Economy
Trade unions slam Ibec’s ‘craven’ call for a pause in minimum wage increases
ICTU said that people need to “live as well as work in this economy”
Trade unions have lashed out at Ibec’s call for a pause in minimum wage increases, with Siptu calling it an attempt to “row back on rights for the lowest paid”.
Siptu - the largest trade union in the country - has described a statement from the business representative group, in which it said that recent labour market reforms will increase the annual wage bill of Irish businesses by €4 billion, as a “craven attempt ... ...