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Taoiseach accuses Mary Lou McDonald of telling 'untruths' in minimum wage row
Micheal Martin
“Those workers need decent pay - a fair day's pay for a fair day's work"
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B&B owners outrage Four In A Bed viewers after paying just £6.20 for £75 room
Channel 4
Veronica Pickles and Saida Hammoud outraged both contestants and viewers with their astounding underpayment on Channel 4's Four In A Bed
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Iconic Wimbledon souvenir towels sold for £34 are made in India for 45p an hour
Wimbledon
EXCLUSIVE: Christy-branded towels are billed as quintessentially British but made in back-street Gujurati factories
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Minimum wage needs to be raised to €12.30 to match rent costs for Irish workers, advocacy group claims
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The minimum wage is currently €9.80
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Calls for living wage to be increased due to high number of people on minimum pay
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Brendan Howlin also discussed how women were more likely to be earning minimum wage
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Number of workers in Ireland on minimum wage falling but women more likely to earn less
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Females are more likely to earn the minimum wage or less than men
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Hairdressers in Ireland outraged over triple whammy attack on industry
VAT
They have taken their protests to Leinster House
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Qatar World Cup 2022: Inside story from stadium workers earning £5 per day
FIFA World Cup
The showpiece is now just four years away with the glare on human rights as intense as ever
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Budget 2019 Ireland: Minimum wage increased by 25 cent from €9.55 to €9.80 an hour
Budget 2019
Here's what changes came through for those on the lower end of the pay scale in the Budget
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I'm A Celeb star Shappi Khorsandi accused of 'arrogance' as anti-plastic supermarket meltdown is met with outrage
Shappi Khorsandi
The comic angered followers after revealing she had left unnecessary plastic packaging behind at a supermarket checkout
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Minimum wage workers in Ireland urged to join Mandate union who are campaigning for €6 an hour rise
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"No retail worker in Ireland should earn less than the living wage"
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Premier League players earn more in a week than the stadium staff do in 20 years
Premier League
Pressure group ­give examples of the “grotesque inequality” that exists in the top 20 clubs with Manchester United star Paul Pogba reportedly earning £290,000 a week
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Families living on minimum wage to get over €5,000 more a year in the Budget
Budget 2018
Fine Gael will reportedly finally introduce its long-awaited 'working family payment' as part of Budget 2018
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Ireland's minimum wage 'will still be too low even after increase'
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The Living Wage is currently €11.70 per hour, up 20 cents in the last 12 months
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Kendall Jenner publicly shamed by New York bar for refusing to tip
Kendall Jenner
The reality star's receipt has been shared on the bar's Instagram account.
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Corrie's campaigning actress on being so skint she borrowed audition train fare, Theresa May and zero hours contracts
Christmas
Lifelong Coronation Street fan Nicola Thorp's dreams came true as she walked onto the cobbles for the very first time as Phelan's long-lost daughter Nicola Rubinstein this week.
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Trade unions welcome Government plans to ban zero-hour contracts
Zero-hour contracts
The measures will ensure that employees are entitled to clear information about the number of hours they are expected to work and when
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Average wages in the public sector are considerably better than the private sector
Public sector workers
This gap is of stark contrast to our neighbours in the UK where the average pay of both sectors are in line
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From jumping ticket queues to getting windows cleaned - 11 bizarre laws you can still be arrested for
Weird News
Be careful next time you think about beeping your horn or celebrating Easter
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Proposal to raise minimum wage in Ireland by 10c SLAMMED as 'nothing short of disgraceful'
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The Low Pay Commission recommended that 70,000 workers on the national minimum wage should have their hourly rate boosted from €9.15 to €9.25 an hour
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Au pair awarded almost €10K in landmark ruling after Irish boss breached employment laws
Employment
An Irish family were ordered to pay their former au pair almost €10k after breaking employer laws
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With the millions pouring into Premier League clubs why can't they pay the living wage NOW?
Premier League
You've cheered the new signings and contact extensions, now how about some support for the football club workers who get the game on and deserve a £1.35p an hour pay rise?
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Minimum wage: Rise of 50 cent an hour 'not enough', unions claim
Employment
But the Small and Medium Enterprises Association (ISME) said that the proposed increase could damage the economy and slow job growth
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Over 75% of people think minimum wage should be increased to €11.50 an hour
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A survey revealed 77% of people would like to give a pay rise to workers on the lowest incomes
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