Govt defends two per cent minimum wage rise ‘compromise’

Govt defends two per cent minimum wage rise ‘compromise’

Minister of Labour Colin Jordan defended the government’s decision to raise the national and sectoral minimum wages by two per cent from January, describing the adjustment as a fair balance between protecting low-income workers and safeguarding employers’ ability to stay profitable. At a press conference at Illaro Court on Thursday, he stressed that the modest increase was intended to ease pressure on the lowest-paid workers without destabilisin…