S.I. No. 38/1949 - Employment Regulation Order (Tailoring Joint Labour Committee), 1949.

S.I. No. 38 of 1949.

EMPLOYMENT REGULATION ORDER (TAILORING JOINT LABOUR COMMITTEE), 1949.

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 31st day of March, 1948 (hereinafter called " the said Order "), fixing the statutory minimum remuneration and regulating the conditions of employment of workers in relation to whom the Tailoring Joint Labour Committee (hereinafter called " the Committee ") operates :

AND WHEREAS the Committee has 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 minimum rates of remuneration and regulating the 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 (Tailoring Joint Labour Committee), 1949.

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

(3) The provisions set out in the Schedule hereto shall have effect as from the 25th day of February, 1949, and as from that date the said Order shall be revoked.

SCHEDULE.

PART I.

GENERAL MINIMUM TIME-RATES AND PIERCE-WORK BASIS TIME-RATES FOR MALE AND FEMALE WORKERS IN THE CLOTHING BRANCH.

SECTION I.—CERTAIN CLASSES OF MALE WORKERS (as defined in this Section).

Classification	General Minimum Time Rates		Piece-Work Basis Time Rates
(a) MEASURE CUTTERS, per week of 44 hours	£7 1s. 0d.		—
A Measure Cutter is a person who is employed in any process of Measure Cutting, is capable of taking a complete set of measures, and of cutting any garment for a Male person from model patterns, has sufficient technical knowledge to draft men's trousers and alter the balance and distribution of widths, lengths, etc., for any garment for a Male person (excluding alterations of stock patterns), and who has been employed for not less than three years after attaining the age of 19 years, on the processes and operations set out above.
	Per Hour		Per Hour
	s.	d.	s.	d.
(b) Stock Cutters or Knife Cutters	2	9½	2	10½
A Stock Cutter is a person who is employed in :
(i) Marking-in or marking-up cloth or linings or other materials ;
(ii) Laying-up, hooking-up, or folding cloth or linings or other materials ;
(iii) Cutting cloth or linings or other materials ;
(iv) Dividing ; that is, the process ordinarily carried on by Cutters or their Assistants of dividing, parting, or separating the parts of garments after being cut, and of assembling them into suitable bundles for make up ;
(v) Who has been employed for not less than three years after attaining the age of 19 yeras on any one or more of the above processes.
A Knife Cutter or Knife-man is a person who is wholly or mainly employed on Band, Electric or Hand-knife processes, and who has been so employed for not less than three years after attaining the age of 19 years.
	Per Hour		Per Hour
	s.	d.	s.	d.
(c) Tailors	2	10½	2	11½
A Tailor is a person who is employed in sewing by hand the process of making a garment or portion of a garment, and who has been so employed for not less than three years after attaining the age of 19 years.

SCHEDULE. PART I.—continued.

Classification	General Minimum Time Rates		Piece-Work Basis Time Rates
	Per Hour		Per Hour
(d) Fitters-up, Pressers-off, Machinist, or Passers	s.	d.	s.	d.
2	9½	2	10½
A Fitter-up is a person who is employed in Fitting-up, that is, a process between that of cutting and that of sewing, basting or machining which consists of preparing or fitting accurately the various parts of the garment before being basted, sewn or machined, such work of preparing or fitting being always done by shears or knives or other cutting appliances, sewing, basting or machining forming no part or process of fitting-up ; and who has been so employed for not less than three years after attaining the age of 19 years.
A Presser-off is a person who is employed in Pressing-off by hand or by machine, and who has been employed for not less than three years attaining the age of 19 years, in pressing processes.
A Machinist is a person who is employed in Machining, otherwise than Plain Machining as hereinafter defined, and who has been employed as a Machinist or Plain Machinist for not less than three years after attaining the age of 19 years.
A Passer is a person who is employed in examining garments, either in the processes of being made up or upon their completion, and who has been employed for not less than three years after attaining the age of 19 years as a Presser or Tailor as defined in this Section.
(e) Under-Pressers, or Plain Machinists	2	6½	2	7½
An Under-Presser is a person who is employed in Pressing Processes other than Pressing-off, and who has been employed for not less than three years attaining the age of 19 years in pressing processes.
A Plain Machinist is a person who is employed in the process of making up Plain Sleeves, Facings, Linings, Inside Pockets, Quilting and Padding, and who has been employed at Plain Machining or Machining as defined in this Section for not less than three years after attaining the age of 19 years.
(f) Warehousemen of 22 years of age or over	2	7	2	8
A Warehouseman is a person employed wholly or mainly upon one or more of the following operations, viz., the assembling, keeping, storing and distributing of stock (excluding such operations included in the definition of a Packer or Porter) and who has been so employed for not less than three years.

SCHEDULE. PART I.—continued.

Classification	General Minimum Time Rates		Piece-Work Basis Time Rates
	Per Hour		Per Hour
	s.	d.	s.	d.
(g) Packers of 22 years of age or over	2	5½	2	6½
A Packer is a person employed wholly or mainly upon the operation of packing goods and materials (excluding such operations included in the definition of a Porter or Warehouseman) and who has been so employed for not less than three years.
(h) Porters of 22 years of age or over	2	4	2	5
A Porter is a person employed wholly or mainly upon one or more of the following operations, viz., unpacking, moving, loading or unloading of goods or materials, or in cleaning and sweeping premises (excluding such operations included in the definition of a Packer or Warehouseman).
(i) ALL MALE WORKERS OF 22 YEARS OF AGE OR OVER NOT INCLUDED WITHIN ANY OF THE CLASSES (a) TO (h) SPECIFIED IN THIS PART	2	4	2	5

Section II.—Male Workers under 22 years of age (other than Learners).

Age	General Minimum Time-Rates.
	Per Hour
	s.	d.
21 and under 22 years of age	1	11¼
20 " " 21 " " "	1	7
19 " " 20 " " "	1	3¾
18 " " 19 " " "	1	1¾
17 " " 18 " " "	0	10¾
16 " " 17 " " "	0	9¼
15 " " 16 " " "	0	7¾
14 " " 15 " " "	0	6¾

SECTION III.—MALE LEARNERS (as defined in Part V of this Schedule).

Age	General Minimum Time-Rates.
	Per Hour
	s.	d.
21 and under 22 years of age	2	0¼
20 " " 21 " " "	1	7
19 " " 20 " " "	1	3¾
18 " " 19 " " "	1	1¾
17 " " 18 " " "	0	10¾
16 " " 17 " " "	0	9¼
15 " " 16 " " "	0	7¾
14 " " 15 " " "	0	6¾

Section IV.—Late Entrants (i.e., Male Learners or Male Workers under 22 years of age who enter the Clothing Branch of the Trade at or over the age of 20 years).

The General Minimum Time-Rate payble to a Male learner, or a Male Worker whose employment in the Trade commences at or over the age of 20 shall be as follows :—

	Per Hour
	s.	d.
For the first six months of employment	1	5½
For the second six months of employment	1	8½

And thereafter such General Minimum Time-Rate as he may be entitled to under the provisions of this Part of the Schedule.

Section V.—Piece-work Basis Time-Rates for Male Workers under 22 years of age and Male Learners ... ... ... ... 2s. 5d. per hour

A Male Worker under 22 years of age or a Male Learner, while employed on Piece-Work shall be entitled to receive Piece-Rates each of which would yield in the circumstances of the case to an Ordinary worker similarly employed not less than 2s. 5d. per hour. In determining whether any piece-rate is sufficient to satisfy this condition, regard must be had only to the earnings of Ordinary workers, that is to say, 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.

GENERAL MINIMUM TIME-RATES AND PIECE-WORK BASIS TIME-RATE FOR FEMALE WORKERS.

Section VI.—General Minimum Time-Rate for Female Workers other than Female Learners ... ... ... ... ... 1s. 5½d. per hour.

Section VII.—General Minimum Time-Rates for Female Learners (as defined in Part V of this Schedule) :—

Age on Commencing Employment	14 and under 15 years of age		15 and under 17 years of age		17 and under 18 years of ago		18 years of age and over
	Per Week of 40 hours		Per Week of 40 hours		Per Week of 40 hours		Per Week of 44 hours
	s.	d.	s.	d.	s.	d.	s.	d.
First six months	17	3	18	0	19	10	23	8
Second six months	20	0	22	7	22	10	26	5
Second year	23	5	29	2	33	4	34	8
Third year	33	7	41	10	43	3	46	4
Fourth year	46	3	52	6	52	6	55	0

A Female Learner shall cease to be a Learner and shall be entitled to the full General Minimum Time Rate of 1s. 5½d. per hour on the completion of 4 years employment in the Trade.

Section VIII.—Piece-Work Basis Time-Rate for all Female Workers ... ... ... ...1s. 6½d. per hour.

A Female Worker shall be entitled to receive Piece-Rates each of which would yield in the circumstances of the case to an Ordinary worker similarly employed not less than 1s. 6½d. per hour. In determining whether any piece-rate is sufficient to satisfy this condition, regard must be had only to the earnings of Ordinary workers, that is to say, 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 II.

GENERAL MINIMUM TIME-RATES AND PIECE-WORK BASIS TIME-RATES FOR MALE AND FEMALE WORKERS IN THE HEADGEAR BRANCH.

SECTION I.—Certain Classes of Male Workers (as defined in this Section) :—

Classification	General Minimum Time Rates		Piecework Basis Time-Rates
	Per Hour		Per Hour
	s.	d.	s.	d.
(a) CUTTERS OTHER THAN LINING CUTTERS	2	5¾	2	6¾
A Cutter is a Male person employed in marking in and cutting, using electric machine, band knife, shears or hand knife on any materials other than linings, interlinings, or any other trimmings, and who has been so employed for not less than three years after learnership.
(b) LINING CUTTERS	2	¾	2	4¾
A Lining Cutter is a Male person employed in cutting linings and inter-linings, or in marking-out, laying up or hooking up, and who has been so employed for not less than three years after learnership.
(c) MALE BLOCKERS	2	5¾	2	6¾
A Male Blocker is a Male person employed in pulling-on and blocking hats or caps by hand, iron or steam, or by hydraulic machine, and in making shapes by the French gas block, and who has been so employed for not less than three years after learnership.
(d) MACHINISTS	2	¾	2	5¾
A Machinist is a Male person who is employed in Machining in the manufacture of hats or caps.
(e) WAREHOUSEMEN OF 22 YEARS OR AGE OR OVER	2	4¼	2	5¼
A Warehouseman is a person employed wholly or mainly upon one or more of the following operations, viz., the assembling, keeping, storing and distributing of stock (excluding such operations included in the definition of a Packer or Porter) and who has been so employed for not less than three years.
(f) PACKERS OF 22 YEARS OF AGE OR OVER	2	3¼	2	4¼
A Packer is a person employed wholly or mainly upon the operation of packing goods and materials (excluding such operations included in the definition of a Porter or Warehouseman) and who has been so employed for not less than three years.

PART II.—continued

Classification	General Minimum Time Rates		Piecework Basis Time-Rates
	Per Hour		Per Hour
	s.	d.	s.	d.
(g) PORTERS OF 22 YEARS OF AGE OR OVER	2	1¾	2	2¾
A Porter is a person employed wholly or mainly upon one or more of the following operations, viz., unpacking, moving, loading or unloading of goods r materials, or in cleaning and sweeping premises (excluding such operations included in the definition of a Packer or Warehouseman).
(h) ALL MALE WORKERS OF 22 YEARS OF AGE OR OVER NOT INCLUDED WITHIN ANY OF THE CLASSES (a) TO (g) SPECIFIED IN THIS PART OF THE SCHEDULE	2	1¾	2	2¾

SECTION II.—Male Workers under 22 years of age (other than Learners).

Age	General Minimum Time Rates.
	Per Hour.
	s.	d.
21 and under 22 years of age	1	6¾
20 " " 21 " " "	1	3
19 " " 20 " " "	1	1¼
18 " " 19 " " "	1	0¼
17 " " 18 " " "	0	10¼
16 " " 17 " " "	0	8¾
15 " " 16 " " "	0	6¼
Under 15 years of age	0	6¼

SECTION III.—Male Learnes (as defined in Part V of this Schedule).

Age	General Minimum Time Rates.
	Per Hour.
	s.	d.
21 and under 22 years of age	1	6¾
20 " " 21 " " "	1	3
19 " " 20 " " "	1	1¼
18 " " 19 " " "	1	0¼
17 " " 18 " " "	0	10¼
16 " " 17 " " "	0	8¾
15 " " 16 " " "	0	6¼
Under 15 years of age	0	6¼

SECTION IV.—Late Entrants (i.e., Male Learners or Male Workers under 22 years of age who enter the Headgear Branch of the Trade at or over the age of 20 years).

The General Minimum Time-Rate payable to a Male Learner, or a Male Worker whose employment in the Trade commences at or over the age of 20 shall be as follows :—

	Per Hour.
	s.	d.
For the first six months of employment	1	2
For the second six months of employment	1	4

And thereafter such General Minimum Time-Rate as he may be entitled to under the provisions of this Part of the Schedule.

SECTION V.—Piece-Work Basis Time-Rate for Male Workers under 22 years of age, and Male Learners ... ... 2s. 2¼d. Per Hour.

A Male Worker under 22 years of age, or a Male Learner, while employed on Piece-Work shall be entitled to receive Piece-Rates each of which would yield in the circumstances of the case to an Ordinary worker similarly employed not less than 2S. 2¼d. per hour. In determining whether any piece-rate is sufficient to satisfy this condition, regard must be had only to the earnings of ORDINARY workers, that is to say, 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.

GENERAL MINIMUM TIME-RATES AND PIECE-WORK BASIS TIME RATES FOR FEMALE WORKERS.

SECTION VI.—Certain Classes of Female Workers (as defined in this Section).

Classification	General Minimum Time Rates		Piecework Basis Time-Rates
	Per Hour.		Per Hour.
	s.	d.	s.	d.
KNIFE CUTTERS	1	6½	1	7½
A Knife Cutter is a Female person :—
(a) who is employed in marking in and cutting, using electric machine, band knife, shears, or hand knife ; and
(b) who is 22 years of age or over, and has had not less than three years' experience after learnership as a Knife Cutter.
FEMALE BLOCKERS	1	6½	1	7½
A Female Blocker is a Female person :—
(a) who is employed wholly or mainly in blocking by hand or machine ; and
(b) who is 22 years of age or over, and has had not less than three years' experience after learnership as a Blocker.

SECTION VII.—General Minimum Time-Rate for Female Workers (other than Knife Cutters, Female Learners) 1s. 3½d. Per Hour.

SECTION VIII.—General Minimum Time Rates for Female Learners (as defined in Part V of this Schedule) :—

Rates per Week during the following periods of employment	Learners commencing at
An earlier age than 18 years		18 years of age or over
	s.	d.	s.	d.
First Year of Leanership	15	0	20	3
Second Year of Leanership	19	2	25	5
Third Year of Leanership	26	0	34	2
Fourth Year of Leanership	35	6	—

A female Learner shall cease to be a Learner and shall be entitled to the full General Minimum Time Rate of Is. 3½d. per hour payable to Female Workers other than Learners upon the fulfilment of the following conditions :—

Age on commencing Employment	Conditions
Under 18 years of age	The completion of not less than four years' employment.
18 years of age and over	The completion of not less than three years' employment.

SECTION IX.—Piexe-Work Basis Time-Rate for all Female Workers other than Knife Cuuters or Female Blockers ... 1s. 4½d. per hour

PART III.

NORMAL WORKING HOURS AND OVERTIME RATES.

SECTION I. The Normal Number of hours of work shall be as follows :—

(A) For that class of workers who customarily attend on six days a Week :—

	For workers of 18 years of age of over	For Workers whose age is less than 18 years
In any week	44	40
On any day other than the Short Day	8	8
On the Short Day	4	4

(B) For that class of workers who customarily attend on five days a Week :

	For workers of 18 years of age of over	For Workers whose age is less than 18 years
In any week	44	40
On Monday Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday	9	8
On Friday	8	8

Provided that—

Overtime shall be payable where on any day the number of hours worked exceeds the normal number of hours for that day, notwithstanding that the number of hours worked in the week does not exceed the normal number of hours of work for the week.

SECTION II.—The Minimum Rates for Overtime to apply in respect of hours worked by a worker employed in any Branch of the Trade, whether employed on Time-Work or on Piece-Work, in excess of the normal number of hours shall be as follows :—

(1) On any day other than the Short day :—

(i) For the first two hours of Overtime, One-and-a-Quarter times the Minimum Rate otherwise applicable, i.e., Time-and-a-Quarter.

(ii) For the second two hours of Overtime, One-and-a-Half times the Minimum Rate otherwise applicable, i.e., Time-and-a-Half.

(iii) For Overtime after the first four hours of Overtime, twice the Minimum Rate otherwise applicable, i.e., Double Time.

(2) On the Short day, in respect of (A) that class of workers who customarily attend on six days a week.

For all Overtime worked after the first four hours of work :—

(i) For the first two hours of Overtime, One-and-a-Half times the appropriate Minimum Rate otherwise applicable, i.e., Time-and-a Half.

(ii) For Overtime after the first two hours of Overtime, Twice the appropriate Minimum Rate otherwise applicable, i.e., Double Time

(3) On Saturday in respect of (B) that class of workers who customarily attend on five days a week :—

(i) For the first four hours of Overtime (that is to say for the first four hours worked on Saturday), One-and-a-Half times the appropriate Minimum Rate otherwise applicable, i.e., Time-and-a-Half.

(ii) For Overtime after the first four hours of Overtime, Twice the appropriate Minimum Rate otherwise applicable, i.e., Double Time.

(4) On Sunday, and Customary Public or Statutory Holidays :—

For all time worked, Twice the appropriate Minimum Rate otherwise applicable, i.e., Double Time.

(5) For all hours worked in any week in excess of the normal number of hours for the week, One-and-a-Quarter times the appropriate Minimum Rate otherwise applicable, i.e., Time-and-a-Quarter, except in so far as higher Overtime Rates are payable under the provisions of any of the preceding paragraphs of this Section.

PART IV.

HOLIDAYS AND HOLIDAY REMUNERATION.

Workers in relation to whom the Committee operates and who qualify for annual leave under Section 10 of the Holidays (Employees) Act, 1939 , shall, in addition to the seven consecutive whole holidays prescribed therein, be granted a further period of seven consecutive whole holidays and the payment in respect of this further period shall be calculated in the same manner as that for the statutory period provided by that Act.

PART V.

CONDITIONS GOVERNING LEARNERSHIP.

SECTION I.—A Male or Female Learner is a worker who :—

(a) Is employed during the whole or a substantial part of the hours of work in learning any branch or process of the Trade by an employer who provides the Learner with reasonable facilities for such learning ; and

(b) Has received a certificate, or has been registered in accordance with rules from time to time laid down by the Joint Labour Committee, or has made an application for such certificate or registration which has been duly acknowledged and is still under consideration.

Provided that

(i) The certification or registration of a Male or Female Learner shall become invalid if the other conditions of learnership are not complied with.

(ii) An employer may employ a Male or Female Learner on first employment in the Trade (as defined in this Part of the Schedule) without a certificate or registration for a probationary period not exceeding four weeks, but, in the event of such Learner being continued thereafter in such employment, the probationary period shall be included in the period of learnership.

(iii) For the purpose of determining the Minimum Rate applicable there shall be included in the calculation of the period of employment of a Learner one-half of the period of such Learner's attendance at a Technical School for the purpose of receiving instruction in the Tailoring Trade from a teacher whose qualification has been approved by the Department of Education and who is employed by a Statutory Technical Instruction Committee.

(iv) Such period of instruction in a Technical School shall not be regarded as being " first employment in the Branch or Branches of the Trade," for the purpose of the provisions in (ii) above relative to employment without a certificate or registration during the Learner's probationary period.

(v) Any Female Worker who has previously been employed in any branch of the Trade as defined in Part VI of this Schedule, and has not been registered nor has held a certificate, and is subsequently taken on as a Learner, shall count the whole period of such previous employment for the purpose of claiming the Time-Rate at which she is to be paid.

(vi) No Learner who has left and re-entered the Trade shall, after re-entry, serve a longer period as a Learner than would be permissable in the case of a person of the same age entering the Trade for the first time.

(vii) A Male Learner shall cease to be a Learner, and become entitled to the rate applicable to workers other than Learners, on attaining the age of 22, or, in the case of a worker who enters the Trade at or over the age of 20, on the attainment of the age of 22 and the completion of not less than one year's employment. Provided that no worker shall be entitled to the General Minimum Time-Rate applicable to any of the classes specified in Part I, Section I, or Part II, Section I of this Schedule until he has satisfied the conditions included in the definition of the class concerned.

(viii) Notwithstanding compliance with the conditions contained in this Part of the Schedule a person shall not be deemed to be a Learner if such person works in a room used for dwelling purposes, and is not in the employment of such worker's parent or guardian.

PART VI.

WORKERS IN RELATION TO WHOM THE COMMITTEE OPERATES.

SECTION I.—The Joint Labour Committee operates in relation to workers engaged in the Tailoring Trade as defined in the Schedule to the Establishment Order (Tailoring Joint Labour Committee) Amendment Order, 1948 ( S.I. No. 203 of 1948 ), i.e.

The Tailoring Trade—that is to say :—

Men's and Boys' readymade and wholesale bespoke tailoring ; men's and boys' retail bespoke tailoring carried on in a factory where garments are made up for three or more retail establishments ; the making from any material, including rubberised and oilskin material, of men's or male children's headgear ; the making of men's or women's, boys' or girls' rubberised or oilskin garments ; and the making of women's or girl's rubberised or oilskin headgear where carried out in association with or in conjunction with the making of rubberised or oilskin garments.

Including—

(1) (a) the altering, repairing, renovating or remaking of men's or boys' tailored garments where carried out in association with or in conjunction with the above-mentioned branches of tailoring ;

(b) the cleaning of such garments where carried out in association with or in conjunction with the altering, repairing, renovating, or re-making of such garments.

(2) The lining with fur of the above-mentioned garments where carried out in association with or in conjunction with the making of such garments.

(3) All processes of embroidery or decorative needlework where carried out in association with or in conjunction with the above-mentioned branches of tailoring.

(4) All warehousing, packing and other operations incidental to or appertaining to any of the above-mentioned branches of tailoring.

But excluding—

(1) The making of boys' readymade washing suits or sailor suits where carried out in association with or in conjunction with the making of garments to be worn by women or girls or by children without distinction of sex.

(2) The making of knitted headgear and the making of headgear from knitted fabrics where carried out in association with or in conjunction with the manufacture of knitted fabrics.

(3) The casting and making of solid metal helmets.

(4) The making of chefs' caps and similar articles.

(5) The making of fur hats where made in association with or in conjunction with the manufacture of furs or furriers' skins into garments, rugs or similar articles.

(6) The making of headgear which

(a) is for men or male children, and

(b) is made from materials which, at any stage in the making of the headgear, are felted on the premises in which the headgear is made.

BRANCHES.

Section II.—The Headgear Branch of the Trade is that Branch in which workers are employed in the making of men's or male children's headgear.

Section III.—The Clothing Branch of the Trade shall include all branches and operations not included in the Headgear Branch.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Court this 16th day of February, 1949.

(Signed) N. MAC LIAM,

A person authorised under Section 18 of the Industrial Relations Act, 1946 , to authenticate the Seal of the Court.