First Stage Lapsed 26th Seanad 98/2021
National Minimum Wage (Removal of Sub-minimum Rates of Pay) Bill 2021
- Sponsor
- Paul Gavan
- Introduced
- 5 Jul 2021
- Last updated
- 30 Jan 2025
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- Amends National Minimum Wage Act 2000 to remove lower pay rates for 16-year-olds and new employees in first two years.
- All affected workers would receive the standard minimum wage instead of current reduced rates.
- Bill did not progress beyond First Stage introduction in Seanad; lapsed without becoming law.
Stage timeline
- First Stage 26th Seanad5 Jul 2021