S.I. No. 243/1976 - Agricultural Wages (Minimum Rates) Order, 1976.

1. Board and lodging: per day

1·10

0·98

0·89

0·77

0·67

Board: per day

1·00

0·88

0·79

0·67

0·57

Breakfast: per day

0·20

0·17

0·16

0·13

0·11

Dinner: per day

0·50

0·45

0·40

0·35

0·30

Afternoon tea: per day

0·10

0·09

0·07

0·06

0·05

Supper: per day

0·20

0·17

0·16

0·13

0·11

Lodging: per day

0·10

0·10

0·10

0·10

0·10

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

0·15

0·15

0·15

0·15

0·15

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

0·05

0·05

0·05

0·05

0·05

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

0·30

0·30

0·30

0·30

0·30

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

0·25

0·25

0·25

0·25

0·25

4. Fresh milk: per gallon

0·10

0·10

0·10

0·10

0·10

5. Grass of Cow

1st May to 30th November: per week

0·15

0·15

0·15

0·15

0·15

1st December to 30th April: per week

0·10

0·10

0·10

0·10

0·10

SEALED with the Common Seal of the Agricultural Wages

Board this 15th day of October, 1976.

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 bring into operation with effect as from 22nd November, 1976 revised statutory minimum rates of wages for agricultural workers;

(2) to alter with effect as from 22nd November, 1976, the regional groupings for female agricultural workers to coincide with the regional groupings for male agricultural workers;

(3) to continue after 28th February, 1977 to relate the prescribed minimum weekly rates of wages of male agricultural workers to 44 hours a week during the winter period (November to February inclusive) and to 50 hours a week during the remainder of the year;

(4) to continue after 28th February, 1977 to relate the prescribed minimum weekly rates of wages of female agricultural workers who are 17 years of age or over to 44 hours a week during the winter period and to 48 hours a week during the remainder of the year.

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

14·60

0·33

0·44

0·55

SIXTH SCHEDULE.

BENEFITS OR ADVANTAGES WHICH MAY BE RECKONED AS PAYMENT OF WAGES IN LIEU OF PAYMENT IN CASH

Benefits or Advantages

Male and female agricultural workers of 19 years and over

Male and female agricultural workers under 19 years and not under 18 years

Male and female agricultural workers under 18 years and not under 17 years

Male and female agricultural workers under 17 years and not under 16 years

Male and female agricultural workers under 16 years and not under 14 years

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

£

£

£

£

£

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 1975, 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

MALE AND FEMALE 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 and female 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 and Fifth Schedule

Administrative County of Donegal

2

The whole of the wages district

Third Schedule and Fifth Schedule

Administrative County of Leitrim

3

The whole of the wages district

Third Schedule and Fifth Schedule

Administrative County of Monaghan

4

The whole of the wages district

Third Schedule and Fifth Schedule

Administrative County of Sligo

5

The whole of the wages district

Third Schedule and Fifth Schedule

Administrative County of Galway

6

The whole of the wages district

Third Schedule and Fifth Schedule

Administrative County of Longford

7

The whole of the wages district

Third Schedule and Fifth Schedule

Administrative County of Mayo

8

The whole of the wages district

Third Schedule and Fifth Schedule

Administrative County of Offaly

9

The whole of the wages district

Third Schedule and Fifth Schedule

Administrative County of Roscommon

10

The whole of the wages district

Third Schedule and Fifth Schedule

Administrative County of Westmeath

11

The whole of the wages district

Third Schedule and Fifth Schedule

County Borough of Dublin and the Administrative County of Dublin

12

The whole of the wages district

Second Schedule and Fourth Schedule

Administrative County of Kildare

13

The whole of the wages district

Third Schedule and Fifth Schedule

Administrative County of Laoighis

14

The whole of the wages district

Third Schedule and Fifth Schedule

Administrative County of Louth

15

The whole of the wages district

Third Schedule and Fifth Schedule

Administrative County of Meath

16

The whole of the wages district

Third Schedule and Fifth Schedule

Administrative County of Wicklow

17

The Urban District of Bray

Second Schedule and Fourth Schedule

18

The remainder of the Administrative County of Wicklow

Third Schedule and Fifth Schedule

Administrative County of Clare

19

The whole of the wages district

Third Schedule and Fifth Schedule

County Borough of Cork and the Administrative County 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, Buttervant, 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, Watergrasshill, Whitechurch, Youghal Rural.

Second Schedule and Fourth Schedule

21

The remainder of the Administrative County of Cork

Third Schedule and Fifth Schedule

Administrative County of Kerry

22

The whole of the wages district

Third Schedule and Fifth Schedule

County Borough of Limerick and the Administrative County of Limerick

23

The whole of the wages district

Third Schedule and Fifth Schedule

Administrative County of the North Riding of Tipperary

24

The whole of the wages district

Third Schedule and Fifth Schedule

Administrative County of Carlow

25

The whole of the wages district

Third Schedule and Fifth Schedule

Administrative County of Kilkenny

26

The whole of the wages district

Third Schedule and Fifth Schedule

Administrative County of the South Riding of Tipperary

27

The whole of the wages district

Third Schedule and Fifth Schedule

County Borough of Waterford and the Administrative County of Waterford

28

The whole of the wages district

Third Schedule and Fifth Schedule

Administrative County of Wexford

29

The whole of the wages district

Third Schedule and Fifth Schedule

SECOND SCHEDULE

TABLE A.

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 (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 (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 (exclusive of work on Sunday or weekly half-holiday)

Rate per hour for work done on Sunday

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

£

£

£

£

£

S.I. No. 243 of 1976.

AGRICULTURAL WAGES (MINIMUM RATES) ORDER, 1976.

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), hereby order as follows :—