The national minimum wage increased to €13.50 per hour from 1 January 2025.

The National Minimum Wage applies to most employees. It is the minimum hourly pay rate that must be paid. It applies to full-time, part-time, temporary, casual employees and seasonal workers.

The following categories of employees are excluded:

• Employees who are close relatives of the employer, where the employer is a Sole Trader, such as a spouse, civil partner, parent, step-parent, grandparent, child, step-child, grandchild, sibling or half-sibling of the employer.
• A craft apprentice within the meaning of the Industrial Training Act, 1967, or the Labour of Services Act, 1987.

This increase also means that those working under certain conditions, under the age of 18, 19 and 20, will receive a corresponding increase in their pay, as they are entitled to a percentage of the full minimum wage rate.

More information can be found here.

If you’re interested in learning more about other employment law changes in 2025, click here.