19th September 2025
The Minister of State for Employment, Small Business and Retail, Alan Dillon, has confirmed that he intends to sign a new Employment Regulation Order for the Contract Cleaning Industry.
The Order will revoke the 2024 Order already in place for the Sector and will commence on 17 October 2025. It will provide for a new minimum rate of pay of €14.10 per hour. This rate of pay is to increase on the 1st of January 2026 to €14.80 per hour for workers in the Sector from that date onwards.
Announcing the new Employment Regulation Order, the Minister stated:
"I am pleased to sign this new Employment Regulation Order which will provide a welcome and deserved pay increase for workers in this important sector.
It will see the minimum rate of pay of contract cleaning workers increase from the current National Minimum Wage of €13.50 to €14.10 and this is to increase on the 1st of January 2026 to €14.80 per hour.
I remain strongly supportive of the State’s collective bargaining and wage setting mechanisms, and the important work of the Joint Labour Committees. This Employment Regulation Order is an example of how effective the Committee system can be when negotiations are entered into in good faith by both sides. I would like to thank the members of the Joint Labour Committee for the Contract Cleaning Industry and the Labour Court for their work in delivering this positive outcome."
Note for editors
This ERO revokes the 2024 ERO for the sector SI No 255 of 2024. It provides for an increase in the minimum rate of pay for an adult worker in the sector from €13.30 to €14.10 per hour. The rate of pay is to increase on the 1st of January 2026 to €14.80 per hour. The minimum wage rate is currently €13.50 per hour.
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