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Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in
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“Iris Oifigiúil” of 9th October, 2018.
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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
));
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— 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
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— by
section 3
(1) of the
National Minimum Wage Act 2000
;
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having received on 10 July 2018, 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 previously received a recommendation by the Low Pay Commission under subsection 4(a) 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
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having considered the recommendations, hereby order as follows:
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1. (i) This Order may be cited as the National Minimum Wage Order 2018.
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(ii) This Order comes into operation on 1 January 2019.
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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 €9.80.
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3. The national minimum hourly rate of pay may include the following allowances:
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(i) for board only, €0.87 per hour worked
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(ii) for lodgings only, €23.15 per week, or €3.32 per day.
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GIVEN under my Official Seal,
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4 October 2018.
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REGINA DOHERTY,
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Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection.
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
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(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation).
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This Order sets the national minimum hourly rate of pay from 1 January 2019 at €9.80, and the board and lodging rates as follows;
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Lodgings: €23.15 per week, or €3.32 per day.
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Board: €0.87 per hour worked.
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