Letters

Competitiveness and wage rates

Madam, – The minimum hourly wage in the UK is £5.73 (€6

Thu Jan 29 2009 - 00:00

Madam, – The minimum hourly wage in the UK is £5.73 (€6.11 at today’s rate), while the current minimum in Ireland is €8.65 an hour. With a 40 per cent difference, how can we be competitive? I rest my case. – Yours, etc,

MICHAEL J. McNAMARA,

Thorndale,

Ballyclough,

Limerick.