What is the minimum wage for the
current year?
For 2023, the national minimum
wage per week of whole-time employees is:
| Age 18 years and over |
€192.73* |
| Age 17 years |
€185.95 |
| Under 17 years |
€183.11 |
Other Sectoral Minimum Wages
determined from the economic activity of the enterprise as stipulated in the
applicable WRO may apply. Every employee is entitled to the statutory bonus and
weekly allowance.
*National Agreement on the Minimum
Wage signed by the Social Partners on the 28th of April 2017 and
effective by means of Legal Notice 144 of 2017.
1. Employees on a minimum wage will, upon
completion of the first year of employment with the same employer, be entitled
to mandatory increases (over and above COLA adjustments for 2017, 2018 and
2019) of €3 per week in the second year of employment, and upon completion of
the second year, to an additional €3 per week.
2. Employees earning more than the basic
minimum wage will still be entitled to the portion of the increases mentioned
in Point 1 during the second and third year of employment. This will
place such employees on the minimum established wage for the second and third
year of employment.
3. For existing employees on the minimum wage
who have been with the same employer for more than a year, as on the date of
signing of this agreement, this measure will be introduced as follows:
· With effect from 1st January
2017: up to a maximum of €3 per week adjustment as per Point 2 above.
· In 2018: up to a maximum of €3 per week adjustment as per Point 2
above.
· In 2019: the balance to reach an increase of €6 in the minimum
wage provided that the employee will have been in employment with the same
employer for three years or more
4. Employees on the minimum wage who are
transferred or offered new employment with another company within the same
group of companies will carry their accumulated years of service for the
purposes of the increases stipulated in this agreement.
5. Low wage earners who are affected by the
increase in wages stipulated in Point 1 and 2, and who are engaged on a
definite term contract, shall not on its expiry be replaced by another person
for up to a period of one year unless for good and sufficient cause. If,
within six months of expiry of the first contract, the employee is offered
another definite term contract, the two periods shall be considered as one
continuous period, both in terms of law, and for the purpose of this agreement.
| Employment engagement date |
06.12.2014 |
| 2017 Minimum Wage |
€169.76 |
| 2017 Wage received by employee |
€169.76 |
| |
| Revised wages as per new agreement |
| |
Min Wage Inc |
COLA |
Supplement |
| 2017 |
€169.76 |
€3.00 |
|
|
€172.76 as from 01.01.2017 |
| 2018 |
€172.76 |
€3.00 |
€1.75 |
€1.00 |
€178.51 as from 01.01.2018 |
| 2019 |
€178.51 |
|
€2.33 |
€1.00 |
€181.84 as from 01.01.2019 |
| 2020 |
€181.84 |
|
€3.49 |
|
€185.33 as from 01.01.2020 |
|---|
| |
| Scenario 2 |
| Employment engagement date |
06.12.2014 |
| 2017 Minimum Wage |
€169.76
|
| 2017 Wage received by employee |
€170.76 |
|
| Revised wages as per new agreement |
| |
Min Wage Inc |
COLA |
Supplement |
| 2017 |
€170.76 |
€2.00 |
|
|
€172.76 as from 01.01.2017 |
| 2018 |
€172.76 |
€3.00 |
€1.75 |
€1.00 |
€178.51 as from 01.01.2018 |
| 2019 |
€178.51 |
€0.00 |
€2.33 |
€1.00 |
€181.84 as from 01.01.2019 |
| 2020 |
€181.84 |
|
€3.49 |
|
€185.33 as from 01.01.2020 |
|---|
| |
| Scenario 3 |
Employment engagement date
|
01.03.2016 |
| 2017 Minimum Wage |
€169.76 |
| 2017 Wage received by employee |
€169.76 |
| |
| Revised wages as per new agreement |
| |
Min Wage Inc |
COLA |
Supplement |
| 2017 |
€169.76 |
€2.54 |
|
|
€172.30 as from 01.01.2017 |
| 2018 |
€172.30 |
|
€1.75 |
€1.00 |
€175.05 payable as from 01.01.2018 |
| 2018 |
€175.05 |
€2.54 |
|
|
€177.59 as from 01.01.2018, payable after 01.03.2018 |
| 2019 |
€177.59 |
€0.92 |
€2.33 |
€1.00 |
€181.84 as from 01.01.2019, payable after 01.03.2019 |
| 2020 |
€181.84 |
|
€3.49 |
|
€185.33 as from 01.01.2020, payable after 01.03.2020 |
|---|
|
Scenario 4
|
| Employment engagement date |
01.03.2016 |
| 2017 Minimum Wage |
€169.76 |
| 2017 Wage received by employee |
€170.76 |
| |
Revised wages as per new agreement
|
| |
Min Wage Inc |
COLA |
Supplement |
| 2017 |
€170.76 |
€1.69 |
|
|
€172.45 as from 01.01.2017 |
| 2018 |
€172.45 |
|
€1.75 |
€1.00 |
€175.20 payable as from 01.01.2018 |
| 2018 |
€175.20 |
€2.54 |
|
|
€177.74 as from 01.01.2018, payable after 01.03.2018 |
| 2019 |
€177.74 |
|
€2.33 |
€1.00 |
€181.07 as from 01.01.2019, |
| 2019 |
€181.07 |
€0.77 |
|
|
€181.84 payable after 01.03.2019 |
|---|
| 2020 |
€181.84 |
|
€3.49 |
|
€185.33 payable after 01.03.2020 |
|---|
| |
| Scenario 5 |
| Employment engagement date |
01.05.2016 |
| 2017 Minimum Wage |
€169.76 |
| 2017 Wage received by employee |
€169.76 |
| |
Revised wages as per new agreement
|
| |
Min Wage Inc |
COLA |
Supplement |
| 2017 |
€169.76 |
€3.00 |
|
|
€172.76 as from 01.05.2017 |
| 2018 |
€172.76 |
|
€1.75 |
€1.00 |
€175.51 payable as from 01.01.2018 |
| 2018 |
€175.51 |
€3.00 |
|
|
€178.51 as from 01.05.2018 |
| 2019 |
€178.51 |
|
€2.33 |
€1.00 |
€181.84 payable as from 01.01.2019 |
| 2020 |
€181.84 |
|
€3.49 |
|
€185.33 payable as from 01.01.2020 |
|---|
| |
| Scenario 6 |
| Employment engagement date |
01.05.2016 |
| 2017 Minimum Wage |
€169.76 |
| 2017 Wage received by employee |
€170.76 |
| |
| Revised wages as per new agreement |
| |
Min Wage Inc |
COLA |
Supplement |
| 2017 |
€170.76 |
€2.00 |
|
|
€172.76 as from 01.05.2017 |
| 2018 |
€172.76 |
|
€1.75 |
€1.00 |
€175.51 payable as from 01.01.2018 |
| 2018 |
€175.51 |
€3.00 |
|
|
€178.51 as from 01.05.2018 |
| 2019 |
€178.51 |
|
€2.33 |
€1.00 |
€181.14 payable as from 01.01.2019 |
| 2020 |
€181.84 |
|
€3.49 |
|
€185.33 payable as from 01.01.2020 |
|---|
| |
Scenario 7
|
| Employment engagement date |
06.12.2017 |
2017 Minimum Wage
|
€169.76 |
| 2017 Wage received by employee |
€169.76 |
| |
| Revised wages as per new agreement |
| |
Min Wage Inc |
COLA |
Supplement |
| 2017 |
|
|
|
|
€169.76 |
| 2018 |
€169.76 |
|
€1.75 |
€1.00 |
€172.51 payable as from 01.01.2018 |
| 2018 |
€172.51 |
€3.00 |
|
|
€175.51 as from 07.12.2018 |
| 2019 |
€175.51 |
|
€2.33 |
€1.00 |
€178.84 payable as from 01.01.2019 |
| 2019 |
€178.84 |
€3.00 |
|
|
€181.84 as from 07.12.2019 |
| 2020 |
€181.84 |
|
€3.49 |
|
€185.33 as from 01.01.2020 |
|---|
| |
| Scenario 8 |
| Employment engagement date |
06.12.2017 |
2017 Minimum Wage
|
€169.76 |
| 2017 Wage received by employee |
€170.76 |
| |
Revised wages as per new agreement
|
| |
Min Wage Inc |
COLA |
Supplement |
| 2017 |
|
|
|
|
€170.76 |
| 2018 |
€170.76 |
|
€1.75 |
€1.00 |
€173.51 payable as from 01.01.2018 |
| 2018 |
€173.51 |
€2.00 |
|
|
€175.51 as from 07.12.2018 |
| 2019 |
€175.51 |
|
€2.33 |
€1.00 |
€178.84 payable as from 01.01.2019 |
| 2019 |
€178.84 |
€3.00 |
|
|
€181.84 as from 07.12.2019 |
| 2020 |
€181.84 |
|
€3.49 |
|
€185.33 as from 01.01.2020 |
|---|
Part-Time Employees
The national minimum wage of part-time employees shall be calculated pro
rata at the same hourly rate of a comparable whole-time employee in accordance
with the relevant Wage Regulation Order (WRO). In cases where a WRO is not
applicable, the pro rata is calculated using the weekly National Minimum Wage
applicable for a comparable whole-time employee, divided by forty.
Where a WRO applies:
Weekly Minimum Wage of a comparable whole-time employee as per
applicable WRO /
Weekly hours of work of a comparable whole-time employee as per applicable WRO
Where a WRO does NOT apply:
Weekly National Minimum Wage applicable to a comparable whole-time
employee / 40
*Part-time employees are also entitled to the mandatory increase in the
national minimum wage agreed between the Social Partners on the 28th
of April 2017 on a pro rata basis and in the same methodology explained above.
Sectoral Minimum Wages
The relevant minimum wage may be determined from the economic activity
of the enterprise as stipulated in the applicable WRO. The DIER published a
Resource Pack containing information on the applicable sectoral minimum wages
and other entitlements. You can download your online copy
of the Resource Pack by clicking HERE.
The information provided is intended for general information only, if you
require further details under which sector your organisation is classified
kindly contact the Department of Industrial and Employment Relations.