. My Department requires any
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2004-05-13/43/
13 May 2004 - the national minimum hourly rate of pay, not earlier than 12 months after the Minister last declared... a national minimum hourly rate of pay. The Labour Court can then make a recommendation to the Minister... minimum wage can only be increased following a recommendation contained in a national agreement... that the national minimum wage be increased to €7. I accepted this recommendation and signed an order which gave... Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Mr. Fahey) The national
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2000-10-17/54/
17 Oct 2000 - of the introduction of the national minimum wage on the current rate of inflation and therefore... it is not possible to precisely quantify the impact of the national minimum wage.
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2018-05-29/10/
29 May 2018 - they invited into the country, to slash the rate of the national minimum wage by €1 per hour... on the national minimum wage now than we have ever had in the past, thanks to the work of the Low Pay... of the national minimum wage in the first place, which was introduced by the then Minister... minimum wage and that one must go through the Low Pay Commission first and examine the evidence base... people on the national minimum wage should be disadvantaged in the way that the National Minimum Wage
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2004-02-10/12/
10 Feb 2004 - of the national minimum wage in April 2000, inspectors have undertaken inspections under the National... the National Minimum Wage Act that concerned a failure to keep relevant records. In 2002 there were... three convictions. Two of these were in respect of a failure to pay the correct wage rate — arrears... investigate complaints of breaches of the National Minimum Wage Act 2000. In this regard... statutory minimum rates of pay and conditions of employment for the significant body of workers
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2010-12-02/30/
2 Dec 2010 - of the National Minimum Wage Act provides that companies which are unable, or find it difficult, to pay... to the committee. None of them said that the national minimum wage was of paramount importance, although... to introduce the forthcoming Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill to effect this? Legislation will be required in the context of setting the minimum wage. ... Deputy Willie Penrose Is the raison d’être of this minimum wage cut to set off a cycle... the minimum wage can apply to the Labour Court. Is it correct that not one company has applied
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2018-05-29/10/
29 May 2018 - . It has been consistent Sinn Féin policy for some time to eliminate sub-minimum rates of pay... of Fianna Fáil and the points it has made. I recognise the fact that the national minimum wage... if an experienced worker gets the national minimum wage. It sums up the ideological differences neatly. We... that job for a number of years, it is not fine that he or she is on the national minimum wage... that the living wage is some €2 ahead of the national minimum wage the difficulty becomes clear. The message
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2019-10-23/19/
23 Oct 2019 - Deputy Regina Doherty In developing its recommendation on the national minimum wage the Low Pay.... Accordingly, although the Low Pay Commission recommended an increase in the national minimum wage of 30..., therefore, to make provision in the Social Welfare Bill to declare the national minimum wage in 2020... and the likely impact of the national minimum wage changes on levels of employment, the cost of living.... If a Brexit deal is agreed before the end of the year, I expect the national minimum wage to be changed
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2006-09-27/634/
27 Sep 2006 - Relations Acts 1946 to 2004 or the National Minimum Wage Act, 2000. From the details supplied... by the Deputy it would appear that the statutory minimum rates of pay for the person concerned are those... minimum rates of pay specified in the Order. Following receipt of recent representations from... rates of pay and employment conditions of workers employed in the hotel and restaurant business... in order to determine if the relevant employer is compliant with the minimum wage and other provisions of the Hotels Employment Regulation Order.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1999-11-04/31/
4 Nov 1999 - that the impact of the introduction of the national minimum wage on the national wage bill will be an increase... detrimental effect on the level of employment if the initial rate of the national minimum wage were... of the national minimum wage Bill is at an advanced stage. Subject to Government approval I will publish the Bill in the coming weeks. ... on implementation of a national minimum wage on the 22 June 1999. The group set out detailed recommendations... for the implementation of the national minimum wage. It recommended that the date
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2011-01-19/76/
19 Jan 2011 - into effect on 1 February 2011. The adjustment of the national minimum wage to a rate more suited..., the Order to give effect to the Government's decision to reduce the national minimum wage to €7.65... minimum hourly wage will remain in the top tier of minimum wage rates set by European Union Member... also point out that even after the reduction to €7.65 per hour, the new rate of Ireland's national... States and will be about 12% higher than the equivalent minimum hourly rate applicable in the United Kingdom.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2010-12-14/33/
14 Dec 2010 - in the Public Interest (No. 2) Bill. The campaign to introduce a national minimum wage in Ireland... the national minimum wage from €8.65 an hour to €7.65 an hour under the Financial Emergency Measures..., to support the introduction of the national minimum wage of IR£4.40 per hour under the National Minimum.... I argued strongly at the time that the existence of a national minimum wage is a "statement... of the national minimum wage, it has operated in an effective way and has not been a disincentive
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2005-04-20/60/
20 Apr 2005 - to request the Labour Court to review the National Minimum Wage and to make a recommendation to the Minister... for Enterprise, Trade and Employment in accordance with the National Minimum Wage Act 2000, to apply... in the minimum wage to €7.65 might add something in the order of 0.15 percentage points to the rate of consumer price inflation. ... with effect from 1 May, 2005". In February last the Labour Court recommended that the minimum wage... in the minimum wage to €7.65 can be implemented without a significant negative impact on employment
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2010-01-19/81/
19 Jan 2010 - as to ensure that the National Minimum Wage, at its current rate, is not having an adverse effect.... The guiding principles that inform adjustments to the level of National Minimum Wage under the provisions... of the National Minimum Wage Act, 2000, require account to be taken of the likely impact of any proposed...) The Government continues to monitor wage movements in the labour market, and related developments... in Employment Regulation Orders, Registered Employment Agreements and Social Welfare rates, so
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2000-03-28/16/
28 Mar 2000 - are paying well above the national minimum wage, would not be consistent with the other provisions of the Bill, that is, the enforcement provisions. ...) is to avoid imposing on an employer who pays an employee well in excess of the national minimum hourly rate... employers who pay well above the national minimum hourly rate of pay would have to provide... point in the subsection whereby employees who are being paid up to 150% of the national minimum hourly... rate of pay may not request a written statement from their employers. If the amendment were accepted
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2006-11-15/57/
15 Nov 2006 - with the provisions of the National Minimum Wage Act 2000 in 2005 and 2006 was 481 and 2,818 respectively... National Minimum Wage and other statutory minimum wage inspections by the Labour Inspectorate... included a focus on National Minimum Wage compliance. This focused campaign has substantially increased... the number of inspections/visits carried out under the National Minimum Wage Act in 2006. I can assure... the Deputy that the inspection of compliance with the National Minimum Wage Act, 2000
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2011-01-19/81/
19 Jan 2011 - to enlarge the scope of the inability pay provision in the National Minimum Wage Act 2000...) Section 41 of the National Minimum Wage Act 2000 makes provision for an employer to apply... to the Labour Court for a once-off time limited exemption from the requirement to pay the minimum rate. The EU
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2007-01-31/760/
31 Jan 2007 - are earning the sub-minimum wage, as defined by Sections 15 and 16 of the National Minimum Wage Act 2000... Department and its Agencies who are earning the national minimum wage, or earning not more than €1 per hour... more than the minimum wage. There are currently no staff in my Department and its Agencies who
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2001-05-31/58/
31 May 2001 - Act, 2000 came into force on 1 April 2000 and the national minimum hourly rate of pay was set at £4.40... that the Deputy is referring to the national minimum wage for employees. The National Minimum Wage.... From 1 July 2001 this rate is set to increase to £4.70.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2011-03-29/42/
29 Mar 2011 - required that the Minister, by order, declare a national minimum hourly rate of pay of €7.65... the recent cut in the national minimum wage. The national minimum wage was reduced with effect from the 1st... February 2011 by order made pursuant to section 11(1) of the National Minimum Wage Act 2000.... The commitment to reverse the recent cut in the national minimum wage will require primary legislation... Committee system rather than the national minimum wage. In this context, an independent review
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2000-02-09/70/
9 Feb 2000 - of addressing the issue of low pay is the Government's commitment to introduce a national minimum hourly wage.... I have recently published the National Minimum Wage Bill, 2000, which delivers on the Government's commitment.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2010-10-07/179/
7 Oct 2010 - those on the adult minimum wage and those on sub-minimum rates, i.e. under 18s and trainees...) The minimum rates of pay which are applicable to workers under the age of 18 and to workers... 47,000 employees paid at or below the national minimum wage of €8.65 per hour as of the first.... Employee Minimum Hourly Rate of Pay Under age 18 €6.06 per working hour In a course
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2001-01-30/89/
30 Jan 2001 - ) The National Minimum Wage Act, 2000, came into force on 1 April 2000 and set the national minimum hourly rate... if the employee has been paid his or her minimum hourly rate of pay entitlement. The reckonable pay... rate system, is paid at least his or her statutory minimum hourly rate of pay entitlement... for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Deputy Harney, has no powers under the National Minimum Wage Act... statutory minimum hourly rate of pay can be made to the labour inspectorate of the Department of Enterprise
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2004-10-07/18/
7 Oct 2004 - and the Workplace, have agreed to request the Labour Court to review the national minimum wage and to make... Minimum Wage Act 2000, to apply with effect from 1 May 2005. On receipt of such a Labour Court... recommendation, the minimum wage legislation provides a three month period for the Minister to consider the recommendation. ... Mr. Martin The parties to the mid-term review of part two of Sustaining Progress, Pay... a recommendation to the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment in accordance with the National
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1998-04-28/56/
28 Apr 1998 - be taken into account in setting the initial rate. The impact of a national minimum wage on the public.... The Government is considering the report of the National Minimum Wage Commission and has established... will be to proceed with the introduction of a minimum wage in a way that takes account of employment, overall... service pay bill, the public sector pay bill and, indeed, the economy as a whole will depend on the timing and manner of its implementation. ... statement of 5 April 1998, striking the initial rate should be done in the context of negotiations
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1998-03-26/17/
26 Mar 1998 - introduce a national minimum hourly wage or wages — that is also in its terms of reference. However... not made provision this year in the Estimates for the introduction of a national minimum wage.... Deputy Owen is correct that if a national minimum wage were to be set somewhere between £3.50 and £5 per..., the commission may well recommend a particular minimum wage and it is not precluded from doing so. I... the social partners. The Government does not know what minimum wage might be recommended and we have
