S.I. No. 205/1960 - Employment Regulation Order (Brush and Broom Joint Labour Committee) 1960.

S.I. No. 205 of 1960.

EMPLOYMENT REGULATION ORDER (BRUSH AND BROOM JOINT LABOUR COMMITTEE) 1960.

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) 1959 ( S.I. No. 199 of 1959 ) (hereinafter called "the said Order"), fixing the minimum rates of remuneration to be paid generally to and regulating the conditions of employment of workers in relation to whom the Brush and Broom Joint Labour Committee (hereinafter called "the Committee") operates;

AND WHEREAS the Committee has submitted to the Court proposals for fixing the statutory minimum rates of wages 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 (Brush and Broom Joint Labour Committee), 1960.

(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 1st October, 1960, and as from that date the said Order shall be revoked.

SCHEDULE I.

BRUSH AND BROOM BRANCH.

PART I.

GENERAL MINIMUM TIME-RATES FOR MALE WORKERS.

SECTION I.—For Male Workers who are employed in one or more of the following operations or branches of work:—

SECTION II.—For Male Workers (other than those specified in Section I of this Part of this Schedule):—

PART II.

GENERAL MINIMUM PIECE-RATES FOR MALE WORKERS.

The General Minimum Piece-Rates for male workers employed on the operations specified in this Part of this Schedule shall be the rates set out in this part with an addition of 108 per cent. plus a further addition of 7d. per hour.

SECTION I.—GENERAL MINIMUM PIECE-RATES FOR PAINTING BRUSH-MAKING.

GROUND BRUSHES.

Piece-Rates include Grinding and Pointing or Damped and Pointed, but not Finishing. If Unground for Dusters, etc., Piece-Rates include Finishing, Washing Handles, Trimming Flat, and one coat of Varnish or Paint.

O.K:—OVAL GROUND.

Pinning, 1d. doz. pins.

SPECIAL BLACK OVAL—Wages include Washing Handles, but not Finishing,

EXTRAS.

Lily and Yellow Work sizes 10/0—1/0 inclusive 8d. per doz.; below, 4d. per doz.

If set with other than ordinary Resin Cement, 6d. per doz. F. excepted.

Bevelling 6½ oz.—3½ oz. inclusive, 2s. per doz.; 3 oz.-2½ oz., 1s. 6d. per doz.; below, 1s. per doz.

If bevelled on the flag in a mould, an additional 6d. per doz. on above bevelling prices.

All intermediate weights to be charged as the size above.

Shaping Handles for Socket work, 8d. per doz.

Shaping woods, 1s. 4d. per doz. Plain Bridling, 2s. per doz.

Varnishing Ferrules, 2d. per doz. Pinning, 1d. per doz. pins.

A, B, H, I.—Bound with Copper wire, 1s. 4d. per doz.; Iron wire, 2s. per doz.

A, B, C, G, H, I.—If ovalled, 4d. per doz.

G. H.—Made only of Fibre and Draft Middles. Damped and Pointed. Washing Hair for Cappings, extra.

I—Prices include Hair through Metal Ring. Chaining above three rounds, 1s. per doz. brushes.

For Pointing with thrumbs:—One Knot and Ground Brushes below size 1/0, 1s. 4d. per gross; size 1/0 and above, 2s. per gross.

ONE, TWO AND THREE KNOT DISTEMPER, AND METAL BAND DISTEMPER.—Wages include Grinding and Pointing, or Damped and Pointed, but not Finishing.

EXTRAS.

A.—Tied with Iron Wire, 1s. per doz. and rising 6d. per doz. knots above. Plain Bridling 2s. per doz.

Set with other than ordinary Resin Cement, 6d. per doz.

Lily and yellow work down to 3½ oz., inclusive, 8d. per doz.; below 4d. per doz.

Preparing Shouldered Handles for Hood Cornering, 2d. per doz.

Soldering C.B. Ferrules, 4d. per doz. Strips.

A.B.C.—Looping, including Tacking, 6d. per doz. Corner Clipping, including Tacking, 10d. per doz. Side Clippings, 6d. per doz. knots. Chaining, 4d. per doz. knots. Varnishing Wires, 2d., per doz, knots.

B.—Lily and yellow work, 1s. per doz. Preparing Handles for Hood Cornering, 6d. per doz.

D.E.—Including Varnishing of Bands before Bleaching.

Cornering on all of above, 4d. per doz. Soldering, 4d. per doz.

Intermediate Weights to be charged to the size above.

Bevelling 1 knot down to 3½ oz., inclusive, 2s. per doz.; 3 oz., 2½ oz., 1s. 6d. per doz.; 2 oz., 1½ oz., 1s. per doz.; 1 oz., 8d. per doz.

If bevelled on the flag in a mould, 6d. per doz. in addition to above bevelling prices.

GROUND SASH TOOLS.—Wages include grinding and Pointing, but not Finishing; also one coat of glue before washing.

NOTE.—A., B., C., D., unground, 2s. per gross less. Wages include trimming and one coat of glue or varnish.

EXTRAS.

Bevelling, 18-14, 2s. per doz.; 12-9, 1s. 6d. per doz.; 8-6, 1s. per doz.; 5-1, 8d. per doz.

Bridling, 24-10, 2s. per doz.; 9-7, 1s. 4d. per doz.; 6-0, 1s. per doz., including one coat of glue or varnish.

For Pointing with Thrumbs—Sash Tools 8d. per gross up to size 4; 1s. per gross, sizes 5-8; 1s. 4d. per gross, size 9 and above.

A.B.D.—Binding with Copper Wire, 24-20, 3s. 2d. per doz.; 18-14, 2s. 2d. per doz.; 12-10, 1s. lOd. per doz.; 9-7, ls. 6d. per doz.; 6-4, 1s. 4d. per doz.; 4-0, 1s. per doz. Soldering, 4d. per doz. strips.

A.B.D.—Binding with Iron Wire, 4d. per doz. above copper wire.

C.—Made with Peg-top Handle, 2d. per doz. Tied on Peg-top Handles, 4d. per doz. Pinning, 1d. per doz. pins.

FIBRE WORK.—Wages include Finishing, Washing Handles, Flat Trimming, and one coat of Varnish.

EXTRAS.

A.— Iron Wire, 3½ ozs. and below, 6d. per doz.

Iron Wire, 4 ozs. and above, 1s. per doz.

Damping and Pointing, 6d. per doz.

Cornering, 4d. per doz. Soldering, 4d. per doz.

All intermediate weights to be charged the size above.

B.— Bound with Copper Wire, 1s. 4d. per doz. Iron Wire, 2s. per doz. Pinning, 1d. per doz. pins.

COMMONWEALTH FIBRE STOCK.

Made on a handle bored in a similar manner to a String Stock Brush, using 12-in. Fibre, 1½ oz. to each knot passed through each hole and tied with four rounds of Copper Wire. Rates include Trimming.

TWO-KNOT.

THREE-KNOT.

FOUR-KNOT.

FLAT TIN FIBRE.—1 oz., made in Stencil Tin, compressed at top, 1s. l0d. per doz., including 2 pins and trimming.

WEATHER BOARD.

Exclusive of Washing Hair and Finishing. One—Third extra if made with two rows of Nails. Perforated Metal Bands, 1s. per doz. extra.

KALSOMINE, PADDLE AND WALL BRUSHES.

Wages exclusive of Washing Hair and Finishing. Intermediate size to be charged the size above.

EXTRAS.

A.—Nailed all round instead of Laced, 2s. per doz. less.

B.—Beating Bands over for Army Pattern, 2s. per doz.

C.—Made of Fibre and Drafts, uncapped. If capped, 1s. per doz. To be made in perforated bands, with holes not less than ½-in. apart, To be made with wedge, and not on tongued handle.

IRON BAND MAN HELPS.

Made in 1¼-in. Glue Ring (per doz.) 2s. 7d.

Including grinding and Pointing. Cutting off handles and singeing.

If made in narrow ring, 6d. per doz. extra. Pinning, 1d. per doz. pins extra.

TAR BRUSHES (SHORT).

Not exceeding 4½ oz.

Mixture not containing bristle, turned out, 1s. 5d. per doz. Turned in, 4½d. per doz. extra.

If containing bristle or pure bristle, turned out, 2s. 2d. per doz. Turned in, 5d. per doz. extra, including Trimming and Washing Handles. Pinning, 1d. per doz. pins extra.

TAR HEADS.

Not exceeding 4½ oz.

Mixture not containing bristle, turned out, 1s. 8d. per doz. Turned in 4½d. per doz. extra.

If containing bristle, or pure bristle, turned out, 2s. 4d. per doz. If turned in, 5d. per doz. extra. Pinning, 1d. per doz. pins.

If nailed on long handle, 1s. per doz. extra on Short Tar prices. If nailed on Limer Stocks, 1s. per doz. heads extra.

If screwed with one or two screws, 1s. 4d. per doz. heads extra. Bolting, 1s. per doz. heads extra.

Long Tar Handling, above 50 ins. in length, 4d. per doz. heads extra on above prices.

Navy Tar, narrow ring, 3s. 4d. per doz., including Pinning, Trimming and Washing Handles.

Extra long Driving Handles, 4d. per doz. extra for all Tar Brushes.

If made with a plug driven on a metal dummy Driving Handle, 5d. per doz. extra.

TURK'S HEAD TAR BRUSHES.

Setting Knots, 2d. per doz. knots extra.

Pinning, 1d. per doz. pins extra, including Trimming and Washing Handles.

Brushes above 4½ oz. in weight cease to be classed as Tar Brushes, and come on to the Unground Paste List,

UNGROUND PASTE, SPRINKLERS, AND IRON BOUND GLUE BRUSHES.

Above 14 oz., for each oz. 2s. 2d. per doz. extra. Pinning, 1d. per doz. pins extra. Narrow Ring Glue Brushes, 6d. per doz. extra, including Trimming and Washing Handles. Intermediate weights to be charged the size above.

IMPROVED OR TIN GLUE.

Including Trimming, Pinning, 1d. per doz. pins extra. Intermediate Weights to be charged the size above.

WHISK, FIBRE, OR BASS CAUSTIC BRUSHES.

Made in 1 6/8 in. Tar Rings (per doz.) 1s. 8d.

Including Trimming and Washing Handles. Pinning, 1d. per doz. pins extra,

PASTRY BRUSHES.

Made with glue, 4d. per doz. extra. Pinning, 1d. per doz. pins, including Trimming.

COMMON OR "CARD WORK."

Small bevelled Varnish Metal Band or One-Knot, put on Wheel, pegged or not, but not finished. Made with Glue or Cement:—

Pinning, 1d. doz. pins, including Trimming.

STENCIL BRUSHES.

EXTRAS.

If made with other than the ordinary resin cement, 4d. per doz.

A.— Prices include Trimming and Glueing Bindings. If bound with wire, same price as Sash Tools.

B.— Untied at root, 12-7, inclusive, 4d. per doz. less.

Untied at root, 6-1, inclusive, 2d. per doz. less.

Pinning, 1d. per doz. pins, including Trimming.

LEATHER COVERED STENCIL.

Includes Trimming.

WHEEL BRUSH.

(As made for the L. M. & S. Railway.)

Handle 3½ ins. wide, opened ½ in. wide. Four knots of 1 oz. each made with 4½ in. best White, 3 in. binding with fine thread made with ordinary cement, unground. Length out, 3 in. Six brass pins.

2s. per doz. less for 3 oz. three knot. Including Trimming and Glueing Bindings.

MARKING TOOLS.

If Bound with Copper Wire, 1 in., 1s. per doz. extra; ¾ in., and below, 8d. per doz. extra. Including one coat of glue or varnish on bindings.

SHAVING BRUSHES.

Include the following patterns:—Dwarf, Imperial, Stump Case, Broom, Club Alberts, made with Badger Hair.

Silver and Ivory, 6d. per doz. extra. Case, 4d. per doz. extra. If made with Black Capping, 6d. per doz. extra.

SHAVING BRUSHES MADE WITH HOG HAIR.

Case, 4d. per doz. extra. Barbers' Swabs, 3s. 0d. per doz.

VARNISH BRUSHES (VARIOUS, FRENCH TOOLS, ETC.

Wages Include Trimming.

EXTRAS.

A.— To include any handles, polished or plain.

B.— If bound with wire or silk, 8d. per doz.

C.— If bound with silk, 6d. per doz.

FLAT VARNISH BRUSHES, GRAINERS, ETC., IN TINS.

Wages Include Trimming.

A.—Finishing Extra.

GENERAL FOOTNOTES.

All work given out in quantities of less than ½ doz. to be charged 1d. per brush extra.

All work requiring pinning, 1d. per doz. pins extra.

Finishing Ground Work extra anything after pointing.

Unground driven work includes trimming.

Dry tiedwork includes trimming, singeing, washing handles and one coat of varnish on wires and across the handle.

Dry work, with the exception of Tar and Glue Brushes, includes finishing, trimming, washing handles, and one coat of varnish or paint, not stamping.

All work, unless specially excluded, to be charged extra if made with cement other than the ordinary resin mixture.

Cornering and soldering to be charged extra, and to be reckoned as part of the making.

SECTION II.—GENERAL MINIMUM PIECE-RATES FOR PAN WORK.

(a) HAIR PAN LIST.

EXTRAS ON HAIR PAN LIST.

Setting with 3¼ in. China and under, ½ knot per 1d. less.

  "  "Glue, 1½ knots per 1d. less.

  "  "used Hair only, 1½ knots per 1d. less.

  "  "Riflings, Drafts or rough undressed Hair, one knot per 1d. less.

  "  "Cement, if prepared by operator, one knot per 1d. less.

  "  "Shake Up, commonly known as "Joe Best," one knot per 1d. less.

  "  "Mixture of Hair with Kitool, Bone, Bassine, one or all, ½ knot per 1d. less.

Cutting Cocoa, 2d. per dozen brushes extra.

All odd knots to be paid for at the rate of ½d. for 1 or 2 or 3, and 1d. for 4 or 5 or 6 or 7.

All work under half dozen, 1d. per Brush extra.

For putting up and sharpening bits, 3½d. in the £ extra.

(b) BASS PAN LIST.

Middles and Outsides each to be charged according to size of hole.

A ⁵/₈ inch hole is a hole bored with a bit the diameter of which is ⁵/₈ inch. Prices for Bass include Bassine.

EXTRAS ON BASS PAN LISTS.

Setting all Bass Work with Seconds or Riflings, ½ knot per 1d. less.

 "  "  " " with used Bass, 1 knot per 1d. less.

All odd knots to be paid for at the rate of ½d. for 1 or 2 or 3, and 1d. for 4 or 5 or 6 or 7.

All work under ½ dozen, 1d. per brush extra.

Wire in Bass or Cane, for each wire, 3d. in the 1s.; for each wire bent by man, 4d. in the 1s.

For putting up and sharpening bits, 4½d, in the £ extra.

(c) WHISK PAN LIST.

EXTRAS ON WHISK PAN LIST.

If Whisk cut by Pan Hand using same, 1 knot per 1d. less.

All odd knots to be paid for at the rate of ½d. for 1 or 2 or 3, and 1d. for 4 or 5 or 6 or 7.

All work under ½ dozen, 1d. per brush extra.

All Pan Work bored on Foot Lathe by Pan Hand ¼ knot less per 1d.

For putting up and sharpening bits, 3½d. in the £ extra.

(d) MACHINE PAN WORK.

SECTION III.—GENERAL MINIMUM PIECE-RATES FOR MACHINE WORK IN BRISTLE OR MIXTURE

MACHINE WORK SET WITH BASS, KITOOL, WHISK, ETC.

EXTRAS ON MACHINE PAN WORK.

Rollers, Spiral, half time in marking out to be allowed.

Pegged work to be allowed one knot less.

All work set with glue, one knot less.

All work set with cement prepared by man, ½ knot less.

Shake Up (machine Pan only) or China and Indian, 3 in. and under, ½ knot less.

Metal Tube Dampers, ½ knot less.

Setting undressed hairs, one knot less.

Old Rollers bored out or pulled to pieces, ½ knot less.

For cutting off by machine, 7½ per cent. less on bristle work other than Spiral Rollers.

For cutting off by machine, 10 per cent. less on all Bass, Fibre or Kitool work, all Spiral Rollers and all Hollow work (except French Worsted Machine Hollows).

Setting hair that has been previously used, or setting Riflings, Drafts or undressed bristles, one knot per 1d. less.

All work set with mixture, containing any Whalebone or containing over one third Kitool, ½ knot less.

Nailing, 4d. in the 1s.

Cutting off tops and re-setting in same job, ½d. in the 1s. additional.

For putting up and sharpening bits:—

SECTION IV.—GENERAL MINIMUM PIECE-RATES FOR DRAWN MACHINE WORK.

EXTRAS ON MACHINE DRAWN WORK.

Circular Work and Dabbing re-filled, one knot less.

Mixture containing Kitool, one knot less.

  "   " 50 per cent. of Fibre, one knot less.

Split Knot work, two knots less, but if along with any other extras to count one knot less.

Machine Brushes, drawn specially tight, and thick wire, one knot less.

Spiral Rollers, to be reckoned as full, but half time taken marking out to be charged extra.

For cutting off by machine, 10 per cent. less.

SECTION V.—GENERAL MINIMUM PIECE-RATES FOR HAIRS.

Definitions:—(1) "Dressed Bristles" as far as this List is concerned, are to be considered Bristles which have been mixed, dragged, or from Shoe Hairs, engined in Great Britain or Ireland.

(2) All other materials as under:—

CLASS I.

Waste or Engined refuse.

CLASS II.

Above materials, if washed, to be reckoned in Class I.

CLASS III.

Above materials, if washed, to be reckoned in Class II.

CLASS IV.

The following materials to be paid for as extras:—

NOTE:—In the following tables the price per dozen lbs. is governed by the lowest class material in the job, except "extras" as provided below.

MIXING.

NOTE.—The length to be paid for is that of the bulk of material used in the job.

EXTRAS.—If Bleached Bristle mixed with Unbleached, 1s. per doz, extra on these prices.

Single drafted and soft inferior Horse Hair, 1s. per dozen additional on these prices.

Dressed Mexican Fibre, 6d. per dozen additional on these prices.

Manilla, Flagged Fibre and Cocoa, 1s. 6d. per dozen additional on these prices.

Where the proportion of Cocoa exceeds one-third of the weight of the other material in a job, 3d. per dozen extra, in addition to the above 1s. 6d. for each lb. over one-third, to be paid on the job.

Single drafted or taily fibre, 1s, per dozen additional on these prices.

DRAGGING AND MIXING.

Dragging and Mixing Tables.—Sizes not mixed, 1s. per dozen less.

EXTRAS.—If Bleached Bristle mixed with Unbleached, 1s. per dozen extra on these prices.

Single drafted and soft inferior Horse Hair, 1s. per dozen extra on these prices.

Single drafted or taily fibre, 1s. per dozen extra on these prices.

All sizes over ½. inch size mixed, 2s. per dozen extra on such size.

Jumping to be the same price as Dragging.

Working Riflings into job (if unturned), 6d. per dozen lbs. extra.

Working Riflings into job (if turned), 1s. per dozen lbs. extra.

SHOE HAIRS.—Mixing and Knotting—1 oz., 8s. per doz.; ½ oz., 12s. per doz.; ¼ oz., 18s. per doz.

EXTRAS.

Samples of any job to be paid for.

WASHING AND BLEACHING AND TYING UP.

ENGINING SHOE HAIRS.

SECTION VI—GENERAL MINIMUM PIECE-RATES FOR LIMERS AND NAIL STOCK, FLAT.

Size (measurement by width of handle).

Including Finishing, Trimming Flat, and one coat of Varnish.

Perforated Metal Bands with ordinary Brush Flats, 1s. 4d, per dozen brushes extra.

Small headed nails, 8d. per dozen brushes extra up to 7 ins.; above 7 ins., 1s. extra.

If set, 2d. per dozen knots extra. If made with Shellac, 7 ins. and above, 8d. per dozen extra; below 7 ins., 4d. per dozen extra.

Scarce Nailing, up to 5½ ins., 2d. per in. less; other sizes, 1½d, per in. less than rates in Section B. above.

ROUND LIMERS.

A.—For Brushes of 5½ oz. and under, made of a mixture of Fibre and Draft (i.e., without bristles):—

Including Finishing, Trimming Flat and one coat of Varnish.

Any of the above weights made on a smaller handle to be charged by weight.

Any of the above weights made on a wider handle to be charged by width of handle.

Perforated Metal Bands with Ordinary Brush Flats, 1s. 4d. per dozen extra.

Small-headed Nails, 8d, per dozen brushes extra up to 7 oz.; above 7 oz., 1s. per dozen extra.

If set, 2d. per dozen knots extra.

If made with Shellac, 7 oz. and above, 8d. per dozen brushes extra; below 7 oz., 4d. per dozen extra.

SECTION VII—GENERAL MINIMUM PIECE-RATES FOR FINISHING.

SHOE BRUSHES.

STOVE OR BLACKLEAD.

SCOTCH STOVE.

Machine— Made Stocks.

HANDLES, PER DOZEN.

HANDLED CHURN.

NELSON BROOMS.

SCOURING BRUSHES.

SCRUBS AND DAIRY.