S.I. No. 197/1947 - The Paper Box Joint Labour Committee Employment Regulation Order, 1947.

STATUTORY RULES AND ORDERS. 1947. No. 197.

THE PAPER BOX JOINT LABOUR COMMITTEE EMPLOYMENT REGULATION ORDER, 1947.

THE LABOUR COURT.

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS ACT, 1946 .

SUBMISSION having been made to the Labour Court by the Paper Box Joint Labour Committee of the proposals set out in the Schedule hereto for fixing the minimum rates of remuneration to be paid to, and regulating the conditions of employment of, female workers in relation to whom the Committee operates thereby amending the Order of the Minister for Industry and Commerce dated 24th day of November, 1945, confirming the variation of Minimum Rates of Wages for Female workers in the Paper Box 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 Paper Box 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 28th day of March, 1947, and as from that date the said Order of the Minister for Industry and Commerce dated the 24th day of November, 1945, shall be amended by the substitution of the provisions of the Schedule hereto for the provisions of Part I of the Schedule to the said Order.

SCHEDULE.

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

	Per hour
Section I. —General Minimum Time-Rate for Female Workers (including Homesworkers), other than Learners	s.	d.
1	2

Section II.—General Minimum Time-Rates for Female Learners (as defined in the Order of the 24th day of November, 1945)

	Learners whose age is less than 18 years	Learners of 18 years of age or over
1st Year of Learnership	4¾d. per hour	5¼d. per hour
2nd Year" "	6d. " "	6½d. " "
3rd Year" "	8½d. " "	9d. " "
4th Year" "	10¼d." "	11d. " "

A Female Learner shall cease to be a Learner and shall be entitled to the General Minimum Time-Rate of 1 s. 2d. per hour payable to FEMALE WORKERS other than Learners upon the completion of four years' employment in the Trade.

	Per hour
SECTION III.—PIECE-WORK BASIS TIME-RATE FOR ALL FEMALE WORKERS.	s.	d.
1	3½

In the case of all Female persons employed on piece-work each piece rate shall be such as would yield in the circumstances of the case not less than 1s. 3½d. per hour to an ordinary worker. Provided that in determining whether any piece-rate satisfies the foregoing conditions regard shall be had only to the earnings of Female Workers other than Learners.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Labour Court, this 19th day of March, 1947.

(Signed) M. GAVAGAN,

Registrar.

Labour Court.