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26/02/2015
'Morally Unacceptable' For Working People To Be In Poverty - Taoiseach
Working people experiencing poverty has been described as "morally unacceptable" by the Taoiseach Enda Kenny.
Speaking at the launch of the Low Pay Commission – established to assess the national minimum wage – Mr Kenny said that work should "always pay more than welfare".
Mr Kenny quoted statistics which reveal 9% of families, where the head of the family was at work, lived in consistent poverty.
Announcing the new commission, which will review current minimum wage levels and if they need to be adjusted, Mr Kenny pledged that some 80,000 low-paid workers would be removed from liability for the Universal Social Charge.
(MH/JP)
Speaking at the launch of the Low Pay Commission – established to assess the national minimum wage – Mr Kenny said that work should "always pay more than welfare".
Mr Kenny quoted statistics which reveal 9% of families, where the head of the family was at work, lived in consistent poverty.
Announcing the new commission, which will review current minimum wage levels and if they need to be adjusted, Mr Kenny pledged that some 80,000 low-paid workers would be removed from liability for the Universal Social Charge.
(MH/JP)
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