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Belfast workers call for £12 minimum wage as Low Pay Commission visits

NI workers to give evidence at Belfast hearing as retail union USDAW says 'many are reaching breaking point'

Belfast Live

Calls for government to abolish 'old-fashioned' minimum wage rates for under 20s

The minimum rates are currently €7.91 an hour for under 18s, €9.04 an hour for 18-year-olds, and €10.17 for 19-year-olds.

Irish Mirror

Who do you believe: the brilliant NHS staff who treated my cancer, or ministers who spin and lie?

A harrowing Guardian report depicts the struggle to deliver care, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK

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Government approves plan for new national 'living wage' in 2026

The new scheme will be brought in gradually over a four-year period starting next year and will be set at 60% of the hourly median wage

Dublin Live

Those working minimum wage jobs not able to 'even maintain a basic standard of living'

The Living Wage Technical Group blasted the Government and said workers on low pay are not protected from inflation

Irish Mirror

Budget 2023: Minimum wage expected to increase from January

The minimum wage will eventually be phased out by a living wage by 2026

Dublin Live

Minimum wage set to go up by 80 cent amid claims hike ‘is an insult’ to Irish workers

People Before Profit described it as 'an insult' and are calling on the Government to introduce a minimum wage of €15 per hour

Irish Mirror

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A £15 national minimum wage won't tackle the cost of living crisis — an economist explains why

Since it was introduced 23 years ago, the national minimum wage has raised the incomes of millions of Britons and reduced inequality.

The Conversation

TUC picks opportune moment to call for rise in minimum wage

Analysis: £15 an hour is ‘logical next step’ amid cost of living crisis but neither Labour or Tories likely to back campaign

The Guardian - UK

Labour sets out plan to link minimum wage to cost of living

Exclusive: earnings of lowest-paid could rise by £832; lower rates for 18- to 22-year-olds to be scrapped

The Guardian - UK

Ireland's minimum wage to be scrapped as Leo Varadkar announces new scheme

The living wage in Ireland currently stands at €12.17 - an increase of almost €2 on the minimum wage of €10.50.

Irish Mirror

Martin Lewis says half a million people on minimum wage in UK face being underpaid

The Money Saving Expert website has issued a guide to help employees check if they're being underpaid

Manchester Evening News

‘Modern-day slave labour’: Ministers to eradicate loophole blocking minimum wage for live-in workers

Exclusive: ‘I was told to clean all 11 rooms in the house. I used to work around 12 hours per day,’ says live-in worker

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