LABOUR

Minimum Wage

The Employment & Industrial Relations Act establishes the national minimum wages payable to personnel. The National Weekly Minimum Wage as determined for 2019 is shown below:  

Age ​ National Weekly Minimum Wage 2019
Under 17 years​ ​€166.22
​17 years ​€169.06
​18 years and over ​€175.84*
 Source: Industrial & Employment Relations​

*National Agreement on the Minimum Wage signed by the Social Partners on the 28th of April 2017 and effective by means of Legal Notice 144 of 2017. 

A detailed breakdown of the minimum wages can be obtained through the Industrial & Employment Relations.

Overtime

Overtime rates paid are regulated by the Wage Regulation Order (WRO) and may vary from one economic sector to another. In general overtime is paid at one and a half times the normal rate on weekdays and twice the normal rate on Sundays and public holidays.

A detailed breakdown of the overtime rates paid in each sector can be obtained through the Industrial & Employment Relations.

Statutory Bonus

Employees are entitled to receive quarterly statutory bonuses during the year. The designed bonuses are fixed amounts as shown in the link  

 

Month
 Bonus (€)​
March ​€121.16
​June €135.10
​September €121.16
December ​€135.10

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Source: Industrial & Employment Relations​​

Social Security Contributions

Social security contributions are paid 10% each by the employer and the employee respectively. 

The employer must ensure that the Social Security Contributions are made to the Commissioner by the end of the month following that on which payment of emoluments was made. The payment is to be made by means of FS5 form.  More information is available in the link.

Class 1 Social security Contributions

 

​Category ​Description
​A ​Persons under 18 years of age earning not more than the amount indicated.
​​B ​Persons aged 18 and over, earning not more than the amount indicated below.
​C ​All persons whose basic weekly wage is between the amounts indicated below.
​D ​All persons whose basic weekly wage is equal to or exceeds the amount indicated below.
​E ​Students  under 18 years of age.
​F ​Students 10 18 years old and over.
  
​Category ​Basic Weekly Wage  (€) ​ ​ ​Weekly Rate Payable  (€) ​
​ ​​​From ​To ​By Employee ​By Employer ​Total
​A ​0.10 ​169.76 ​6.62 ​6.62 ​13.24
​B 0.10​ 169.76​ ​16.98 ​16.98 ​33.96
 
Persons Born up to 31st December 1961
​Category ​Basic Weekly Wage  (€) ​ ​ ​Weekly Rate Payable  (€) ​
​ ​​​From ​To ​By Employee ​By Employer ​Total
​C ​169.27 ​346.61 ​10% ​10% ​N/A
​D 346.62
 N/A
 ​34.66 34.66
 ​69.32​
​
Persons Born from 1st January 1962 onwards
​Category ​Basic Weekly Wage  (€) ​ ​ ​Weekly Rate Payable  (€) ​
​ ​​​From ​To ​By Employee ​By Employer ​Total
​C ​169.77 ​438.53 ​10% ​10% ​N/A
​D 438.54
 N/A
 43.85
 43.85
 ​87.70
​E ​N/A ​N/A ​10% Max €4.38 ​10% Max €4.38 ​N/A
F​ ​N/A ​N/A ​10% Max €7.94 ​10% Max €7.94 ​N/A
Source: Commissioner for Revenue​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

The form can be downloaded here or submitted electronically. 

Paid Annual Leave

Employees working 40 hours per week are entitled to 192 hours of paid annual leave (24 working days), 4 days of which should not form part of a factory shut down.

Average Annual Expenditure per Employee

The table below shows the average annual expenditure per employee on the national minimum weekly wage, which is stipulated at €169.76 :

Annual Expenditure per Employee on minimum Wage

 

​Annual minimum wage ​€ ​8,997.28
​​​Statutory Bonuses ​€ ​512.52
​Employers’ share of National Insurance Contributions
(10% is taken as example)		 € ​899.73
​Total Annual cost per employee € ​​​10409.53
 
Wages paid by Economic Sectors

The table below provides indicative information on the average wages paid in the different economic sectors at various standard job positions.

 

Average Weekly Wages – 2016

 

​Economic Sector Level 1
(€)​​​		 Level 2
 (€)​​		 Level 3
(€)​​​
​Weighted
Average
(€)​​​​​
Mining ​226.04 ​284.79 ​443.45 ​ ​307.48
​Food ​232.36 ​273.45 ​402.06 ​ ​292.92
​Beverages ​229.89 ​300.43 ​362.20 ​ ​304.45
​Textiles, Footwear
 & Clothing		 ​252.01 ​298.09 ​293.12 ​ ​296.88
​Furniture & Fixtures ​238.94 ​274.58 ​- ​ ​268.17
​Paper & Printing ​231.70 ​281.20 ​311.91 ​ ​263.91
Pharmaceuticals ​307.37 ​337.02 ​338.15 ​ ​334.76
​Non-metallic
Products		 ​210.81 ​256.23 ​264.96 ​232.61
​Metal Productions ​244.46 ​268.96 ​258.25 ​ ​259.73
​Machinery ​192.88 ​197.43 ​385.74 ​ ​199.23
​Electrical Machinery ​229.71 ​294.67  348.43 ​ ​291.12
​Programming & Broadcasting ​226.88 ​278.31 ​313.54 ​ ​303.43
Publishing activities ​281.27 ​354.83 ​432.23 ​ ​395.38
​Electricity & Gas Services ​246.71 ​277.15 ​426.55 ​ ​311.66
​Wholesale Trade ​240.84 ​268.09 ​312.88 ​ ​265.83
Financial services ​266.02 ​312.18 ​527.16 ​ ​347.23
Information Services ​- ​264.46 ​338.08 ​296.16
​Transport & Storage  ​302.44 ​321.04 ​589.39 ​ ​387.02
​Telecommunications

​279.91

 ​296.80 ​536.95 ​ ​439.55
Accommodation ​243.65 ​257.85 ​285.50 ​ ​259.75
​Residential Care ​203.03 ​259.67 ​355.73 ​ ​251.01
Education ​237.58 ​258.67 ​497.78 ​ ​474.79
​All Firms ​245.28 ​296.33 ​437.76 ​336.77
Source: Economic Policy Department, Ministry of Finance, Economic Survey November 2016
 

More detailed information can be obtained directly from the Department of Industrial and Employment Relations (+356) 21224245/6 and the Commissioner for Revenue​ (+356) 153 .

 

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