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‘Low-paid workers unlikely to report abuses out of fear and insecurity’

Low-paid workers do not report being underpaid because of fear and insecurity, a new report warns. The Low Pay Commission (LPC) said the process for reporting abuses is not working for the most vulnerable employees. It studied non-compliance and ...

25 Jul 2022 at 04:16

Minimum wage to rise 6.7% as Chancellor plots path to ‘genuine living wage’

The minimum wage will rise to £12.21 an hour next year after the Chancellor confirmed a 6.7% increase ahead of Wednesday’s Budget. Rachel Reeves described the move as a “significant step” towards delivering on Labour’s manifesto promise to ...

29 Oct 2024 at 18:00

Ireland

Vast majority on sub-minimum wage rate are students, research suggests

Around 80% of an estimated 15,000 teenagers who are paid the sub-minimum wage “youth” rate are students, according to new research. The study also found that three quarters of teenagers who could legally be paid the sub-minimum wage rate ...

02 Nov 2023 at 13:49

Ministers urged to consider changes to minimum wage eligibility

The Government is being urged to consider reducing the age of eligibility for the national minimum wage and cutting the gap between adult and youth rates. Recommendations from the Low Pay Commission come ahead of increases in the hourly ...

28 Mar 2024 at 09:19

Ireland

Rally outside Leinster House calls for increase in wage for young workers

A rally was held outside the gates of Leinster House calling on the Dail to support the passage of a People Before Profit (PBP) Bill for the national minimum wage for young workers. The rally, which preceded debate on the Bill within ...

14 Jun 2023 at 12:14

Local News

Vintners fears over wage rise 'tsunami' aired at annual conference in Ballybofey

The national living wage will be a death knell for Ireland's pub trade and the country's tourism and hospitality sectors, the Vintners' Federation of Ireland annual conference heard. The meeting, held at Jackson's Hotel in ...

14 May 2024 at 16:33

Business

Vintners fears over wage rise 'tsunami' aired at annual conference in Ballybofey

14 May 2024 at 16:33

National living wage likely to rise to £12.71 next year, advisory body estimates

The national living wage could rise by as much as 65p an hour next year, an advisory body has estimated, as the terms of its annual review of wage rates were published. Ministers are determined to deliver “a genuine ...

05 Aug 2025 at 12:23

Reeves launches £26 billion tax raid as welfare spending rises

Rachel Reeves hiked taxes by £26 billion as she faced forecasts of weaker economic growth, faster inflation and higher unemployment. The Chancellor’s measures, including a freeze on income tax thresholds which will ...

26 Nov 2025 at 18:34

Reeves vows to make ‘fair and necessary choices’ as Budget day dawns

Rachel Reeves has vowed to make “fair and necessary choices” in the Budget, despite being widely expected to introduce a series of tax rises. The Chancellor insisted she will use her second Budget on Wednesday to ...

26 Nov 2025 at 00:01

Reeves acknowledges anger over economic unfairness as she prepares to hike tax

Rachel Reeves acknowledged public anger and frustration at the state of the economy as she prepared to announce further tax hikes to balance the books. The Chancellor is widely expected to extend a freeze on ...

26 Nov 2025 at 11:00

Reeves says she is ‘pushing ahead with biggest drive for growth’ ahead of Budget

Rachel Reeves has promised to “push ahead with the biggest drive for growth in a generation”, and insisted she would not “lose control of public spending”, as she prepares to deliver the Budget. The ...

25 Nov 2025 at 22:30

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