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National Minimum Wage (Low Pay Commission) Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (9 Jul 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: I support the amendment proposed by Deputy Calleary and rise to speak to amendment No. 46 which seeks to include "sociology" and "social policy" after "economics" on page 8. In their submission, the National Women's Council of Ireland recognised that it is an area of expertise that should be involved in the decision making process. We support its recommendation that the expertise on social...

National Minimum Wage (Low Pay Commission) Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (9 Jul 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: I move amendment No. 46:In page 8, line 26, after “economics” where it firstly occurs to insert “, sociology, social policy”.

National Minimum Wage (Low Pay Commission) Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (9 Jul 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: I move amendment No. 47:In page 8, between lines 28 and 29, to insert the following:“(d) 3 members shall be appointed from among persons, who in the opinion of the Minister, are low paid workers, who have an understanding of the socio and economic impact of low pay on individuals and their families, including access to social goods, equality of opportunity and living standards.”.

National Minimum Wage (Low Pay Commission) Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (9 Jul 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: I move amendment No. 25:In page 6, to delete lines 26 to 28 and substitute the following:"(3) The national minimum hourly rate of pay declared by order under this section may include—(a) an allowance in respect of board and lodgings, board only or lodgings only at such rates as are specified in the order, (b) a prohibition or restriction on charges or deductions, (c) fair hours of...

National Minimum Wage (Low Pay Commission) Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (9 Jul 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: I move amendment No. 27:In page 6, between lines 32 and 33, to insert the following:"Complaints and protection against victimisation 7. An employer shall not penalise or threaten against a worker, or cause or permit any other person to penalise or threaten penalisation against a worker for having made statement to the Low Pay Commission or for giving evidence on their own experience through...

National Minimum Wage (Low Pay Commission) Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (9 Jul 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: I move amendment No. 19:In page 5, between lines 25 and 26, to insert the following:"(5) The Commission shall act as a watchdog of the incidence of low pay by examining the prevalence of pay two-thirds or below of median earnings in the current period in each sector of the economy, and report its recommendations to reduce the share of employees in each sector who earn below two-thirds of the...

National Minimum Wage (Low Pay Commission) Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (9 Jul 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: The minimum wage is not at that level. Indeed, it has slipped backwards. Given the facts that low wages are entrenched in the economy and we need a system to ensure that the minimum wage is a decent living wage, it is important that we use the Low Pay Commission in an effort to keep an eye on poverty, low wages and the minimum wage. Britain, which has more experience with a minimum wage...

National Minimum Wage (Low Pay Commission) Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (9 Jul 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: I move amendment No. 9:In page 4, line 24, after “pay” to insert “and hourly living wage rate of pay”.

National Minimum Wage (Low Pay Commission) Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (9 Jul 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: I move amendment No. 12:In page 4, between lines 32 and 33, to insert the following:“(a) wage share of national income, (b) the role of wages as a source of demand, (c) median earnings,”.

National Minimum Wage (Low Pay Commission) Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (9 Jul 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: I move amendment No. 13:In page 4, after line 36, to insert the following: “(i) innovation in each sector has increased, decreased or remained stagnant within the current period,”.

National Minimum Wage (Low Pay Commission) Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (9 Jul 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: I move amendment No. 14:In page 5, between lines 5 and 6, to insert the following: “(e) economic inequality, (f) the percentage of workers in the economy earning two-thirds or less of median income, (g) the Living Wage as set for the relevant period,”.

National Minimum Wage (Low Pay Commission) Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (9 Jul 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: I move amendment No. 15:In page 5, line 7, after “Northern Ireland” to insert the following: “taking into account the standard of living, general wage levels and access to welfare supports to include social protection supports, universal healthcare provisions, State provided childcare and social housing,”.

National Minimum Wage (Low Pay Commission) Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (9 Jul 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: I move amendment No. 16:In page 5, line 8, after “creation” to insert “and decent work”.

National Minimum Wage (Low Pay Commission) Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (9 Jul 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: I move amendment No. 17:In page 5, between lines 12 and 13, to insert the following:“(iv) addressing levels of income inequality to include income inequality between men and women in the current period, (v) aggregate demand in the economy, (vi) tax receipts.”.

National Minimum Wage (Low Pay Commission) Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (9 Jul 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: If I need more time, I hope the Acting Chairman will give me some, because I took his initial direction that we were only speaking on amendment No. 7. I will not speak for too long. Most of my amendments are to do with the necessity for a living wage. The Government has a major opportunity to deal with this, an opportunity that it may not have again. That means we should grasp this...

National Minimum Wage (Low Pay Commission) Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (9 Jul 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: I will not speak again but I am pressing the amendment.

National Minimum Wage (Low Pay Commission) Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (9 Jul 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: I move amendment No. 7:In page 4, between lines 17 and 18, to insert the following:“10BA.The Commission in the performance of the functions assigned to it by section 10C shall forward recommendations to the Minister regarding low pay that—(a) reduces the incidence of low pay, (b) considers access to public services, (c) takes into account the standard of living, general wage...

National Minimum Wage (Low Pay Commission) Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (9 Jul 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: I move amendment No. 5:In page 4, between lines 10 and 11, to insert the following:"(a) has due regard to Ireland’s human rights obligations to guarantee the right to just and favourable remuneration,".I tabled the amendment because it often seems that this is a typical debate that is had between left and right on the issue of wages and that it is an insular Irish issue but this is not...

National Minimum Wage (Low Pay Commission) Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (9 Jul 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: I move amendment No. 2:In page 3, line 8, to delete “related matters” and substitute “matters related to low pay”.We have had this discussion on a number of occasions in respect of a number of Bills, but the point must be made again now. Low pay and under-employment are entrenched within the Irish system. That means for hundreds of thousands of individuals the...

National Minimum Wage (Low Pay Commission) Bill 2015: Instruction to Committee (9 Jul 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: Mar a dúirt an tAire Stáit, reachtaíocht teicniúil agus casta atá i gceist anseo. Mar a dúirt sé roimhe seo, is reachtaíocht uaillmhianach é. Glacaim leis go mbeidh leasuithe riachtanach roimh lá tosaithe an choimisiúin. Aontaím leis an Teachta Calleary nár cheart go mbeadh na leasuithe ag teacht chugainn sa tslí seo....