The President of the Ennis Chamber of Commerce claims the concept of a Living Wage is a “false premise”.
A panel of experts has increased it from €11.50 an hour to €11.70, after examining a number of criteria to calculate what people need to earn for a basic living standard.
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However, it’s still €2.50 more than the minimum wage – and businesses can choose to pay their staff the higher rate but aren’t bound by law to do so.
William Cahir thinks the focus should be on upskilling and not producing this figure:
