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S.I. No. 149/1961 - Employment Regulation Order (Shirtmaking Joint Labour Committee) 1961

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ISB SI
Reg. 15 S.I. No. 149/1961 - Employment Regulation Order (Shirtmaking Joint Labour Committee) 1961 Open official source

15. Hemming Sleeves (no Vents) ... ... ... ... ...

5¼

Per doz.

Shirts

s.

d.

ISB SI
Reg. 26 S.I. No. 149/1961 - Employment Regulation Order (Shirtmaking Joint Labour Committee) 1961 Open official source

26. Sewing on Buttons by hand, per dozen Buttons ... ...

2½

SECTION III.—WORKERS EMPLOYED IN MAKING PYJAMAS.

Home workers employed in County Donegal.

The General Minimum Piece-Rates for Home-workers employed within the Administrative Area of the County of Donegal in making Pyjamas shall be the rates shown hereunder

(

a

) MACHINING PYJAMAS including the following processes:—

Stitching Pocket on Jacket (one piece pocket). Double stitching or felling Parts and Jacket (full back) 4 seams in Jacket, 4 seams in Sleeves, and 3 seams in Pants. Stitching on Collar. Laying up and stitching skirt of Jacket and ends of Sleeves and Pants. Making Girdle Hem, and inserting Girdle. Making Fly. Putting on Patch. Stitching on size Labels on Jacket and Pants. Running, turning and stitching collar. Laying and stitching on one-piece strap:—

s.

d.

General Minimum Piece Rates:— Jackets per dozen ...

11

9½

Pants do. ...

9

8½

(

b

) The following additional Rates shall be paid in respect of the processes and variations named hereunder:—

PROCESSES

s.

d.

Laying and stitching on two-piece strap, per dozen Suits ...

5¼

Stitching on name Labels, per dozen Labels ... ... ...

5¼

Sewing on Buttons by hand, per dozen Buttons ... ...

2½

VARIATIONS

s.

d.

Split Back in Jacket, per dozen Suits ... ... ...

6½

Split Pants, per dozen Suits ... ... ... ... ...

1

1

PART III

GENERAL MINIMUM TIME-RATES AND PIECE-WORK BASIS TIME-RATES FOR MALE AND FEMALE WORKERS EMPLOYED IN THE TIE MAKING BRANCH OF THE TRADE

SECTION I.—General Minimum Time-Rates for Male Workers (all areas).

Per Hour

s.

d.

(a) Tie Cutters of 22 years of age and over, who are employed as such during the whole or a substantial part of their time, and who have had not less than five years' experience in Tie Cutting ... ... ... ... ... ... ...

4

2

(b) Male Workers (Other than Tie-Cutters as specified in (a) above):—

s.

d.

When employed under 15 years of age ... ... ... ...

9¾

,, ,, at 15 and under 16 years of age ... ... ...

11½

,, ,, ,, 16 ,, ,, 17,,,,,, ... ...

1

1½

,, ,, ,, 17 ,, ,, 18,,,,,, ... ...

1

3¼

,, ,, ,, 18 ,, ,, 19,,,,,, ... ...

1

6

,, ,, ,, 19 ,, ,, 20,,,,,, ... ... ...

1

10

,, ,, ,, 20 ,, ,, 21,,,,,, ... ... ...

2

0

,, ,, ,, 21 ,, ,, 22,,,,,, ... ... ... ...

2

7¼

,, ,, ,, 22 years of age and over ... ... ...

3

3½

SECTION II.—General Minimum Time Rates for Female Workers (all areas).

Per Hour

s.

d.

(a) Female Workers (other than Learners) ... ... ... ...

2

3½

(b) Female Learners as defined in Part VI:—

Period of Employment

Learners commencing at

18 years of age or over

An earlier age than 18 years

Per Hour

Per Hour

s.

d.

s.

d.

During 1st year of Learnership ... ... ...

11

9½

,, 2nd,, ,, ,, ... ... ...

1

6¼

1

1¾

,, 3rd,, ,, ,, ... ... ...

—

1

3¾

,, 4th,, ,, ,, ... ... ...

—

1

7¼

Per Hour

s.

d.

SECTION III.—Piece-Work Basis Time-Rates for all Female Workers ... ... ... ...(All Areas)

2

3½

SECTION IV.—General Minimum Piece-Rate for Female Home-Workers ... ... ... ...(All Areas)

Per Dozen

s.

d.

Making of Neck Ties (exclusive of cutting). ...

10

9

PART IV

NORMAL WORKING HOURS AND OVERTIME RATES

The normal number of hours to be worked by workers in relation to whom the Committee operates shall be as follows:—

(a) Workers of 18 years of age and over

In any Week ... ... ... ... ...

42

On any day other than the Short Day ...

8

On the Short Day ... ... ... ...

4

(b) Workers whose age is less than 18 years:—

In any Week ... ... ... ... ...

40

The Minimum Rate for Overtime to apply in respect of all hours worked in excess of the above declared normal number of hours shall be one-and-a-quarter times the Minimum Rate (whether Time-Rate or Piece-Rate) otherwise applicable i.e., TIME-AND-A-QUARTER.

PART VIII

WAITING TIME

A worker must be paid not less than the appropriate Minimum Rate in respect of all time during which he is present on the employer's premises unless the employer can prove that such worker was so present (

a

) without the employer's consent, express or implied, or (

b

) for some purpose unconnected with his work and other than waiting for work to be given him to perform; or unless the worker was present (

c

) only by reason of the fact that he was resident on the premises, or (

d

) during normal meal hours in a room or place in which no work is being done.

A worker employed on piece-work is deemed during "waiting time" to have been employed at the General Minimum Time-Rate applicable.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Court, this 18th day of July, 1961.

(Signed) P. D. McCARTHY.

A person authorised under

Section 18

of the

Industrial Relations Act, 1946

, to authenticate the Seal of the Court.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Instrument fixes new minimum rates of pay and regulates conditions of employment as from the 31st July, 1961, for workers employed in the Shirtmaking Trade. It is made by the Labour Court on the recommendation of the Shirtmaking Joint Labour Committee.

ISB SI
Preamble S.I. No. 149/1961 - Employment Regulation Order (Shirtmaking Joint Labour Committee) 1961 Open official source

S.I. No. 149 of 1961.

EMPLOYMENT REGULATION ORDER (SHIRTMAKING JOINT LABOUR COMMITTEE) 1961

WHEREAS the Labour Court (hereinafter called " the Court ") pursuant to the provisions of

Section 43

of the

Industrial Relations Act, 1946

(hereinafter called " the Act ") made Employment Regulation Order (Shirtmaking Joint Labour Committee), 1953, dated 31st January, 1953, (hereinafter called " the principal Order ");

AND WHEREAS the Court pursuant to the same Section of The Act also made Employment Regulation Order (Shirtmaking Joint Labour Committee), 1959, dated 29th December, 1959 (hereinafter called " the said Order ");

AND WHEREAS the Shirtmaking Joint Labour Committee (hereinafter called " the Committee ") has submitted to the Court proposals for fixing the statutory minimum rates of remuneration and regulating the conditions of employment of workers in relation to whom the Committee operates;

AND WHEREAS the provisions of Section 43 of the Act have been complied with;

NOW, THEREFORE, the Court, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by section 43 of the act hereby orders as follows:—

(1) This Order may be cited as the Employment Regulation Order (Shirtmaking Joint Labour Committee), 1961.

(2) Effect is hereby given to the proposals set out in the Schedule hereto.

(3) The provisions set out in the Schedule hereto shall have effect as from the 31st July, 1961, and as from that date the principal Order shall be amended by the substitution of Parts I, III and IV of the Schedule hereto for Parts I, III and IV of the principal Order, by the amendment of Part II of the principal Order in the manner provided for in Part II of the Schedule hereto and by the addition of Part VIII, as set out in the Schedule hereto, to the Schedule to the principal Order.

(4) As from the 31st July, 1961, the said Order shall be revoked.

SCHEDULE

PART I

GENERAL MINIMUM TIME-RATES AND PIECE-WORK BASIS TIME RATES FOR MALE AND FEMALE WORKERS EMPLOYED IN THE SHIRTMAKING BRANCH OF THE TRADE

SECTION I.—GENERAL MINIMUM TIME-RATES FOR MALE WORKERS.

Workers employed elsewhere than in Co. Donegal

Workers employed in Co. Donegal

Per Hour

Per Hour

s.

d.

s.

d.

(a) SPECIAL or MEASURE CUTTERS as defined in Part VI, or PATTERN CUTTERS or PATTERN TAKERS, who are employed as such during the whole or a substantial part of their time and who have not less than five years' experience after attaining 19 years of age

4

2

4

1½

The experience of Special or Measure Cutters shall include three years' experience of Measure Cutting.

(b) CUTTERS (other than those specified in (a) above) of 22 years of age or over who are employed as such during the whole or a substantial part of their time, and who have had not less than five years' experience in cutting in the Shirtmaking Trade ... ... ... ... ...

4

0

3

11½

NOTE.—The term " cutting " shall be deemed to include the operations of Marking-in (stencilling) and Marking-out (pencilling), and a male worker (other than an apprentice) who performs the operations of Marking-in (stencilling) and Marking-out (pencilling) shall be deemed to be a cutter and entitled to the appropriate rates.

(c) Apprentice Cutters, as defined in Part VI, and Male Workers other than those specified in (a) and (b) above:—

When employed under 15 years of age ... ...

9¾

9¼

,, ,, at 15 and under 16,, ,,,,

11½

11

,, ,, ,, 16,, ,, 17 ,, ,,,,

1

1½

1

1

,, ,, ,, 17,, ,, 18 ,, ,,,,

1

2¾

1

2¼

,, ,, ,, 18,, ,, 19 ,, ,,,,

1

7¾

1

7¼

,, ,, ,, 19,, ,, 20 ,, ,,,,

1

11¾

1

11¼

,, ,, ,, 20,, ,, 21 ,, ,,,,

2

3¾

2

3¼

,, ,, ,, 21,, ,, 22 ,, ,,,,

2

9

2

8½

,, ,, ,, 22 years of age or over ...

3

5

3

4½

SECTION II.—PIECE-WORK BASIS TIME-RATE FOR MALE CUTTERS

Workers employed elsewhere than in Co. Donegal

Workers employed in Co. Donegal

Per Hour

Per Hour

s.

d.

s.

d.

CUTTERS (Other than Special or Measure Cutters as defined in Part VI) of 22 years of age or over, who are employed as such during the whole or a substantial part of their time, and who have had not less than five years' experience in Cutting in the Shirtmaking Trade ... ... ... ... ... ...

4

0

3

11½

The term " Cutting " shall be deemed to include the operations of Marking-in (stencilling) and Marking-out (pencilling).

SECTION III.—GENERAL MINIMUM TIME-RATES FOR FEMALE WORKERS

Workers employed elsewhere than in Co. Donegal

Workers employed in Co. Donegal

Per Hour

Per Hour

s.

d.

s.

d.

(a) Female Workers (other than Learners) ...

2

3½

2

3

(b) Female Learners as defined in Part VI (All areas)

Learners

commencing at

18 years of age or over

An earlier age than 18 years

Per Hour

Per Hour

s.

d.

s.

d.

Period of Employment

During 1st year of Learnership ... ... ...

11

1

9½

,, 2nd,, ,, ,, ... ... ...

1

6¼

1

1¾

,, 3rd,, ,, ,, ... ... ...

—

1

3¾

,, 4th,, ,, ,, ... ... ...

—

1

7¼

SECTION IV.—PIECE-WORK BASIS TIME-RATE FOR ALL FEMALE WORKERS

Female Workers (including female learners as defined in Part VI) when employed on Piece-work for which no General Minimum Piece-Rate has been fixed by the Committee, shall be paid for each operation on which so employed a Piece-Rate not less than that which would yield in the circumstances of the case, to an ordinary worker at least 2s. 3½d. per hour (2s. 3d. per hour in the case of a worker employed in Co. Donegal).

PART II

GENERAL MINIMUM PIECE-RATES FOR FEMALE HOME-WORKERS

SECTION I.—WORKERS EMPLOYED IN MAKING COARSE SHIRTS.

Workers employed elsewhere than in Co. Donegal

Workers employed in Co. Donegal

s.

d.

s.

d.

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