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wage rates for a construction labourer

  • 10-11-2013 10:27AM
    #1
    tonykennedy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1 ✭


    Hi anyone know what the going rate for a labourer/unqualified carpenter is for a 40 hour week after tax in ireland 2013?


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  • #2
    Gone West
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,374 ✭✭✭Gone West


    From below minimum up to about double that if you are good at what you do and good with people.


  • #3
    Littlehorny
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,351 ✭✭✭Littlehorny


    About 500 a week after tax would be my estimation.


  • #4
    Greenmachine
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,063 ✭✭✭Greenmachine


    In the boom I believe it was circa €14 p/h.


  • #5
    MouseTail
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,663 ✭✭✭MouseTail


    Greenmachine wrote: »
    In the boom I believe it was circa €14 p/h.

    It was a hell of a lot more than that! In any case that's not relevant now. As above, it's about €500 in your hand.


  • #6
    Cuddlesworth
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,010 ✭✭✭✭Cuddlesworth


    Greenmachine wrote: »
    In the boom I believe it was circa €14 p/h.

    Was that not the minimum hourly wage in the construction industry?


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  • #7
    Niallers__M
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14 ✭Niallers__M


    Saw a Labourer job advertised today with a GROSS wage of 400e per week. It was in Wicklow but I can't find the link now!!


  • #8
    Littlehorny
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,351 ✭✭✭Littlehorny


    Niallers__M wrote: »
    Saw a Labourer job advertised today with a GROSS wage of 400e per week. It was in Wicklow but I can't find the link now!!

    I have worked in construction for 20 years now and i have to say that is very poor money. 80 a day before tax, along with travel and lunch expenses. Don't think you would get anyone any good or with good experience for that money. Fair play if the employer gets someone to work hard for that wage, but in my opinion you pay peanuts you get monkeys.:)


  • #9
    Frank112
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14 ✭Frank112


    Hi I am nearly 20 years working with the same company,8 of them as a production manager in the construction trade.just wondering what would people think my salary should be?


  • #10
    Duke77
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22 ✭Duke77


    I was working in the city. Was doing 57-60 hours a week, taking home €416-440 a week, that was six days, starting somedays at 6am, finishing at 6.30pm and a half day on saturday! Something wrong there..


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