“You can also lose things like medical card entitlement, fuel allowance, all of those things. There are a whole load of bolt-ons that are lost once you exceed certain income levels.”
Denis Hynes, Siptu organiser for hospitality, said there are “multiple issues” that are resulting in people no longer wanting to work in the industry. He added: “The industry is in real trouble, because if they don’t fix this and encourage more people to work, you will see hotels closing.”The living wage in Ireland is €12.90 per hour, according to a group of researchers, academics and social justice groups, known as the Living Wage Technical Group. This is €2.40 higher than the national minimum wage, which stands at €10.50 per hour.
Or maybe it's the low wages that are discouraging people from taking these jobs? Just a thought.
Cheap employers are always blaming social welfare for the fact that they are too mean and miserly to pay a living wage.