S.I. No. 180/1961 - Employment Regulation Order (Brush and Broom Joint Labour Committee), 1961.

S.I. No. 180 of 1961.

EMPLOYMENT REGULATION ORDER (BRUSH AND BROOM JOINT LABOUR COMMITTEE), 1961.

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 (Brush and Broom Joint Labour Committee), 1960 ( S.I. No. 205 of 1960 ) (hereinfater called " the Principal 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 the proposals set out in the Schedule hereto for fixing the minimum rates of remuneration to be paid generally to 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), 1961.

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

(3) The provisions set out in the Schedules hereto shall have effect as from the 28th day of August, 1961, and as from that date the Principal Order shall be amended in the manner indicated in Schedules I, II and III.

SCHEDULE I.

PART I.

SECTION I—BRUSH AND BROOM BRANCH.

General Minimum Time Rates for Male Workers.

	Per Hour
	s.	d.
For Male Workers employed on operations as specified in Section I of Schedule I to the 1960 Order	4	2½

SECTION II—FOR MALE WORKERS OTHER THAN THOSE SPECIFIED ABOVE):

Workers of 21 years and over	3	10¾
,, ,, 20 and under 21 years of age	2	9½
,, ,, 19" " 20 " " "	2	5
,, ,, 18" " 19 " " "	1	10
,, ,, 17" " 18 " " "	1	9½
,, ,, 16" " 17 " " "	1	4
,, ,, 15" " 16 " " "	1	1¾
Workers under 15 years of age		11¾

PART II.

BRUSH AND BROOM BRANCH

General Minimum Piece Rates for Male Workers.

The General Minimum Piece-Rates for male workers employed on the operations specified in Part II of the 1960 Order shall be the rates set out therein with an addition of 120 per cent., plus a further addition of 7½d. per hour.

PART III.

BRUSH AND BROOM BRANCH

General Minimum Time Rates for Female Workers.

	Per Hour
	s.	d.
(i) For Female Workers employed in the manufacture of Artist's or Medical Brushes ... ... ... ...	3	8½
(ii) For Female Workers other than those specified in Section I above:—

Female Workers of 18 years of age and over	2	3¼
" " " 17½ and under 18 years of age	1	8½
" " " 17" " 17½" " "	1	5¾
" " " 16½ " " 17½ " ""	1	5
" " " 16 " " 16½ " " "	1	4
" " " 15½ " " 16 " " "	1	2¾
" " " 15 " " 15½" " "	1	1
" " " 14½ " " 15 " " "	1	0
Female Workers under 14½ years of age		11

Provided that in the case of any Female Worker who enters the trade for the first time at or over the age of 16 years and who is employed on time-work the General Minimum Time-Rates payable during the worker's first twelve months' employment shall be the respective General Minimum Time-Rates appropriate to a worker in the immediate junior age group as set out above, in lieu of the rates otherwise applicable.

PART IV.

BRUSH AND BROOM BRANCH.

Piece Work Basis Time Rates for Female Workers.

	Per Hour
	s.	d.
For Female Workers employed in the manufacture of Artists' or Medical Brushes	4	0½
For Female Workers other than those specified in Section I above	2	7¼

NOTE:—The Piece-Work Basis Time-Rate is for the purpose of securing that in the case of Female Workers employed on Piece-Work (other than Piece-Work for which General Minimum Piece-Rates have been fixed) each piece-rate paid shall be such as will yield in the circumstances of the case, to an ORDINARY worker not less than the appropriate rate per hour. In determining whether any piece-rate satisfies this condition, regard must be had to the earnings of ordinary workers, i.e. workers of ordinary skill and experience in the class of work in question, and not to the earnings of workers of less than the ordinary skill and experience, e.g. learners and infirm workers.

PART V.

BRUSH AND BROOM BRANCH.

Guaranteed Time-Rates for Female Workers.

	Per Hour
	s.	d.
Female Workers of 18 years of age and over	1	11¼
" " "17½ and under 18 years of age	1	6¾
" " "17 " "17½ """	1	4½
" " "16½" "17 """	1	4
" " "16 " "16½ """	1	2¾
" " "15½" " 16 "" "	1	1¼
" " "15 " " 15½ "" "	1	0½
" " " 14½" " 15 "" "	1	11¼
Female Workers under 14½ years of age		10

PART VI

BRUSH AND BROOM BRANCH.

General Minimum Piece Rates for Female Workers.

The General Minimum Piece Rates for Female Workers employed on the operations specified in Part VI of the 1960 Order shall be the rates set out in that Part (subject to an increase of ten per cent in the basic rates for Hand Drawing, Section II), with an addition of 132 per cent plus a further addition of 44¾d. per hour.

SCHEDULE II.

PART I.

TWIG MAKING BRANCH.

General Minimum Time Rates for Male Workers.

	Per Hour
	s.	d.
SECTION I.—Male Workers irrespective of age engaged on "Winding" or "Stitching"	4	3¾

SECTION II.—Male Workers of 21 years of age or over			4	3³/₄
Female Workers of 18 years of age and over			1	11¼
" " "	20 and under 21 years of age		2	8
" " "	19" "	20 " ""	2	3¼
" " "	18" "	19 " ""	1	11¾
" " "	17" "	18 " ""	1	10
" " "	16" "	17 " ""	1	6
" " "	15" "	16 " ""	1	4
Male Workers under 15 years of age			1	1¾

SECTION III—General Minimum Time Rates for Female Workers.
			s.	d.
Workers of 21 years of age and over			2	4
" "	18 and under 21 years of age		1	8
" "	17" "	18" ""	1	7
" "	16" "	17" " "	1	5
Workers under 16 years of age			1	0¼

PART II.

TWIG MAKING BRANCH.

General Minimum Piece Rates, Male and Female Workers.

The General Minimum Piece Rates, for Male and Female Workers employed on the operations specified in Schedule II Part II of the 1960 Order shall be the rates set out therein with an addition of 102½ per cent. plus a further addition in the case of male workers of 7½d. per hour and in the case of female workers of 4¾d. per. hour

SCHEDULE III.

PART I.

BRUSH AND BROOM BRANCH AND TWIG MAKING BRANCH.

Normal Working Hours and Overtime Rates.

( a ) The normal working week shall be one of 5 days;

( b ) The normal hours of work shall be as follows:—

Workers of 18 years of age or over.		Workers whose age is less than 18 years.
In any week	42½ hours.	In any week	40 hours.

Provided that all hours worked on Saturdays, Sundays and Customary Public or Statutory Holidays shall be regarded as Overtime, to which the Overtime rates shall apply;

( c ) References to 45 Hours in Section III, Part I, Schedule III, of the Employment Regulation Order shall be amended to read " 42½ Hours ".

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Labour Court this 18th day of August, 1961.

P. D. McCARTHY,

A person authorised under Section 18 of the Act to authenticate the Seal of the Court.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

This Instrument fixes minimum rates of remuneration and regulates conditions of employment as from the 28th August, 1961, for workers employed in the Brush and Broom Trade. It is made by the Labour Court on the recommendation of the Brush and Broom Joint Labour Committee.