Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 14 February 2017

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation

Banded Hours Contract Bill 2016: Discussion (Resumed).

4:00 pm

Mr. Joe Dolan:

On the issue of low pay, and my property probably typifies many similar operations, my highest-paid people are my part-time book-keeper, my part-time marketing person and my part-time IT person. They are probably on the smallest and lowest hours in my business. Many small to medium-sized rural hotels would probably be in that category, so I certainly do not share the sentiment that low pay and low hours go hand in hand. My colleague will address the Deputy's other point.