Seán Sherlock (Cork East, Labour) | Oireachtas source

It is an illegal scenario. The distinction that must be made is that this applies where no legal contract exists. I will try to clarify the matter. It is not the intention of the civil proceedings to provide compensation based on the market or statutory rate for the job but rather to provide compensation in a situation where there is no legal contract. The national minimum wage is clear and unambiguous. If there are other statutory provisions that apply to certain rates for certain types of jobs, then there is no ambiguity.