S.I. No. 131/1987:

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT (ASSEMBLY OF COMPUTER MODULES) (EXCLUSION) REGULATIONS, 1987.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT (ASSEMBLY OF COMPUTER MODULES) (EXCLUSION) REGULATIONS, 1987.

I, BERTIE AHERN, Minister for Labour, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by Sections 29 and 52 of the Conditions of Employment Act 1936 (No. 2 of 1936), and the Labour (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order, 1966 ( S.I. No. 164 of 1966 ), and after consultation with representatives of employers interested in the form of industrial work specified in these Regulations and with representatives of workers so interested, hereby make the following Regulations:

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Conditions of Employment (Assembly of Computer Modules) (Exclusion) Regulations, 1987.

2. The Interpretation Act, 1937 (No. 38 of 1937), applies to these Regulations.

3. The following form of industrial work, namely, the assembly of computer modules, is hereby declared to be excluded industrial work for the purposes of section 34 of the Conditions of Employment Act, 1936 (No. 2 of 1936).

4. The following provisions shall have effect in respect of the work to which these Regulations relate:

(a) no shift shall be longer than ten hours in duration;

(b) no worker shall work on two consecutive shifts;

(c) no worker shall work on any shift unless at least twelve hours have elapsed since he last worked on a shift;

(d) no worker shall work for so many hours that the total number of hours worked in any week would exceed 40 hours;

(e) each worker shall be allowed in each shift at least:--

(i) one fifteen minute break to be taken during the first four hours of work,

(ii) one fifteen minute break to be taken during the last four hours of work, and

(iii) one forty five minute break to be taken during the shift.

GIVEN under the Official Seal this 7th day of May, 1987.

BERTIE AHERN,

Minister for Labour.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

Section 34 of the Conditions of Employment Act, 1936 provides that no shift shall be longer than nine hours duration. The effect of these Regulations is to permit the employment of adult workers on 10 hour shifts on the assembly of computer modules.