Living Wage

Varadkar expects ‘significant increase’ in minimum wage next year as new plan announced

The cabinet has approved a public consultation process on a new method of introducing a living wage for around 137,000 workers

The Tánaiste said the Low Pay Commission would be bringing the national minimum wage and the living wage together when it made its next recommendation ahead of the October Budget. Picture: RollingNews.ie

Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has predicted that there will be a “significant increase” in the national minimum wage from next year as part of a plan to achieve a living wage of €13.70 per hour within four years.

The cabinet has approved a public consultation process on a new method of introducing a living wage here for around 137,000 workers earning the minimum wage.

It would be linked to 60 per cent of median income in ...