Average earnings show annual decrease of 11.1% in the Irish financial sector
Aug 7th, 2009 | By Finfacts Ireland Business & Finance Portal | Category: News worldwide
Hourly earnings including irregular bonuses fell by 11.1% (€34.17 to €30.37 per hour) in the Irish financial sector in the year to Q1 2009. This was due to a fall of 65.1% in irregular earnings which fell from €8.00 per hour in Q1 2008 to €2.79 in Q1 2009. Hourly earnings excluding irregular bonuses rose from €26.17 to €27.58 per hour or a rise of 5.4%.