80cent increase to minimum wage approved

The Cabinet has approved an 80c increase in the national minimum wage.

The rate will be 11 euro and thirty cent an hour from January 2023.

It’s part of a move towards a living wage by 2026 which will be set at 60 per cent of the median income in Ireland.

Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise Leo Varadkar says the minimum wage increase will be part of a package of supports for low earners in the budget:

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