S.I. No. 156/1966:

EMPLOYMENT REGULATION ORDER (BRUSH AND BROOM JOINT LABOUR COMMITTEE), 1966.

EMPLOYMENT REGULATION ORDER (BRUSH AND BROOM JOINT LABOUR COMMITTEE), 1966.

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 Employment Regulation Order (Brush and Broom Joint Labour Committee), 1960 ( S.I. No. 205 of 1960 ) (hereinafter called "the Principal Order") fixing the statutory minimum rates of remuneration and regulating the statutory conditions of employment of workers in relation to whom the Brush and Broom Joint Labour Committee (hereinafter called "the Committee") operates ;

AND WHEREAS the Court pursuant to the same section of the Act also made Employment Regulation Order (Brush and Broom Joint Labour Committee), 1964, dated the 20th April, 1964 ( S.I. No. 90 of 1964 ) (hereinafter called "the Amending Order") ;

AND WHEREAS the Committee has submitted to the Court a proposal for revoking the Amending 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 :--

(1) This Order may be cited as the Employment Regulation Order (Brush and Broom Joint Labour Committee), 1966.

(2) Effect is hereby given to the proposals set out in the Schedules hereto.

(3) The provisions set out in the Schedules hereto shall have effect as from the 18th day of July, 1966 and as from that date the Amending Order shall be revoked and the Principal Order shall be amended in the manner indicated in Schedules I, II and III.

SCHEDULE I

PART I

BRUSH AND BROOM BRANCH

PART II

BRUSH AND BROOM BRANCH

(GENERAL MINIMUM PIECE-RATES FOR MALE WORKERS

The General Minimum Piece-Rates for male workers employed on the operations specified in Part II of the Principal Order shall be the rates set out therein with an addition of 191½ per cent, plus a further addition of 11¼d. per hour.

PART III

BRUSH AND BROOM BRANCH

GENERAL MINIMUM TIME-RATES FOR FEMALE WORKERS

Provided that in the case of any Female Worker who enters the trade for the first time at or over the age of 16 years and who is employed on time-work, the General Minimum Time-Rates payable during the worker's first twelve months' employment shall be the respective General Minimum Time-Rates appropriate to a worker in the immediate junior age group as set out above, in lieu of the rates otherwise applicable.

PART IV

BRUSH AND BROOM BRANCH

PIECE WORK BASIS TIME-RATES FOR FEMALE WORKERS

Note :--The Piece Work Basis Time-Rate is for the purpose of securing that in the case of Female Workers employed on Piece-Work (other than Piece-Work for which General Minimum Piece-Rates have been fixed) each piece-rate shall be such as would yield in the circumstances of the case, to an ORDINARY worker not less than the appropriate rate per hour. In determining whether any Piece-Rate satisfies this condition, regard must be had to the earnings of ordinary workers, i.e., workers of ordinary skill and experience in the class of work in question and not to the earnings of workers of less than ordinary skill and experience, e.g., learners and infirm workers.

PART V

BRUSH AND BROOM BRANCH

GUARANTEED TIME-RATES FOR FEMALE WORKERS

PART VI

BRUSH AND BROOM BRANCH

GENERAL MINIMUM PIECE RATES FOR FEMALE WORKERS

The General Minimum Piece Rates for Female Workers employed on the operations specified in Part VI of the Principal Order shall be the rates set out in that Part (subject to an increase of ten per cent in the basic rates for Hand Drawing, Section II), with an addition of 234½ per cent plus a further addition of 6¾d. per hour.

SCHEDULE II

PART I

TWIG MAKING BRANCH

GENERAL MINIMUM TIME-RATES FOR MALE WORKERS

PART II

TWIG MAKING BRANCH

GENERAL MINIMUM PIECE RATES FOR MALE AND FEMALE WORKERS

The General Minimum Piece Rates for Male and Female Workers employed on the operations specified in Schedule II, Part II of the Principal Order shall be the rates set out therein with an addition of 234½ per cent plus a further addition in the case of male workers of 11¼d. per hour and in the case of female workers of 6¾d. per hour.

SCHEDULE III

PART I

BRUSH AND BROOM BRANCH AND TWIG MAKING BRANCH

NORMAL WORKING HOURS AND OVERTIME RATES

Section I.--

(a) The normal working week shall be one of 5 days.

(b) The normal hours of work shall be as follows :--

Provided that all hours worked on Saturdays, Sundays and Customary Public or Statutory Holidays shall be regarded as Overtime to which the Overtime rates shall apply.

Section III.--References to 45 Hours in Schedule III, Part I, Section III of the Principal Order shall be amended to read "42½ Hours".

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Labour Court this 6th day of July, 1966.

D. MacDIARMADA.

A person authorised under Section 18 of the Act to authenticate the Seal of the Court.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

This Instrument fixes new statutory minimum rates of remuneration and regulates conditions of employment as from the 18th July, 1966, for workers employed in the Brush and Broom Trade. It is made by the Labour Court on the recommendation of the Brush and Broom Joint Labour Committee.