S.I. No. 229/1950 - Agricultural Workers (Holiday Remuneration) Order, 1950.

1. (1) This Order may be cited as the Agricultural Workers (Holiday Remuneration) Order, 1950.

(2) This Order shall come into operation on the commencement of the Act.

2. The

Interpretation Act, 1937

(No. 38 of 1937), applies to this Order.

3. In this Order " the Act " means the

Agricultural Workers (Holidays) Act, 1950

(No. 21 of 1950).

4. (1) The minimum rate of holiday remuneration payable to an agricultural worker in respect of a holiday under the Act shall be that worker's average daily earnings in the period qualifying him for that holiday.

(2) The expression " average daily earnings " means one-sixth of the worker's average weekly earnings.

(3) The minimum rate hereby prescribed applies to all agricultural workers, including the holders of permits under

section 18

of the

Agricultural Wages Act, 1936

(No. 53 of 1936).

5. (1) For the purpose of computing holiday remuneration, benefits or advantages provided for the worker by his employer shall be reckoned as payment of holiday remuneration in lieu of payment in cash to the same extent as they are to be reckoned as payment of wages in accordance with an order under the

Agricultural Wages Act, 1936

, for the time being in force.

(2) For the purposes of this Order, the values of benefits or advantages for the time being prescribed for male agricultural workers shall apply to all agricultural workers including holders of permits, and the values prescribed for male workers under 17 years and not under 16 years shall apply to all workers under 16 years.

(3) Where a worker, instead of taking holidays which he is to be allowed under the Act, remains at work with his employer's consent, the said benefits and advantages may be reckoned as payment in lieu of payment in cash in respect either of wages or holiday remuneration but not in respect of both.

6. Where a worker for whom a minimum monthly or weekly rate of wages is prescribed takes a holiday in accordance with the Act, the minimum rate of wages for the period within which the holiday is taken shall be reduced by the amount of the holiday remuneration for that holiday.

SEALED with the Common Seal of the Agricultural Wages Board this 7th day of September, 1950.

The Seal of the Board was affixed in the presence of

(Sgd.) WILLIAM O'LEARY,

Chairman of the Board.

S.I. No. 229 of 1950.

AGRICULTURAL WORKERS (HOLIDAY REMUNERATION) ORDER, 1950.

The Agricultural Wages Board in exercise of the powers conferred on them by

section 17

of the

Agricultural Wages Act, 1936

(No. 53 of 1936), and

section 5

of the

Agricultural Workers (Holidays) Act, 1950

(No. 21 of 1950), and of every and any other power them in this behalf enabling, hereby order as follows :—