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by Diarmaid Mac a Bhaird

The Irish Times reports that a proposed increase in the national minimum wage could be deferred until March of next year in the event of a no-deal Brexit. It says minister Regina Doherty will this week bring proposals to the Cabinet, which would see the national minimum wage for adults increase by 30 cent to €10.10 per hour.

 

Central Statistics Office (CSO) figures show that people with disabilities are more than twice as likely to be unemployed than those without a disability. Responding to the figures, Emily Logan, IHREC chief commissioner, said workplace discrimination against people with disabilities is “persistent, pernicious and prevalent in Ireland.”

 

The leadership of the Irish Hospital Consultants Association (IHCA) has voted no confidence in Minister for Health Simon Harris at an emergency meeting held on Saturday. The IHCA national council also decided to “significantly escalate” its current campaign seeking an end to the lower pay rates in place for medical specialists, and declined to comment on how it would do so.

 

A letter criticising the Government's "use of the 'money message' device to veto opposition legislation," from a number of civil society organisations, and includes ICTU general secretary Patricia King's signature, has been published in the Irish Times.

 

Finally, today's zen comes courtesy of a photo gallery from the Guardian. As a bonus, Bonnie Greer talking Brexit on BBC Question Time has been getting plenty of coverage.

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