S.I. No. 68/1951 - Employment Regulation Order (Paper Box Joint Labour Committee) (Female Workers), 1951.


S.I. No. 68 of 1951.

EMPLOYMENT REGULATION ORDER (PAPER BOX JOINT LABOUR COMMITTEE) (FEMALE WORKERS), 1951.

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 the Employment Regulation Order (Paper Box Joint Labour Committee), 1948 (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 Paper Box Joint Labour Committee (hereinafter called " the Committee ") operates ;

AND WHEREAS the Committee has submitted to the Court the proposals set out in the Schedule hereto for fixing the minimum rates of remuneration to be paid generally to female 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 (Paper Box Joint Labour Committee) (Female Workers), 1951 :

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

(3) The proposals set out in the Schedule hereto shall have effect as from the 30th day of March 1951, and as from that date the said Order shall be amended by the substitution of the Schedule hereto for Part II of the Schedule to the said Order.

SCHEDULE.

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

Section I.—General Minimum Time Rates for Female Workers (including Homeworkers) other than Learners—1s. 6d. per hour.

Section II.—General Minimum Time Rates for Female Learners—

Learners whose age is less than 18 years.

Learners of 18 years of age or over.

1st Year Learnership

6¼d. per hour

6¾d. per hour

2nd "  "

8d. " "

8½d. " "

3rd "  "

11d. " "

11½d." "

4th "  "

1s. 1¼d." "

1s. 2d." "

A Female Learner shall cease to be a Learner and shall be entitled to the General Minimum Time-Rate of 1s. 6d. per hour payable to Female Workers other than Learners, upon the completion of four years' employment in the Trade.

Section III.—Piece-Work Basis Time-Rate for all Female Workers    1s. 7d. per hour.

In the case of all Female persons employed on piece-work each piece-rate paid shall be such as would yield in the circumstances of the case not less than 1s. 7d. 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 Court this 22nd day of March, 1951.

(Signed) NIAL MAC LIAM.

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