Question 1

What does the National Minimum Wage (Removal of Sub-minimum Rates of Pay) Bill 2021 do?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 2

What stage is the National Minimum Wage (Removal of Sub-minimum Rates of Pay) Bill 2021 at?

Accepted Answer

As of 30 Jan 2025, the National Minimum Wage (Removal of Sub-minimum Rates of Pay) Bill 2021 is at First Stage in 26th Seanad. Once a bill passes every stage in both Houses of the Oireachtas and is signed by the President, it becomes law.

Question 3

Who introduced the National Minimum Wage (Removal of Sub-minimum Rates of Pay) Bill 2021?

Accepted Answer

The National Minimum Wage (Removal of Sub-minimum Rates of Pay) Bill 2021 was sponsored by Paul Gavan, and was introduced on 5 Jul 2021.

National Minimum Wage (Removal of Sub-minimum Rates of Pay) Bill 2021

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