Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 17 September 2013
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
Impact of Recession on Low-Paid Workers: Discussion with Mandate
2:45 pm
Mr. Gerry Light:
That is what happens. While it is an unintended consequence, as Senator Quinn would be aware this would be a regular feature within the retail sector where people are relatively low paid. The sector also has incremental pay scales based on service. Those scales and progress through them is closely monitored and when somebody gets to a particular point, the hours are maxed out at the contractual entitlement and somebody else is brought in. This is something we are working on. Banded contracts and the arrangement whereby established hours are protected and future hours, when available, are guaranteed are ways of eradicating this practice by and large.
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