Organization of Working Time (Amendment) Regulations, 2017

L.N. 367 of 2017

EMPLOYMENT AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS ACT

(CAP. 452)

Organization of Working Time (Amendment) Regulations, 2017

IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred by articles 6 and 48 of

the Employment and Industrial Relations Act, the Minister responsible

for European Affairs and Equality, has made the following

regulations:-

(1) The title of these regulations is the Organization of

commencement.

Working Time (Amendment) Regulations, 2017 and these regulations

shall be read and construed as one with the Organization of Working

Time Regulations, hereinafter referred to as "the principal

regulations".

(2)

These regulations shall come into force on the 1st January

2018.

Immediately after sub-regulation (1) of regulation 8 of the

principal regulations, there shall be added the following new sub-

regulation (1A)

"(1A) Without prejudice to the provisions of this regulation,

as from the 1st January 2018, an extra eight hours paid leave for

every worker shall be added to the paid annual leave entitlement

provided for in sub-regulation (1) as announced in the General

Estimates for 2018.".

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