National Minimum Wage Order 2017.
Jurisdiction | Ireland |
Citation | IR SI 440/2017 |
Year | 2017 |
Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in |
“Iris Oifigiúil” of 13th October, 2017. |
I, REGINA DOHERTY, Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection (as adapted by the Social Protection (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2017 ( S.I. No. 366 of 2017 )), in exercise of the powers conferred on me, (as adapted by the Labour Affairs and Labour Law (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2017 ( S.I. No. 361 of 2017 )); |
- by subsection (1)(a) of section 10D (inserted by section 8 of the National Minimum Wage (Low Pay Commission) Act 2015 (No. 22 of 2015)) of the National Minimum Wage Act 2000 (No. 5 of 2000), and |
- by section 3(1) of the National Minimum Wage Act 2000 , |
having received on 13 July 2017, a recommendation made by the Low Pay Commission under subsection (1) of section 10C (inserted by section 7 of the National Minimum Wage (Low Pay Commission) Act 2015 ) of the National Minimum Wage Act 2000 , and having received a recommendation by the Low Pay Commission under subsection 4 of section 10C (inserted by section 7 of the National Minimum Wage (Low Pay Commission) Act 2015 ) of the National Minimum Wage Act 2000 and |
having considered the reports, hereby order as follows: |
1. (1) This Order may be cited as the National Minimum Wage Order 2017. |
(2) This Order comes into operation on 1 January 2018. |
2. It is hereby declared that the national minimum hourly rate of pay for the purposes of the National Minimum Wage Acts 2000 and 2015 shall be €9.55. |
3. The national minimum hourly rate of pay may include the following allowances: |
(i) for board only, €0.85 per hour worked |
(ii) for lodgings only, €22.56 per week, or €3.24 per day. |
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Given under my Official Seal, |
11 October 2017. |
REGINA DOHERTY, |
Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection. |
EXPLANATORY NOTE |
(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation). |
This Order sets the national minimum hourly rate of pay from 1 January 2018 at €9.55, and the board and lodging rates as follows; |
Lodgings: €22.56 per week, or €3.24 per day. |
Board: €0.85 per hour worked. |
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