National Minimum Wage Act, 2000
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National economic agreement recommending national minimum hourly rate of pay. |
12.—(1) The Minister shall, from time to time in accordance with this section or section 13 , review the national minimum hourly rate of pay. | |
(2) Where in the opinion of the Minister there is in existence or proposed a relevant agreement (“national economic agreement”) among economic and social interests in the State which includes a recommendation in relation to the national minimum hourly rate of pay of employees for the duration of the agreement, the Minister shall, within 3 months after being advised of the recommendation, and taking into account the matters referred to in section 11 (1)— | ||
(a) accept or vary the recommendation and declare the national minimum hourly rate of pay under section 11 accordingly or amend the order, or | ||
(b) reject the recommendation. | ||
(3) If the Minister varies or rejects a recommendation under subsection (2), the Minister shall, as soon as practicable, make a statement to the Oireachtas giving his or her reasons for that variation or rejection. |