Updated to 23 October 2025
			(Act No. 10 of 2025 and S.I. No. 506 of 2025)
			
	
		
		
		Contents
		
		
		Commencement
		
            
            
                | Section | 
                Commencement/Effective Date 
                    Where the commencement and effective dates differ, the effective date is shown below. 
                 | 
                Commencement Information | 
            
            
			
			
					| 
						Ss. 1-4 | 
					
						26 December 1979 | 
					Commenced on enactment | 
				
			
					| 
						S. 5 | 
					
						1 January 1981 | 
					Payment of Wages Act 1979 (Section 5) (Commencement) Order 1980 (S.I. No. 401 of 1980), art. 2 | 
				
			
					| 
						Ss. 6-9 | 
					
						26 December 1979 | 
					Commenced on enactment | 
				
			
		
		
		Amendments and other effects
		
			
				
					| How Affected | 
					Affecting Provision | 
					
			
			
			
					| 
						Rep. | 
					25/1991, ss. 3 (1), 14 (2), sch. | 
					
			
					| 
						S. 3(3) instrument or modes of payment specified | 
					S.I. No. 111 of 1988, regs. 2, 3, table | 
					
			
		
		
		SIs made under the Act
		
			| Section | SIs made under the Act | 
			
			
					| 
						S. 3 | 
					Payment of Wages (Mode of Payment) Regulations 1988 (S.I. No. 111 of 1988) |