Contract Cleaning ERO 2025
Employment Regulation Order (Contract Cleaning Industry Joint Labour Committee) 2025 (S.I. No. 430 of 2025)
Valid from 1 January 2026 · Data as of 11 November 2026
Key facts
| Table valid | since 1 January 2026 (until further notice) |
|---|---|
| Sector | CleaningContract cleaning and janitorial services |
| Weekly hours | 40 h |
| Salary payments per year | hourly; pay frequency set by employer (weekly/fortnightly common) · none; Sunday premium averaged over prior 13 weeks is included in holiday pay where Sunday work is rostered |
| Generally binding | yes |
| Official source | S.I. No. 430/2025 - Employment Regulation Order (Contract Cleaning Industry Joint Labour Committee) 2025 (signed 17 Sep 2025, Iris Oifigiúil 19 Sep 2025, effective 17 Oct 2025)source dated 17 September 2025 |
Pay table
since 1 January 2026| Step | per hour | Net per month (estimate) |
|---|---|---|
| Contract cleaning worker | ||
| aged 20+ | €14.80 | ≈ €2,200 |
| aged 19 (90%) | €13.32 | ≈ €2,017 |
| aged 18 (80%) | €11.84 | ≈ €1,831 |
| under 18 (70%) | €10.36 | ≈ €1,653 |
Revokes S.I. 255/2024. Adult rate EUR 14.10 from 17 Oct 2025, EUR 14.80 from 1 Jan 2026 (last scheduled step; open-ended until replaced). Youth rates are 70/80/90% of adult rate (euro amounts per WRC). Normal hours up to 40/week Mon-Sun; hours 40-48 paid at flat rate; overtime after 48h: Mon-Sat x1.5 first 4h then x2, Sunday x2. Unsocial hours (>=3h between 00:00-06:00) +EUR 1/hour. Employee sick-pay scheme contribution 0.5% of basic pay (opt-in). Death-in-service benefit EUR 5,000. IMPORTANT: National Minimum Wage is EUR 14.15 (2026) and Budget 2027 announced EUR 14.94 from 1 Jan 2027 -> unless a new cleaning ERO is made, the NMW (EUR 14.94) will exceed the ERO adult rate (EUR 14.80) from 1 Jan 2027 and employers must pay the higher NMW. No new contract cleaning JLC proposal was found on labourcourt.ie as of 2026-11-11.
Previous pay table
17 October 2025 – 31 December 2025
| Step | per hour |
|---|---|
| Contract cleaning worker | |
| aged 20+ | €14.10 |
| aged 19 (90%) | €12.69 |
| aged 18 (80%) | €11.28 |
| under 18 (70%) | €9.87 |
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Notes
Revokes S.I. 255/2024. Adult rate EUR 14.10 from 17 Oct 2025, EUR 14.80 from 1 Jan 2026 (last scheduled step; open-ended until replaced). Youth rates are 70/80/90% of adult rate (euro amounts per WRC). Normal hours up to 40/week Mon-Sun; hours 40-48 paid at flat rate; overtime after 48h: Mon-Sat x1.5 first 4h then x2, Sunday x2. Unsocial hours (>=3h between 00:00-06:00) +EUR 1/hour. Employee sick-pay scheme contribution 0.5% of basic pay (opt-in). Death-in-service benefit EUR 5,000. IMPORTANT: National Minimum Wage is EUR 14.15 (2026) and Budget 2027 announced EUR 14.94 from 1 Jan 2027 -> unless a new cleaning ERO is made, the NMW (EUR 14.94) will exceed the ERO adult rate (EUR 14.80) from 1 Jan 2027 and employers must pay the higher NMW. No new contract cleaning JLC proposal was found on labourcourt.ie as of 2026-11-11.