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Energy firm SSE Airtricity has confirmed it is to become a living wage employer.
The move means all of its employees will earn a Living Wage of at least €11.50 per hour from the 01 of January 2016.
An Tánaiste Joan Burton TD said: "As we secure our economic recovery, we want to be sure that the jobs we have and the jobs we are helping to create are decent, sustainable jobs where workers earn enough money to look after themselves and their families. The Living Wage Campaign does precisely that and I am very pleased that SSE is now joining the growing number of employers here who believe that everyone of its staff should share in our hard won recovery."
SSE Airtricity Managing Director Stephen Wheeler said: "SSE is proud to become the first large corporate in Ireland to pay its employees the Living Wage.
"Today's announcement demonstrates that we value the people who work for SSE very highly and that we’re willing to pay our people at a level which shows we mean it."
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