The Low Pay Commission is to recommend to the Government that it increases the minimum wage by 5.6%.
If the proposals are accepted, it would see the rate rase by 79 cent an hour from €14.15 to €14.94.
The report will be considered by the Minister for Enterprise Peter Burke.
The Government usually follows the recommendation of the Low Pay Commission but is not obliged to do so.
Any changes to the minimum wage will be announced on Budget Day and would take effect from 1 January next year.
A spokesperson for the Department of Enterprise said the Low Pay Commission’s recommendations are due to be submitted to the minister on 21 July 2026.
“The Government will carefully consider the recommendations of the Low Pay Commission when determining the appropriate National Minimum Wage for 2027, in the context of prevailing economic conditions and as part of discussions on the Budget 2027, as is standard practice,” the spokesperson said.
The minimum wage has increased every year from 2016 to 2025.
Current legislation allows for lower, or sub-minimum rates for those aged under 20.
The minimum wage for those aged 19 is 90% of the prevailing rate, for those aged 18 it is 80% and for those aged 17 and under it is 70%.
The Low Pay Commission recommendation was first reported by the Irish Times.
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