S.I. No. 136/1947 - The Packing Joint Labour Committee Employment Regulation Order, 1947.

STATUTORY RULES AND ORDERS. 1947. No. 136.

THE PACKING JOINT LABOUR COMMITTEE EMPLOYMENT REGULATION ORDER, 1947.

THE LABOUR COURT

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS ACT, 1946

SUBMISSION having been made to the Labour Court by the Packing Joint Labour Committee of the proposals set out in the Schedule hereto for fixing the minimum rates of remuneration to be paid to workers in relation to whom the Committee operates thereby amending the Order of the Minister for Industry and Commerce dated the 16th day of May, 1946, confirming the variation of Minimum Rates of wages for Male and Female workers in the Packing Trade, and made under the provisions of the Trade Boards Acts 1909 and 1918 which order is deemed to be an Employment Regulation Order by Virtue of the provisions of Section 54 of the Industrial Relations Act, 1946 ,

THE LABOUR COURT, the provisions of Section 43 of the Industrial Relations Act, 1946 , having been complied with, by virtue of the powers conferred upon it by the said Section 43 HEREBY ORDERS as follows :—

1. This Order may be cited as the Packing Joint Labour Committee Employment Regulation Order, 1947.

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

3. The provisions of the Schedule hereto shall have effect as from the 2nd day of May, 1947, and as from that date the said Order of the Minister for Industry and Commerce dated the 16th day of May, 1946, shall be amended accordingly.

SCHEDULE

PART I

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

Section I.—General Minimum Time-Rates :

	Per hour
Male workers who have been in employment for not less than 3 years after attaining the age of 22 years	s.	d.
1	10
Other male workersof 22 years of age or over	1	9½
Male workers 21 and under 22 years of age	1	6
" " 20 " " 21 " " "	1	4
" " 19 " " 20 " " "	1	2
" " 18 " " 19 " " "	1	)
" " 17 " " 18 " " "	0	10 ½
" " 16 " " 17 " " "	0	9 ¼
" " 15 " " 16 " " "	0	8
" under 15 years of age	0	7

Section II.—Piece-Work Basis Time-Rate :

	Per hour
	s.	d.
All male workers	1	11

All Male workers while employed on Piece-Work shall be enttled to receive Piece-Rates each of which would yield, in the circumstances of the case, to an ORDINARY worker not less than 1s. 11d. 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-RATE FOR FEMALE WORKERS

Section I.—General Minimum Time-Rates :

	Per hour
Female workers who have been in employment for not less than three years after completion of learnership	s.	d.
1	0½
Other female workers, not learners	1	0
Female learners :—
During 1st six months of Learnership	0	5¼
" 2nd" " "	0	6¼
" 3rd" " "	0	7½
" 4th" " "	0	8¼

Section II.—Piece-Work Basis Time-Rate :

All female workers

Female Workers (including Female Learners) 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 not less than 1s 2d 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.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Labour Court this 23rd day of April, 1947.

(Sgd.) M. GAVAGAN,

Registrar, Labour Court.