This was converted using the national minimum wage of €9.25 per hour for somebody working a 39-hour week over the course of a year.

New York City fast-food workers will be paid $15 an hour beginning December 31, 2018.

Minimum wage workers in Ireland will see an increase in their pay cheques from Monday, 1 January.

For fast-food workers outside of New York City, the minimum wage will rise to $12.75 an hour on Dec. 31, 2018, $13.75 an hour on Dec. 31, 2019 and $14.50 an hour on Dec. 31, 2020. Cathy Young, R-Olean, and Goodell for making sure the increase to $15 is phased in over the next few years. It will reach $15 an hour on July 1, 2021. Tipped employees must be paid at least $5 an hour by employers. And while states like OH and Kentucky have blocked wage increases, others like Colorado and Hawaii just instituted pay raises of nearly a dollar.

"In many cases, our employers are paying beyond minimum wage", he said.

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In 2017, Ireland had the second highest rate of minimum wage of countries who have a minimum wage structure in the European Union, according to a report published by Eurostat earlier this month.

The minimum wage rule also applies to local chains that operate at least 30 locations in NY.

"The increase in the minimum wage will mean a boost for our lowest paid people in society in 2018".

Assemblyman Andy Goodell, R-Jamestown, said many economic studies have been done that show there will be a loss of entry-level jobs as the wages in NY state increase. For these employees, the state wage is tied to the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour, which requires an act of Congress and the President's signature to change.