S.I. No. 181/1998 - Employment Regulation Order (Law Clerks Joint Labour Committee), 1998

(4)of the Industrial Relations Act, 1946 , and by Section 48

(4)of the Industrial Relations Act, 1990 hereby Orders as follows:—

(1)This Order may be cited as the Employment Regulation Order (Law Clerks Joint Labour Committee), 1998.

(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 12th June, 1998 and as from that date the said Order shall be revoked. NOTE: Enquiries should be directed to the Secretary, Joint Labour Committees, The Labour Court, Tom Johnson House, Haddington Road, Dublin 4 (Telephone 01-6608444 Extension Nos. 301, 303 and 304. "Lo-Call" number (if calling from outside

(01)area) 1890 220 228). SCHEDULE PART I STATUTORY MINIMUM REMUNERATION FOR WORKERS EMPLOYED IN ALL AREAS FROM 12th JUNE, 1998 FROM 12th DECEMBER, 1998 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. 253.62 258.69 SECTION II CONVEYANCING CLERK/COST CLERK 1st year of employment 211.11 215.33 2nd year of employment 219.63 224.02 3rd year of employment 225.28 229.79 A 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. FROM 12th JUNE, 1998 FROM 12TH DECEMBER, 1998 Per Week £ £ SECTION III GENERAL LAW CLERK 17 YEARS OF AGE AND OVER First six months of employment 131.54 134.17 Second " " " " 137.92 140.68 2nd year of employment 144.28 147.17 3rd year of employment 150.64 153.65 4th year of employment 157.50 160.65 5th year of employment 168.70 172.07 6th year of employment 175.80 179.32 7th year of employment 183.12 186.78 8th year of employment 194.10 197.98 9th year of employment 202.62 206.67 10th year of employment 211.11 215.33 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. FROM 12th JUNE, 1998 FROM 12TH DECEMBER 1998 Per Week £ £ SECTION IV SHORTHAND TYPIST/TYPIST First six months of employment 131.54 134.17 Second " " " " 137.92 140.68 2nd year of employment 144.28 147.17 3rd year of employment 150.64 153.65 4th year of employment 157.03 160.17 5th year of employment 164.02 167.30 6th year of employment 171.06 174.48 7th year of employment 178.22 181.78 8th year of employment 185.68 189.39 9th year of employment 194.10 197.98 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. FROM 12TH JUNE, 1998 FROM 12TH DECEMBER, 1998 Per Week £ £ SECTION V MESSENGER 1st year of employment 127.36 129.91 2nd year of employment 133.71 136.38 3rd year of employment 140.05 142.85 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 number of hours to be worked by workers in relation to whom the Committee operates shall be 38 hours per week. 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. In relation to workers under the age of 18, the provisions of the Protection of Young Persons (Employment) Act, 1996 shall apply. 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 Workers in relation to whom the Committee operates shall be entitled to a total of 20 days' paid leave per year. 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 8th day of June, 1998. (SIGNED) EVELYN OWENS CHAIRMAN EXPLANATORY NOTE This Instrument fixes statutory minimum rates of pay and regulates statutory conditions of employment as from 12th June, 1998 for certain workers employed in Solicitors' Offices. It is made by the Labour Court on the recommendation of the Law Clerks 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