
The national statutory minimum wage increased on January 1, 2017 to EUR 9.25 per hour (EUR 18,759 annually, based on a 39-hour work week), per the National Minimum Wage Order 2016.
Cases Where Increases May Be Required
This regulation affects all workers and will have the biggest impact on foreign nationals under the following types of work authorization:
- Those where a lower salary threshold is accepted, including the following:
- Dependent/Partner/Spouse Employment Permit;
- Internship Employment Permit; and
- Atypical Working Scheme Authorization.
- Intra-Company Transfer and Contract for Services employment permits, where the employee’s home salary required a ‘top up’ to reach the minimum wage level. These salaries will need to be raised to the new minimum requirement before adding other allowable expenses (such as payments for board, accommodation or health insurance).
In all such cases, the employer must immediately increase the salary to meet the new requirement.
Moreover, if applicable, this base salary must be increased before adding any allowable components required to achieve the minimum annual remuneration for the permit category (e.g., EUR 40,000 for a standard Intra-Company Transfer permit). This increase must appear as a payment on the assignee’s payslips.
What This Means for Employers and Foreign Nationals
Employers must ensure that salaries paid to foreign nationals in Ireland meet the new higher wage.
Since the revised minimum wage applies to foreign nationals with existing work authorization, employers must reassess salaries for all employees who only just met the minimum base salary threshold before allowable components were added.
This alert is for informational purposes only. If you have any questions, please contact the global immigration professional with whom you work at Fragomen or send an email to [email protected].
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