ISME says the Social Protection Minister proposing to raise the minimum wage will scare employers into not taking on any new staff.
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Mark Fielding, from the Irish Small And Medium Enterprises Association is reacting to calls from Minister Joan Burton to increase the minimum wage, to reduce the reliance of lower paid workers on social welfare payments.
Mark Fielding says that kind of ‘kite flying’ will be detrimental for jobs by putting companies off employing new people.
