Use this section to find rates and information quickly on any of the following: Family Friendly (maternity, paternity, adoption, parents, parental, leave to care for medical purposes leave etc), SSP (statutory sick pay), redundancy (a week's pay), national minimum wage and allowances, statutory holiday entitlement, calculating holiday pay, working hours and breaks, statutory notice and continuity of employment.
Frequently asked questions
In normal circumstances, employers cannot automatically reclaim illness benefit unless they have agreed that the employee will sign the payment to the employer as they are providing an additional payment to the employee to minimise any loss of earnings.
The notice period will be in accordance with the employee's contract or alternatively the statutory notice of one week for each completed year's service up to a maximum of 12 weeks (whichever is the greater).
Since 1 January 2024, the national minimum wage is €12.70 per hour, this is for experienced workers 20 years old an over. Some employees may get sub-minimum rates, such as people aged under 20 years. (see the ‘Rates’ section below).
The 2025 rates have just been released in budget 2025 and are payable as per the table below.
There are also agreed rates for certain sectors that 'sit outside' of these rates, these are industry dependant.
Rates:
| Age group | Minimum hourly rate of pay | % of minimum wage |
| 20 and over | €12.70 | 100% |
| 19 | €11.43 | 90% |
| 18 | €10.16 | 80% |
| Under 18 | €8.89 | 70% |
| Age group | Minimum wage from 1 January 2025 |
| 20 and over | €13.50 |
| 19 | €12.15 |
| 18 | €10.80 |
| Under 18 | €9.45 |
Statutory rates change in line with budget recommendations each year. Minimum wage changes normally happen from the 1st of January each year.
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