S.I. No. 72/1996 - Employment Regulation Order (Law Clerks Joint Labour Committee), 1996

(1)This Order may be cited as the Employment Regulation Order (Law Clerks Joint Labour Committee), 1996.

(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 1st April, 1996 and as from that date the said Order shall be revoked. PART I STATUTORY MINIMUM REMUNERATION FOR WORKERS EMPLOYED IN ALL AREAS FROM EFFECTIVE DATE OF ORDER 1/4/96 1/10/96 Per Week £ £ SECTION I MANAGING CLERK A Managing Clerk is a legal assistant (not being a Solicitor) who is fully experienced in all branches of a Solicitor's work conducted in the office in which he/she is employed and who is able to, and habitually does, conduct legal cases including the interviewing of clients, in that office without constant supervision. 238.44 240.82 Per Week £ £ SECTION II CONVEYANCING CLERK/COST CLERK 1st year of employment 198.47 200.45 2nd year of employment 206.48 208.54 3rd year of employment 211.79 213.90 Conveyancing Clerk is a person who is wholly or mainly engaged in title work in all its branches, including the preparing of contracts, investigation of title, drawing and completion of conveyances, mortgages and other deeds. A Cost Clerk is a person who is wholly or mainly engaged in the drawing and taxation of his employer's costs, and who is not remunerated on a commission basis by his/her employer. SECTION III GENERAL LAW CLERK 17 YEARS OF AGE AND OVER First six months of employment 123.08 124.31 Second " " " " 129.21 130.50 2nd year of employment 135.33 136.68 3rd year of employment 141.44 142.85 4th year of employment 148.03 149.51 5th year of employment 158.60 160.18 6th year of employment 165.27 166.92 7th year of employment 172.15 173.87 8th year of employment 182.48 184.30 9th year of employment 190.49 192.39 10th year of employment 198.47 200.45 A General Law Clerk is a person other than a managing clerk, a conveyancing clerk, a cost clerk, a shorthand typist or a typist but who may be a court clerk or a book-keeper and who is wholly or mainly engaged on clerical or book-keeping duties. SECTION IV SHORTHAND TYPIST/TYPIST First six months of employment 123.08 124.31 Second " " " " 129.21 130.50 2nd year of employment 135.33 136.68 3rd year of employment 141.44 142.85 4th year of employment 147.59 149.06 5th year of employment 154.20 155.74 6th year of employment 160.83 162.43 7th year of employment 167.55 169.22 8th year of employment 174.56 176.30 9th year of employment 182.48 184.30 A Shorthand Typist or Typist is a person who is wholly or mainly employed on one or more of the following duties, viz: shorthand, typing, dictaphone, reception, copying, scrivenery, filing, post work, despatch and telephone operation. Where a Shorthand Typist / Typist has been trained and is performing duties appropriate to a law clerk such person shall be paid the rate appropriate to a law clerk. SECTION V MESSENGER 1st year of employment 119.06 120.25 2nd year of employment 125.17 126.42 3rd year of employment 131.26 132.57 A Messenger is a person wholly or mainly engaged in post work, collection and delivery. N.B. It should be noted that the scales as specified in the Order apply, having regard to previous employment experience in a Solicitor's Office and whether or not there has been a break in service due to domestic situations or otherwise. SECTION VI - OVERTIME RATES The minimum hourly rates for all hours of overtime shall be as follows:— One-and-a-half times the hourly rates as defined in Section II, Part II below i.e., time-and-a-half. PART II CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT The following conditions of employment shall apply to all workers referred to in Part I above. SECTION I- NORMAL WORKING WEEK The Normal working week shall not exceed 38 hours. Where the normal working hours prescribed by an employer are 38 or less in any one week of not less than five working days, a worker who works the normal working hours so prescribed shall be entitled to the appropriate weekly wage set out in Part I. The normal number of hours to be worked by workers in relation to whom the Committee operates shall be as follows:– Normal Hours Workers over 16 years of age - in any week not exceeding 38 For workers over 16 years and under 18 years the maximum number of hours which may be worked shall be governed by the provisions of the Protection of Young Persons (Employment) Act, 1977 . Normal Hours Maximum Hours Workers between 15 and 16 years of age - in any week not exceeding 37½ 40 SECTION II- THE HOURLY RATE For full-time workers or for part-time workers the hourly rate shall be the appropriate weekly wage divided by the appropriate normal number of hours worked per week. SECTION III- MEAL INTERVALS Meal intervals shall not be reckoned as time worked. SECTION IV - OVERTIME All hours worked in excess of the normal hours in any week shall be overtime and shall be paid for at the overtime rates as outlined in Section VI of Part I of this Order. SECTION V- SUNDAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS All hours worked on Sunday or on a statutory Public Holiday shall be paid for at twice the hourly rate as defined in Section II above, i.e. at Double Time. SECTION VI- ANNUAL HOLIDAYS Holidays shall be in accordance with the Holidays (Employees) Act, 1973 provided however that those workers who do .not have 20 days paid leave shall be entitled to a total of 20 days paid leave in the holiday year 1983 and thereafter. PART III WORKERS IN RELATION TO WHOM THE COMMITTEE OPERATES Clerical workers and messengers, whether whole time or part-time employed by Solicitors in connection with their professional work and by Bodies Corporate in their law departments under the direction of their law agents including managing clerks, general law clerks, cost clerks, typists, stenographers, and book-keepers, but excluding Solicitors' Apprentices and Solicitors. Given under the Official Seal of the Labour Court this 26th day of March, 1996. (SIGNED) EVELYN OWENS CHAIRMAN 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