S.I. No. 105/1956 - Employment Regulation Order (Shirtmaking Joint Labour Committee), 1956.

S.I. No. 105 of 1956.

EMPLOYMENT REGULATION ORDER (SHIRTMAKING JOINT LABOUR COMMITTEE), 1956.

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 (Shirtmaking Joint Labour Committee), 1953, dated 31st January, 1953, (hereinafter called " the principal Order ") ;

AND WHEREAS the Court pursuant to the same Section of the Act, also made Employment Regulation Order (Shirtmaking Joint Labour Committee), 1955, dated 9th June, 1955, and Employment Regulation (Waiting Time) Order (Shirtmaking Joint Labour Committee), 1955, dated 20th July, 1955, (hereinafter called " the Amending Order " and the " Waiting Time Order " respectively).

AND WHEREAS the Shirtmaking Joint Labour Committee (hereinafter called " the Committee ") has submitted to the Court proposals for fixing the statutory 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 (Shirtmaking Joint Labour Committee), 1956.

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 28th April, 1956, and as from that date the principal Order shall be amended by the substitution of Parts I and III of the Schedule hereto for Parts I and III of the principal Order, by the amendment of Part II of the principal Order in the manner provided for in Part 11 of the Schedule hereto and by the addition of Part VIII, as set out in the Schedule hereto, to the Schedule to the principal Order.

4. As from the 28th April, 1956, the Amending Order and the Waiting Time Order shall be revoked.

SCHEDULE.

PART I.

GENERAL MINIMUM TIME-RATES AND PIECE-WORK BASIS TIME-RATES FOR MALE AND FEMALE WORKERS EMPLOYED IN THE SHIRTMAKING BRANCH OF THE TRADE.

SECTION I.—GENERAL MINIMUM TIME-RATES FOR MALE WORKERS.

	Workers employed elsewhere than in Co. Donegal		Workers employed in Co. Donegal
	Per Hour		Per Hour
	s.	d.	s.	d.
(a) Special or Measure Cutters as defined in Part VI, or Pattern Cutters or Pattern Takers, who are employed as such during the whole or a substantial part of their time and who have not less than five years' experience after attaining 19 years of age	3	6	3	5½
The experience of Special or measure Cutters shall include three years' experience in Measure Cutting.
(b) Cutters (other than those specified in (a) above) of 22 years of age or over who are employed as such during the whole or a substantial part of their time, and who have had not less than five years' experience in cutting in the Shirtmaking Trade	3	4	3	3½
Note :—The term " cutting " shall be deemed to include the operations of Marking-in (stencilling) and Marking-out (pencilling) and a male worker (other than an apprentice) who performs the operations of Marking-in (stencilling) and Marking-out (pencilling) shall be deemed to be a cutter and entitled to the appropriate rates.
(c) Apprentice Cutters, as defined in Part VI, and Male Workers other than those specified in (a) and (b) above :—
When employed under 15 years of age		8¼		7¾
When employed at 15 and under 16 years of age		10		9½
" " 16 " 17 "		11½		11
" " 17 " 18 "	1	0¾	1	0¼
" " 18 " 19 "	1	4	1	3½
" " 19 " 20 "	1	7½	1	7
" " 20 " 21 "	1	10¾	1	10¼
" " 21 " 22 "	2	3	2	2½
" " 22 years of age or over	2	9½	2	9

SECTION II.—PIECE-WORK BASIS TIME-RATE FOR MALE CUTTERS.

	Workers employed elsewhere than in Co. Donegal		Workers employed in Co. Donegal
	Per Hour		Per Hour
	s.	d.	s.	d.
Cutters (other than Special or Measure Cutters as defined in Part VI) of 22 years of age or over, who are employed at such during the whole or a substantial part of their time, and who have had not less than five years' experience in Cutting in the Shirtmaking Trade	3	4	3	3½
The term " Cutting " shall be deemed to include the operations of Marking-in (stencilling) and Marking-out (pencilling)

SECTION III.—GENERAL MINIMUM TIME-RATES FOR FEMALE WORKERS.

	Workers employed elsewhere than in Co. Donegal		Workers employed in Co. Donegal
	Per Hour		Per Hour
	s.	d.	s.	d.
(a) Female Workers (other than Learners)	1	10½	1	10
(b) Female Learners, as defined in Part VI (all areas)
Period of Employment	Learners Commencing at
18 years of age or over		An earlier age than 18 years
	Per Hour		Per Hour
	s.	d.	s.	d.
During 1st year of Learnership		8½		7½
" 2nd " " "	1	2		10¾
" 3rd " " "	—		1	0¾
" 4th " " "	—		1	3¾

SECTION IV.—PIECE-WORK BASIS TIME-RATE FOR ALL FEMALE WORKERS.

Female Workers (including female learners as defined in Part VI) when employed on Piece-work for which no General Minimum Piece-Rate has been fixed by the Committee, shall be paid for each operation on which so employed a Piece-Rate not less than that which would yield in the circumstances of the case, to an ordinary worker at least 1/10½d. per hour (1/10d. per hour in the case of a worker employed in Co. Donegal).

PART II.

GENERAL MINIMUM PIECE-RATES FOR FEMALE HOME WORKERS.

The General Minimum Piece-Rates for Female Home Workers shall be the rates set out in Part II of the Principal Order with an addition of 17%.

PART III.

GENERAL MINIMUM TIME RATES AND PIECE WORK BASIS TIME RATES FOR MALE AND FEMALE WORKERS EMPLOYED IN THE TIE MAKING BRANCH OF THE TRADE

SECTION I.—GENERAL MINIMUM TIME-RATES FOR MALE WORKERS (all areas).

	Per Hour
	s.	d.
(a) Tie Cutters of 22 years of age and over, who are employed as such during the whole or a substantial part of their time, and who have had not less than five years' experience in Tie Cutting	3	6
(b) Male Workers (other than Tie-Cutters as specified in (a) above) :—
	s.	d.
When employed under 15 years of age		8¼
When employed at 15 and under 16 years of age		10
" 16 " 17 "		11½
" 17 " 18 "	1	0¾
" 18 " 19 "	1	2¾
" 19 " 20 "	1	5¾
" 20 " 21 "	1	7½
" 21 " 22 "	2	2¼
" 22 years of age and over	2	8

SECTION II.—GENERAL MINIMUM TIME RATES FOR FEMALE WORKERS (all areas).

	Per Hour
	s.	d.
(a) Female Workers (other than Learners)	1	10½
(b) Female Learners as defined in Part VI :—

Period of Employment	Learners Commencing at
18 years of age or over		An earlier age than 18 years
	s.	d.	s.	d.
During 1st year ofLearnership		8½		7½
" 2nd " " "	1	2		10¾
" 3rd " " "	—		1	0¾
" 4th " " "	—		1	3¾

SECTION III.—PIECE WORK BASIS TIME RATES FOR ALL FEMALE WORKERS (All Areas)

	Per Hour
	s.	d.
	1	10½

SECTION IV.—GENERAL MINIMUM PIECE-RATE FOR FEMALE HOME WORKERS (All Areas).

	Per Dozen
	s.	d.
Making of Neck Ties (exclusive of cutting)	8	10

PART VIII.

WAITING TIME.

A worker must be paid not less than the appropriate Minimum Rate in respect of all time during which he is present on the employer's premises unless the employer can prove that such worker was so present :—

(a) without the employer's consent, express or implied, or

(b) for some purpose unconnected with his work and other than waiting for work to be given him to perform ; or unless the worker was present

(d) during normal meal hours in a room or place in which no work is being done.

A worker employed on piece-work is deemed during " waiting-time " to have been employed at the General Minimum Time-Rate applicable.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Court, this 27th day of April, 1956.

(Signed) NIAL MAC LIAM.

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