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Minimum Wage Cuts

  • 12-01-2011 3:14pm
    #1
    Raskolnikov
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,148 ✭✭✭✭


    I am just curious, has anyone had their pay cut from €8.65 per hour, or been recently hired on a wage that's less than €8.65 per hour?


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  • #2
    Ogham
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,844 ✭✭✭Ogham


    I don't think the the new level has actually come into force yet.


  • #3
    wmpdd3
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,625 ✭✭✭wmpdd3


    Yes I have heard of staff being reduced to €8.00 in a shop/petrol station.
    It was sold to them as: everybody goes to €8.00 or we let 2 staff go.

    I advised the person to apply to a local supermarket that is still offering €9.10 starting rate for 15 hr contract.

    I have to say I wouldn't use that service station since I heard this. Business is business, but this just irks me.


  • #4
    Twilightning
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,901 ✭✭✭Twilightning


    I'm on €7.49 an hour so it has indeed come into effect. I think I joined my work last month a few days after it was announced and signed the contract


  • #5
    Ogham
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,844 ✭✭✭Ogham


    Twilightning wrote: »
    I'm on €7.49 an hour so it has indeed come into effect. I think I joined my work last month a few days after it was announced and signed the contract

    Well the new minimum is 7.65 for "adult workers" - so you must be on a rate for 18 or 19 yr old?

    See The new Minimum Wage Rates here and the pre Budget ones too.
    According to that page - the new rates did become law on 22nd Dec 2010.
    €7.49 isn't one of the rates - so maybe your employer is paying you a bit more than the min wage if you are 18 or 19.


  • #6
    wmpdd3
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,625 ✭✭✭wmpdd3


    good to know, the staff i know, were all reduced to 8.00 around the 14th of dec.


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  • #7
    Iron Hide
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,240 ✭✭✭Iron Hide


    wmpdd3 wrote: »
    Yes I have heard of staff being reduced to €8.00 in a shop/petrol station.
    It was sold to them as: everybody goes to €8.00 or we let 2 staff go.

    I advised the person to apply to a local supermarket that is still offering €9.10 starting rate for 15 hr contract.

    I have to say I wouldn't use that service station since I heard this. Business is business, but this just irks me.

    Yeah we got the same speech, everyone take a euro drop in pay and jobs stay safe, however 2 people left for new jobs so it never transpired thank god.


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