Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 18 September 2024

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation

Sub-Minimum Rates of the National Minimum Wage: Discussion (Resumed)

9:30 am

Mr. Diarmaid Smyth:

In the United Kingdom, from something we were at a couple of weeks ago, I gather that the impact of removing restrictions has been quite low on employment, hours worked and education. The Low Pay Commission report and its academic research show that the impacts on employment and education are on the low side.