Written answers

Tuesday, 26 June 2007

Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment

National Minimum Wage

10:00 pm

Photo of Ned O'KeeffeNed O'Keeffe (Cork East, Fianna Fail)
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Question 387: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the minimum wage for a person working in a private child care facility or creche. [17070/07]

Photo of Billy KelleherBilly Kelleher (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)
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The provisions of the National Minimum Wage Act apply to all employees, including full-time, part-time, temporary and casual employees except the following categories of employees who are excluded from its provisions: (i) close relatives of the employer such as a spouse, father, mother, son, daughter, brother and sister; (ii) apprentices within the meaning of the Industrial Training Act, 1967 and Labour Services Act, 1987 including an apprentice printer, bricklayer, mechanic, plumber, carpenter/ joiner and electrician.

An experienced adult worker must be paid an average hourly rate of pay that is not less than the national minimum wage shown under in a pay reference period. A pay reference period may be a week, a fortnight or no longer than a month. From 1 January, 2007 the national minimum hourly rate of pay is €8.30. From 1 July, 2007 the national minimum hourly rate of pay is €8.65.

For employees who are :(i) under age 18 or (ii) in the first two years after the date of first employment over age 18, or trainees undergoing structured training the lower minimum wage rates shown in the table below apply.

EmployeeMinimum Hourly Rate of Pay
From 1 January 2007From 1 July 2007
Experienced adult worker8.308.65
Under age 185.816.06
* In the first year after the date of first employment over age 18, whether or not the employee changes employer during the year6.646.92
* In the second year after the date of first employment over age 18, whether or not the employee changes employer during the year7.477.79
In a course of training or study over age 18, undertaken in normal working hours
1st one third period6.236.49
2nd one third period6.646.92
3rd one third period7.477.79
NB: Each one third period must be at least one month and no longer than twelve months.
Experienced adult worker named by the Labour Court in granting a temporary exemption to an employer from paying the national minimum hourly rate of pay.Labour Court will decide the lower hourly rate of pay that the employee must be paid for the period of the temporary exemption.
NB: Minimum period of temporary exemption is 3 months and maximum period is 12 months.
* Employment experience prior to age 18 is not taken into account for these rates.

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