Wage Regula tion Order. 1991

L.N. 116 or 1991

CONDITIONS OF EMPLO Vi\1 t:NT (REGU LATl O!'O) ACT,

(CAP. IJS)

Lealner Goods and ShOf'$ lnduslries Wages Council

Wage Regula tion Order. 1991

IN exercise o f the POWCT5 conferred by section 8 of the Conditions

o f Employme nt ( Regula tion) Act. the Minister for Social Policy !laying

received proposals from the Lcat hcr Goods and Shoes Indust ries Wages

Council concerni ng the conditions o f em pl oymen t of the employees in

relation 10 whom th e said Wages Council operates. has made the

following ordr r: -

This o rde r may be ci ll~d as the ulIhcr Goods and Shoes a..oo.OIId

Indust ries Wages Council Wage ReguJaliOll O rde r, 1991, and shall - - _.

come into force o n the 17th July. I ~ I .

I. Pdin l- Iskeda , kemm-il darba r-rabta tal ' kliem ma tel'lt iegx Tihl •.

xort 'ol'l ra -

"vaganza IlIS-sohu" tfisser il-panel (ba rra mill-Hdud)

idd ikjarati gbal dak ii.·tmien bhaJa blajjel pubbliti skond jcw lahl l-

All dwar il·Festi Nazzjonal i u Blajjel Pubbliti ohra;

"gurnala" fiI-kai la' mpjegal i bix-shi!t, lfisser pe rijodu la ' 24

siegba konsckullivi; fil-katij iel I-ohra kollha. tfisser perijodu li

jibda minn na fs iJ-lejl la ' glJmala sa nofs il-lejllal-glJrnata la' war. ;

"nofs la- nhaT" lfisser perijodu la' Inax-il siegha konse kullivi Ii

jispicta fis-I .OO p.m. Jew fis-l .OO a.m.

"sighal ta' xogbol"" tfisser il -hin fkull gumata li matullJ I,

impjegati jkunlJ ghad-dispozizzjon i tal- printipal, eskluii l-intervaJlj

permessj ghaU·jkellJ ghall-mislrieh;

"siti!t ta ' bil·lejl" tfisser kuU perijodu la' mpieg li jinkludi kull

siegha miI1-l0.00 p.m. la' gurnala sas-6.00 a.m. tal-gurnata ta'

wara;

~ i mpjcgBI parl-/ime" tftsser impjcgal li mhux irnpjegat whole·

li~;

-pc rijodu la ' mpieg- lfisser il -l'Iin rkull gum&la li matuh. 1-

impjegali jkunu gh~d ·dispoiinjon i tal-principal. imma nld uti [.

intervalli permessi gh.all-; kcl u ghall-m istrich ;

"imp;cgat bis-shi/,-

lfisscr im pjcgat li jkun impjega t

regolarmen l fuq baZi ta' ti klu la" shift;

"hin· u·nofs" u "hin doppju" jfissru rispettivamenl darba U !lOfs

u da rbtejn iT-rata minima tal-hin applikobbli ghall·impjegat;

-paga" Hisser rirnuncrazzjoni Jew qliegl'l li jithallas bi flus minn

printipal1i1 impjegat;

"gimgha" t(isse T gimgha kalenda rja

"gumata ta' mistrid'll'il-girng.ho" tfisse r perijodu ta ' crbgha u

gho:uin siegha konse kuttivi I; jibdew fiI·hin li fill [-impjegat

normalment jibda to/urn tieghu ta' ~oghol ;

"i mpjcgal whoINimt!~ tfisser impjcga\ -

(a) li jkun impjegal ghal aktar minn 30 siegha rxi

gimgha. fiI·kai la' mpjegati oorra minn gl'iassicsa. u

(b) li jku n impjegal ghal ak laT minn 45 siegha rx i

gimgha. fiI-kai la' ghassicsa.

2. L-inqas pagi fiI -gimgha gI"Iandhom ikunu reialati ghal gimgha

la' mhux ak laT minn -

(a) crbghin sicgha xoghol fiI-kat la' mpjegati whQ1Nimt!

ooITa minn ghassiesa; u

(b)

mejn u hamsin siegha xOghol fiI-kat la' ghassiesa.

3. ( I) L-i nqas pagu fiI-gimgl"la Ii ghandha lilhalllas liII-impjcgali

... hoiNime. irgiel u nisa. tklln din Ii gejja

(a) ghassicsa li d·dmi rij icllagbhom isiTU

Lm34.\3

prinopalmenl gewwa ............................ .

(b) ghassicsa li d·dmirijiel taghhom

Lm35.i3

isi TU prineipalmenl barra ...................... .

(~)

impjegali ohra

Lm29.99

(i)

Lm31.22

(ii l

la' \1·il se na

Lm34. 13 .

(iii) la' 18-ilsenajewfuqhom .....

l2) Fil-kat la' l'I add iema bu,-shi!t. jekk kuU shi!lta' gi mgha

biHejl majkunx segwil minn iewgshifts wara llulxin la' gi mgha bi nh at.

kull .·hifl iehor jcw !hifts ohra la ' gi mgha bil-Iejl jinlilola liIl-i mpjegat

gh~1 rimune raujoni ohlll l; tam monla ghal mh ux anqas m;nn kwarl lar-

rata nonna l; tal-paga ticghu .

le....... . .

The provisions set out in Ihe Schedule he reto shall apply 10 all "'PI'" or ....

e mployees in respect of whom the Leather Goods and Shoes Industries ... "", .. ,

Wages Council operates.

). From Ihe dale of co mmencement of Ihis orde r, the Leather R.~ ..

Goods and Shoes Industries Wages Council W~ge Regulalion Order,

1976. shall be revo ked .

SC HE DULE

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In this Schedu le, unless the context other" .. ise requi red -

McuslOmary holida~M me ans the da~ (other than Sundays)

declared for the time being to the public holidays by or under the

National Holida~ and other Publ ic H ol ida~ Act;

MdayM in the case of a shift em ployee, mea ns a period of 24

conse.:Ulive hours; in all otehr cases, il meansa pe riod run ni ng from

midnight of one day to midni ght of the next following day ;

"half-dayM mea ns a period o f twelve consecutive hours e nding

at 1.00 p .m. or at 1.00 a.m.;

"hours of work " means the time o n any day d uri ng which

e mployees are allhe di sposal of the e mployer. exlusi ve o f int ervals

allowed for meals and rtSI;

"night-shift" means any period of em ploy me nt that inclu des

any hours fonn 10.00 p.m. 10 6.00a. m. ofl he next following day

"pa rt -time employee means an employee who is no t a whole-

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lime em ployee

-pe riod of employment" means the time in any day duri ng

which e mployees are al the disposal of the e mployer . but inclusive

of the in leT'Yals allowed for meals and rest ;

"shift em ployee- means an employee who regularly works on a

shift cycle ba sis;

"time-and-a-halr and "double lime- mean respectively one-

and-a-halftimes and twice the minimum lime rate applicable 10 the

employee ;

" wage" means remuneration or earnings payable in money by

an employer 10 an employee;

" week " means a calendar week ;

"weekl y day rest means a period o f twenty-four mnsecu live

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hours commenci ng al tile li me al which the employee would

normally commence his rum of d uty;

"whole_lime employee" means an employee-

(3) who is employed for more than 30 hours in any wee k in

the case of em ployees other than watchmen. and

(b) who is employed for more tllan 45 1101,1[$ in any week. in

lhe ease o f walcllmen.

2. The minimum wee kly wage shall be related to a week of nOl

more IlIa n

(a) fo rty 1I0 ursofwork in IlIe use of whole- time em ployees.

Oilier IlIa n watcbmen. and

fifty-two 1I0urs of work in Ih e case o f walcll men.

( b)

(I) The minimum week ly wage payable 10 who le-lim e

e mployees. both malkes a nd females. shaU be the following: -

(.)

walchmen whose duties are maninly perfonned

indoors

Lm34.13

Cb) watchmen whose duties are mainly perfonned

oulofdoors ...................... ..............................

Lm35. 13

(c)

olher employees-

at age 16 years

(i)

Lm29.99

(ii)

at age 17 ye ars

Lm31.22

(iii)

at age 18 years or over ...... .. ....... ....

Lm34.13.

(2) In the case of shift worlr.e~. unless every wee kly night

shift is fo llowed by two consecutive weekly day shift , such furthe:r

wee kly night shift o r shifts shall entitle the employee to u tm

re mune ration amounting to not less than one-forth of his nonnal mteof

p",.

Part-time e mployees sh all be paid pro NlllI at an hoorly rale oot 104 _ _

....=

less than th at appli cable to whole-time e mployees. namely, lhe: : -.. ~ .....

appropriate rate per week shown in paragraph 3 he reof. divided by forty

in the case of e mployees ot he r than watchme n, and by fifty-two in the

case of watchmen.

Whole-time employees. other than watchmen, shall be Mini"' ....

allowed intervals fo r mea ls ~ nd resl of not less, in the aggregate, than doily_.

one hour every day

Provided thal -

(a) subject 10 the provision o f paragraph (b) of this proviso,

the interval or in terva ls sha ll he allo wed afte r the first and before

the last ho ur of the period o f employment, and

(b) whe re the last half hour of the period of employment is

allowed as a half hou rof rest. the employee shall he entitled 10 leave

the place of work as soon as that half !Jour starts.

Whole-time e mployees. othe r than watchmen, shall he MD._

allowed two weekl y days o f rest in every week; watchmen shall be ..... k1,-.

allowed one wee kly day o f relit;

Provided that whe re a shift system precludes the allowance of

two days of rest in anyone week in any cycle. employeeshall beallowed

one day of resl in that particula r week. and one o f the ot he r working

days o f th e week shall he paid at th e rate of time-and-a-half.

(I) In the case of who le-lime e mpl oyeCti. other than Minimum

watchm en. ovr.rt ime shall be payable as follo ws

,,,

(a) for all time worked in ellcess of 40 hours in tim e-and-

any week exclusive of any lime paid for at overtime rate a half;

(b) for all time worked in excess of 8 hours on

tim e-and-

an y day. and fo r all time worked on the first pre-deter-

mined day of rest o f the week ................... ........ .

a-half;

(c) for all time worked o n a Su nday or the -=ond

double

time;

oronly pre-de te rm ined day of rcst o f the wee k ..... .

(d ) for all time worked o n a customary holiday,

double

in addition to the normal hou rly wage ................. .

time

Provided t hat , when a customary holiday falls o n a Sunday or

the other day of rest , oven ime shall be paid only al double lime.

In the case of watchmen, overtime shall be payable as

(2)

follow5:-

(a) for all lime worked in excess of S2 hours in

time-and-

any week 0(6 consecutive days .......................... .

a-half;

time-and-

(b)

for all lime worked in excess o f 9 hours on

aor day

half;

(3) Notwit hstanding the provisio ns of the preceding sub-

paragraph of this paragraph -

(a) shift em pl oyees shaH not be en titled to ovenime payment

for time worked in noonal shift on Sundays or on a day of rest ;

( b) wocn a customary holiday falls on a .... 'Orking day ,

ovenime al time·and-a-hal! shall be payable 10 whole-lime

employees, other than watchmen. fo r work in UCdS of 40 hours

during the week less the Rumberof hours that would have oonnally

been worked on such a day by that employee, eJlelusive of any time

paid for at ove ni me rale;

(e) in the case of watchme n . whe n a customary holiday falls

on any day from Monday to Saturday, overtime atlime·and-a·half

shall be payable 10 t hem for work in~J[cess of S2 hours during that

week.

( I) In addition to the minimum weekly rest to which whole-

time employees may be entitled under paragraph 6, whole-time

employees shall be entit led to the National Holi da)1' and to all public

holida)1' with full pay, and to the following vaca tion leave not being less

than: -

(a) four workin g week s and one working day during the

calendar years 1988 and 1989;

(b) four working weeks and two working days during the

calendaryear,I990;

(c) four working weeks and three working days during the

cale ndar year. 1991

(d) four working w«ks and four working days du ring the

calenda r year 1992 and during any calenda r year thereafter

Provided that whe n a whole-time employee is in employmen t

for less than twelve months during any ca lendar year, he shall be

entitled to such pan of Ihe said vacation leave as is in proportion 10 the

number of mon lhs in em ployment.

(2) for the purposeoflhis paragraph - vacation leavc- means

leave with pay which may be avai lcd of on da)'1 agreed upon between

the employer and the employee, provided that onc day vacation leave

during 1988 and 1989,11"0 days vacation leave during 1990, three days

vacation leave during 1991 and four days vacation leave du ring 1992 and

during any calendar year thcreaftcrshall not form part of any shutdown

and shall be granted by the employe r asoplional leave ioaddition toa ny

optio nal leave the employee may have been entit led \0 on the !hh

November, 1988.

After six months conti nuous service, whole-time employce5 $id ...... ,

shall be e ntitled 10 twelve days sick leave on full pay in every calendar

year IC$S any ~kness benefit to which they may be entitled under the

Social Securi ty Act , 1987, and to a further twelve days sick leave on half

pay, less half any sickness benefit 10 which they may be e ntitled under

the said Act , in ei ther case provided a medical c.enifica te c.enifyi ng

incapacity for work covering the pe riod of absence is produced to the

e mpl oye r.

A whole-time em ployee shall be enti tled to a maxi mum of one lojIn}-ieo ....

year injury leave on full pay, less the full amou nt of any injury benefit to

which such employee may be entitled in te rms of the Social Security

Act , 1987, if such employee is injured during the actual discharge of h i~

duty and such injury is not due to any cont ributory negligenc.e on his pan

or to the contravention by him of any safely rules laid down by the

Management.

A whole_t ime employee sha ll be allowed three days leave on S!>t<*_.

full pay o n tbeoccasion of his marriage and one day leave on full pay on

the occasion of the bin h of a child to his wife.

Whole-time employees called for jury service shall beallowed Juryoervic<.

all necessary time o ff to enable them to alle nd to such service in coun

without loss of pay.

Whole· tim e employees shall be allowed two days paid leave Bern ....... '"

on the occasion of the death of any of the following relatives: the wife , le."".

husband , father, mother (or the person who at the time is acting as the

father or mother) , $On , daughte r. brother or sister.

14 . An e mpl oyeesha ll be enti tled to the paymenlOf the minimum w ....... _ .

wage applicable 10 hi m for all ti me during which he is present at the

premiscsofhis cmployerore lscwhcre unl ess he is presentthcrcat in any

of the following circumstances

(a)

wi thout the employer's consent, expressed o r im pli ed;

(b) for some purpose unconnected wi th his work and other

than that of waiting for work to be given to him to perform ;

by reason only of the fact that he if resl4cnl lbereat;

(c)

(d)

during normal meal times in l room o r place in which no

work is being done , and be is IIOt WlIitingforworlt 10 be given 10 him

to perform.

Impjegat ikun inlilOlal gh all -hlas la'l-i nqas paga a'ppli kabbli nl . .. ·

ghal ih ghall.hin kollu U matulujkun prel:enli fi l-posl tal-printipal tieghu .... ,,;ja.

jew x'i mkien iehor hlid meta jku n preie nti hemmhek.k fxi wahda mit-

t irkostanzi li gejjin

(a)

minghaj r iI- kunse ns lal-printipal. imfisser jcw mifhu m;

(b) ghal xi skop li m'ghandux x'jaqsam max -xoghol lieghU u

barra minn dak li jiSlc nna 1I.08h01li jinghala lil u biex jaghmlu

(t) minhabba r-raguni biss taHatt ilIi huwa jkun residenti

hcmmhckk;

(d) malul il-hinij iet nonnuli la ' I·ik el fk amra jew f posl rej n

ma jkunx qieghed isir xoghol, u hu ma jkunx qicghed jislenna

xogllol biex jinghala lilu biex jaghmlu .

F kai rein impjegal ragel i"un mistenni jirtira mix-xogl'lol n·

In cases where the reti remen t of a male employee is upectcd

lithe age of 60 yean , such employee shal l be giV1:n the opponunity by

his employer to retain his employment beyond Ihis age al IcIHI until he

rcachcs lhe ageof61 YUB, provided thall hemaJeemplo)'« inquestion

sh.aJ1 still be allowed. if he so wishes, 10 retire a' the ace o f 60 years.

EXPLANATORV NOTE

(This nOl e is nol pan of the Schedul e but is intended 10 indicate its applicability).

The provbionl o f the aOOvc Schedule will apply to all employees in any

undertaking , or in any pan of an undenaking. the activi ties of which consist wholly o r

mainly in I ny of the following: -

(a) the manufllC(ure aDd pr0ce55ing of leather and leather !oods ill(:luding

the manufacture of glOVel and the manufadure ofboots , shoes. sandals, and other

footwear, and

the manufacture of luggage, bricf·CI5CS, handbap . shopping bags and

(b)

OIbcr bap of • limilar natUfC .