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.
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.
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William Cahir thinks the focus should be on upskilling and not producing this figure:
