S.I. No. 98/1975 - Agricultural Wages (Minimum Rates) Order, 1975.

1. Board and lodging: per day

110

098

089

077

067

Board: per day

100

088

079

067

057

Breakfast: per day

020

017

016

0.13

011

Dinner per day

050

045

040

035

030

Afternoon tea: per day

010

009

007

006

005

Supper: per day

020

017

016

013

011

Lodging: per day

010

010

010

010

010

2. House or Cottage: without garden, or with a garden not exceeding one statute rood, per week

015

015

015

015

015

3. Land for potatoes or roots, per statute rood: per week

005

005

005

005

005

Land for potatoes or roots, when cultivated, tilled, manured, seeded and crop lifted by employer per statute rood: per week

030

030

030

030

030

Land for potatoes or roots, when cultivated, tilled and manured and crop lifted by employer, per statute rood: per week

025

025

025

025

025

4. Fresh milk: per gallon

010

010

010

010

010

5. Grass of Cow

1st May to 30th November: per week

015

015

015

015

015

1st December to 30th April: per week

010

010

010

010

010

SEALED with the Common Seal of the Agricultural Wages Board this 16th

day of May, 1975.

The Seal of the Board was affixed in the presence of—

SEÁN LEE,

Chairman of the Board.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

The effect of this Order is—

(1) to increase with effect from 23rd June, 1975 the prescribed minimum rates of wages payable to male and female agricultural workers;

(2) to increase the allowance for board (Sixth Schedule);

(3) to apply the adult prescribed minimum rates of wages to male agricultural workers at 19 years and upwards;

(4) to apply the prescribed minimum rates of wages for Group A (Second Schedule) to male agricultural workers in the eastern part of County Cork to whom the rates for Group B (Third Schedule) heretofore applied;

(5) to apply the prescribed minimum rates of wages for Group B (Third Schedule) to male agricultural workers in Counties Cavan, Clare, Donegal, Galway, Kerry, Leitrim, Longford, Mayo, Monaghan, Roscommon, Sligo and the western part of County Cork to whom the rates for Group C (Fourth Schedule of the Agricultural Wages (Minimum Rates) (No. 2) Order 1974—

S.I. No. 368 of 1974

) heretofore applied. Group C is now discontinued.

6. Male agricultural workers under 15 years and not under 14 years

5205

Winter

1215

037

Winter

046

Winter

5305

Remainder of year

032

Remainder of year

040

Remainder of year

FOURTH SCHEDULE.

MINIMUM RATES OF WAGES FOR SPECIFIED CLASSES OF AGRICULTURAL WORKERS.

Classes of Agricultural Workers

Rate per week in which 44 hours work is done during the winter period and rate per week in which 48 hours work is done during the remainder of the year (exclusive of work on Sunday or weekly half-holiday)

Rate per hour for work done in any week in which less than 44 hours work is done during the winter period and rate per hour in which less than 48 hours work is done during the remainder of the year (exclusive of work on Sunday or weekly half-holiday)

Overtime rate per hour payable for any time worked in any week in excess of 44 hours during the winter period and in excess of 48 hours during the remainder of the year (exclusive of work on Sunday or weekly half-holiday)

Rate per hour for work done on Sunday

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

£

£

£

£

7. Where an agricultural worker for whom an overtime rate is prescribed by this Order is allowed a holiday under the Agricultural Workers (Holidays) Acts, 1950 to 1969, he shall be regarded as having completed nine hours work on that holiday for the purpose of computing the wages, if any, payable to him for overtime in the week in which the holiday is allowed.

FIRST SCHEDULE

PART I.

MALE AGRICULTURAL WORKERS.

Agricultural Wages Districts under the Agricultural Wages Districts and Areas Order, 1937

Ref. No.

Scope of Application of Minimum Rates of Wages fixed by this Order in respect of male agricultural workers

Minimum Rates of Wages by reference to Schedules

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Administrative County of Cavan

1

The whole of the wages district

Third Schedule

Administrative County of Donegal

2

The whole of the wages district

Third Schedule

Administrative County of Leitrim

3

The whole of the wages district

Third Schedule

Administrative County of Monaghan

4

The whole of the wages district

Third Schedule

Administrative County of Sligo

5

The whole of the wages district

Third Schedule

Administrative County of Galway

6

The whole of the wages district

Third Schedule

Administrative County of Longford

7

The whole of the wages district

Third Schedule

Administrative County of Mayo

8

The whole of the wages district

Third Schedule

Administrative County of Offaly

9

The whole of the wages district

Third Schedule

Administrative County of Roscommon

10

The whole of the wages district

Third Schedule

Administrative County of Westmeath

11

The whole of the wages district

Third Schedule

County Borough of Dublin and the Administrative County of Dublin

12

The whole of the wages district

Second Schedule

Administrative County of Kildare

13

The whole of the wages district

Third Schedule

Administrative County of Laoighis

14

The whole of the wages district

Third Schedule

Administrative County of Louth

15

The whole of the wages district

Third Schedule

Administrative County of Meath

16

The whole of the wages district

Third Schedule

Administrative County of Wicklow

17

The Urban District of Bray

Second Schedule

18

The remainder of the Administrative County of Wicklow

Third Schedule

Administrative County of Clare

19

The whole of the wages district

Third Schedule

County Borough of Cork and the Administrative Count of Cork

20

The County Borough of Cork, The Urban Districts of Cobh, Fermoy, Kinsale, Mallow, Midleton, Youghal, the District Electoral Divisions of Aghern, Aglish, Ardagh, Ardskeagh, Ballinadee, Ballincollig, Ballinspittle, Ballintemple, Ballyarthur, Ballyclogh, Ballycottin, Ballyfeard, Ballyfoyle, Ballygarvan, Ballygroman, Ballyhooly, Ballymackean, Ballymartle, Ballymodan, Ballymurphy, Ballynaglogh, Ballynamona, Ballynoe, Ballyspillane, Bandon, Bishopstown, Blackpool, Blackrock, Blarney, Brinny, Buttevant, Caherduggan, Caherlag, Cannaway, Carrig (in the former Rural District of Fermoy), Carrig (in the former Rural District of Mallow), Carrigaline (in the former Rural District of Cork), Carrigaline (in the former Rural District of Kinsale), Carrignavar; Carrigrohane Beg, Carrigtohill, Castlecooke, Castle Hyde, Castlelyons, Castlemartyr, Castletownroche, Churchtown, Clenor, Clonmult, Clonpriest, Cloyne, Cobh Rural, Coole, Coolmain, Corkbeg, Cullen (in the former Rural District of Kinsale), Curraglass, Dangan, Derryvillane, Doneraile, Douglas, Dripsey, Dromore, Dunderrow, Dungourney, Farahy, Farranbrien, Fermoy Rural, Garryvoe, Glanworth E., Glanworth W., Glenville, Gortnaskehy, Gortroe, Greenfort, Ightermurragh, Imphrick, Inch, Inishannon, Inishkenny, Kilbonane, Kilbrittain, Kilbrogan, Kilcor, Kilcronat, Kilcummer, Kildinan, Kildorrery, Kilgullane, Killathy, Killeagh (in the former Rural District of Cork), Killeagh (in the former Rural District of Youghal), Kilmacdonagh, Kilmaclenine, Kilmonoge, Kilpatrick, Kilphelan, Kilshannig, Kilworth, Kinsale Rural, Kinure, Knockantota, Knockavilly, Knockmourne, Knockraha, Knockroe, Laherne, Lehenagh, Leighmoney, Leitrim, Liscleary, Lisgoold, Magourney, Mallow Rural, Marshalstown, Matehy, Midleton Rural, Milford, Milltown, Mitchelstown, Mogeely, Monanimy, Monkstown Rural, Monkstown Urban, Moviddy, Newtown, Nohaval, Ovens, Rahan, Rathcooney, Rathcormack, Rathluirc, Riverstown, Rostellan, St. Mary's, Shanballymore, Skahanagh, Springfort, Streamhill, Templebodan, Templebreedy, Templemartin, Templemary, Templemichael, Templemolaga, Templenacarriga, Wallstown, Watergrassbill, Whitechurch, Youghal Rural

Second Schedule

21

The remainder of the Administrative County of Cork

Third Schedule

Administrative County of Kerry

22

The whole of the wages district

Third Schedule

County Borough of Limerick and the Administrative County of Limerick

23

The whole of the wages district

Third Schedule

Administrative County of the North Riding of Tipperary

24

The whole of the wages district

Third Schedule

Administrative County of Carlow

25

The whole of the wages district

Third Schedule

Administrative County of Kilkenny

26

The whole of the wages district

Third Schedule

Administrative County of the South Riding of Tipperary

27

The whole of the wages district

Third Schedule

County Borough of Waterford and the Administrative County of Waterford

28

The whole of the wages district

Third Schedule

Administrative County of Wexford

29

The whole of the wages district

Third Schedule

FIRST SCHEDULE

PART II.

FEMALE AGRICULTURAL WORKERS.

County Borough of Dublin and the Administrative County of Dublin

30

The whole of the wages district

Fourth Schedule

Administrative Counties of Cavan, Donegal, Leitrim, Monaghan, Sligo, Galway, Longford, Mayo, Offaly, Roscommon, Westmeath, Kildare, Laoighis, Louth, Meath, Wicklow, Clare, the County Borough of Cork and the Administrative County of Cork, the Administrative County of Kerry, the County Borough of Limerick and the Administrative County of Limerick, and the Administrative Counties of the North Riding of Tipperary, Carlow, Kilkenny, South Riding of Tipperary, the County Borough of Waterford and the Administrative County of Waterford, and the Administrative County of Wexford

31

The whole of each wages district specified in Column 1

Fifth Schedule

SECOND SCHEDULE.

MINIMUM RATES OF WAGES FOR SPECIFIED CLASSES OF AGRICULTURAL WORKERS.

Classes of Agricultural Workers

Rate per month for work done (exclusive of work on Sunday or weekly half-holiday) under a contract of employment for not less than five months

Rate per week in which 44 hours work is done during the winter period and rate per week in which 50 hours work is done during the remainder of the year (exclusive of work on Sunday or weekly half-holiday)

Rate per hour for work done in any week in which less than 44 hours work is done during the winter period and rate per hour in which less than 50 hours work is done during the remainder of the year (exclusive of work on Sunday or weekly half-holiday)

Overtime rate per hour payable for any time worked in any week in excess of 44 hours during the winter period and in excess of 50 hours during the remainder of the year (exclusive of work on Sunday or weekly half-holiday)

Rate per hour for work done on Sunday

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

£

£

£

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 of every and any other power them in this behalf enabling, hereby order as follows:—