S.I. No. 256/1961 - Employment Regulation Order (Tobacco Joint Labour Committee), 1961.

(1)This Order may be cited as the Employment Regulation Order (Tobacco 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 Schedule hereto shall have effect as from the 25th day of November, 1961, and as from that date the said Order shall be revoked. SCHEDULE PART I GENERAL MINIMUM TIME-RATES SECTION I.—MALE WORKERS. Per Week s. d. 21 years of age and upwards ... ... ... ... ... ... 143 0 20 and under 21 years of age ... ... ... ... ... ... 92 2 19,, ,, 20 ,, ,,,, ... ... ... ... ... ... 83 5 18,, ,, 19 ,, ,,,,... ... ... ... ... ... 75 5 17,, ,, 18 ,, ,,,, ... ... ... ... ... ... 58 s 16,, ,, 17 ,, ,,,, ... ... ... ... ... ... 52 8 15,, ,, 16 ,, ,,,,... ... ... ... ... ... 46 9 Under 15 years of age .................. ... ... 35 6 SECTION II.—FEMALE WORKERS. 21 years of age and upwards ... ... ... ... ... ... 92 6 20 and under 21 years of age ... ... ... ... ... ... 70 4 19,, ,, 20 ,, ,,,, ... ... ... ... ... ... 65 8 ... ... ... ... ... ... 18,, ,, 19 ,, ,,,, ... ... ... ... ... ... 62 9 17,, ,, 18 ,, ,,,, 48 7 16,, ,, 17 ,, ,,,,.................. 43 6 15,, ,, 16 ,, ,,,, ... ... ... ... ... ... 39 8 Under 15 years of age ..................... 31 0 For the purpose of calculating the General Minimum Time-Rate payable in respect of each hour of employment, the appropriate weekly rate set out above must be divided, in the case of a worker of 18 years of age or over, by 44 (42½; as from 1st January, 1962) and in the case of a worker whose age is less than 18 years, by 40. NOTE.—In the case of workers employed on piece work each piece rate paid must be such as will yield in the circumstances of the case to an ordinary worker not less than the appropriate General Minimum Time-Rate. PART II NORMAL WORKING HOURS AND OVERTIME RATES SECTION I.—The normal number of hours to be worked by workers in relation to whom the Committee operates shall be as follows:— For Workers who customarily attend on six days a week. Workers of 18 years of age is less than or over Workers whose age is less than 18 years In any Week ............ 44 40 In any Week as from 1st January, 1962 42½ 40 On any day other than the Short Day, not exceeding ............ 8½ 8 On the Short Day, not exceeding ... 4½ 4 For Workers who customarily attend on five days a week. In any Week ............ 44 40 In any Week as from 1st January, 1962 42½ 40 On any Day, not exceeding...... 9 8 Provided that all hours worked on Sundays and on Customary Public and Statutory Holidays shall be regarded as Overtime to which the Overtime Rates shall apply. SECTION II.—The Minimum Rates for Overtime to apply in respect of hours worked by Male and Female Workers, whether employed on Time-Work or on Piece-Work, in excess of the declared normal number of hours of work, shall be as follows:— (

1. a)For the First Two Hours of Overtime on any day, except Sunday and Customary Public and Statutory Holidays, the Overtime Rate shall be one-and-a-quarter times the Minimum Rate otherwise applicable—i.e., Time-and-a-Quarter. (
2. b)For Overtime after the First Two Hours of Overtime on any day except Sunday and Customary Public and Statutory Holidays, the Overtime Rate shall be one-and-a-half times the Minimum Rate otherwise applicable—i.e., Time-and-a-Half. (
3. c)For all time worked on Sunday and Customary Public and Statutory Holidays the Overtime Rate shall be twice the Minimum Rate otherwise applicable—i.e., Double Time. (
4. d)For all Hours worked in any week in excess of the declared normal number of hours of work for the week the Overtime Rate shall be Time-and-a-Quarter, except in so far as higher Overtime Rates are payable under the provisions of paragraphs (
5. b)and (
6. c)of this Section. (
7. e)The Overtime Rate shall be payable where on any day (not being a Sunday or a Customary Public or Statutory Holiday) the number of hours worked exceeds the declared normal number of hours of work for that day, notwithstanding that the number of hours worked does not exceed the declared normal number of hours of work for the week. PART III DEFINITION OF WORKERS The above Statutory Minimum Remuneration and Statutory Conditions of Employment shall apply, subject to the provisions of the Industrial Relations Act, 1946 , and of this Order, to all workers in respect of any time during which they are employed in any Branch of the Trade specified in the Trade Boards (Tobacco) Order, 1919, that is to say:— The manufacture of tobacco, cigars, cigarettes, cigarette tubes and snuff, including all preparatory processes, and including also the operations of storing and storekeeping, boxing, packeting, labelling, parcelling and despatching, and all other warehousing and packing operations, incidental to the manufacture of any of the above-mentioned articles; but excluding (
8. a)the growing of tobacco; (
9. b)all or any of the processes necessary to render fresh tobacco fit for grading; (
10. c)all or any of the processes necessary to render cured tobacco fit for manufacture. GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Court this 15th day of November, 1961. (Signed) 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 pay and conditions of employment as from the 25th November, 1961, for workers employed in the Tobacco Trade. It is made by the Labour Court on the recommendation of the Tobacco Joint Labour Committee. Privacy Statement Accessibility European Legislation Identifier (PDF) Open Data License Ráiteas Príobháideachais Inrochtaineacht Aitheantóir Eorpach Reachtaíochta (ELI) Ceadúnas Sonraí Oscailte Liosta Fianán © Government of Ireland. Oireachtas Copyright Material is reproduced with the permission of the Houses of the Oireachtas © Rialtas na hÉireann. Atáirgtear ábhar faoi Chóipcheart le cead ó Thithe an Oireachtais