Committee Stage Current 33rd Dáil 21/2022

National Minimum Wage (Equal Pay for Young Workers) Bill 2022

Sponsor: Paul Murphy
Introduced: 15 Feb 2022
Last updated: 2 May 2025

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Removes age-based lower minimum wage rates for workers aged 16-20, making them eligible for the standard national minimum wage.
Amends the National Minimum Wage Act 2000 to eliminate youth wage differential provisions currently in place.
Bill is at Committee Stage; practical effect depends on amendments proposed and final passage through the Oireachtas.

Stage timeline

First Stage 33rd Dáil

15 Feb 2022
Second Stage 33rd Dáil

15 Feb 2022
Committee Stage 33rd Dáil

1 May 2025