Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 10 July 2024

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation

Sub-Minimum Rates of the National Mininimum Wage: Discussion

9:30 am

Photo of Paul MurphyPaul Murphy (Dublin South West, RISE)
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If I can ask something of Mandate, the point was being made about the impact on mental health - the idea being that these sub-minimum wage rates are good for young people because it means that more of them are in employment and that has a positive impact on their mental health. In terms of Mr. Mannion's interaction with young workers, what is the impact on their mental health of being paid a lesser rate for doing the same job as their work mates?