S.I. No. 156/1981 - Employment Regulation Order (Handkerchief and Household Piece Goods Joint Labour Committee) 1981.

1. The pension scheme shall be non-contributory for workers.

2. The Commencement Date means the date from which the Order becomes effective.

3. The Entry Date means the Commencement Date and each subsequent anniversary thereof.

*Documentary evidence of the existence of the Scheme (such as for example an insurance policy) should be available for inspection.

4. Normal pension age shall be on the 65th birthday of the worker.

5. Every full-time, permanent worker who at the Commencement Date is aged not less than 30 years but less than 55 years: has completed at least five years' continuous employment with the employer by whom he/she is then employed or his predecessor in title and who entered the employment of that employer or his predecessor in title on or before his/her 45th birthday shall become and remain a member of the pensions scheme provided by his/her employer.

6. Every full-time permanent worker other than those described at 5 above who at an entry date other than the Commencement Date:—

(

a

) is aged not less than 30 years but less than 45 years and

(

b

) has completed at least five years' continuous employment with the employer by whom he/she is then employed or his predecessor in title shall become and remain a member of the pensions scheme provided by his/her employer.

7. A member of the pension scheme who has completed at least 30 years continuous employment immediately prior to normal pension age with the employer by whom he/she is then employed or his predecessor in title will receive on retirement at normal pension age a pension of £4.00 per week. The pension will be payable for five years certain from date of retirement and thereafter for life.

8. A member of the pension scheme who has completed less than thirty years continuous employment with the employer by whom he/she is then employed or his predecessor in title immediately prior to the normal pension age will receive on retirement at normal pension age a weekly pension calculated as follows:—

13p multiplied by his/her number of years continuous employment.

9. In the event of death in employment before normal pension age of a member of the pension scheme a lump sum of £1.200 shall be paid into his/her Estate.

10. A worker who is aged over 25 years and who has completed at least three years' continuous employment with his/her employer or his predecessor in title and who would otherwise satisfy the eligibility conditions in paragraphs 5 and 6 shall from the entry date following the completion of such conditions become and remain a member of the pension scheme provided by his/her employer for the purpose of obtaining the death benefit referred to in paragraph 9.

11. With the consent of his/her employer a member of the pension scheme may retire during the 10 years immediately preceeding his/her normal pension age, or at any time on the grounds of ill health. In either event he/she will be entitled to receive as from date of retirement a weekly pension calculated as follows:—

13p multiplied by his/her number of years continuous service with the employer.

12. Where a worker ceased or ceases employment with his/her employer and was or is subsequently re-employed the employment of such worker will count only from the date of subsequent re-employment.

13. A worker who voluntarily leaves the employment before normal pension age except as provided in paragraph II above or who is dismissed for misconduct shall not be entitled to any benefit under the pension scheme.

PART VI.

Service Pay.

Employees with 5 years continuous service and over 50p per week

" " 10 " " " " " £1.00 " "

" " 15 " " " " " £1.50 " "

" " 20 " " " " " £2.00 " "

PART VII.

Annual Holidays.

Those workers who do not have 19 days Paid Leave shall be entitled to a total of 19 days Paid Leave, in the holiday year 1981 and thereafter. The entitlement to these additional day(s) shall be based on the provisions of the

Holidays (Employees) Act, 1973

.

Given under the Official Seal of the Labour Court this 30th day of April, 1981.

(Signed) MICHAEL CORCORAN.

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 statutory minimum rates of pay and regulates statutory conditions of employment as from 4th May, 1981 for workers employed in this Handkerchief and Household Piece Goods Joint Labour Committee.

S.I. No. 156 of 1981.

EMPLOYMENT REGULATION ORDER (HANDKERCHIEF AND HOUSEHOLD PIECE GOODS JOINT LABOUR COMMITTEE) 1981.

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 an Employment Regulation Order dated the 18th April, 1980 (

S.I. No. 117 of 1980

) (hereinafter called "the said Order") fixing the statutory minimum rates of remuneration and regulating the statutory conditions of employment of workers in relation to whom the Handkerchief and Household Piece Goods Joint Labour Committee (hereinafter called "the Committee") operates;

AND WHEREAS the Committee has also submitted to the Court a proposal for revoking the said Order;

AND WHEREAS the Committee has also submitted to the Court the proposals set out in the Schedule hereto for fixing the statutory minimum rates of remuneration and regulating the statutory 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:—