PUBLIC TRANSPORT WAGES COUNCIL WAGE REGULATION [ S.L.452.35 1 SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 452.35 PUBLIC TRANSPORT WAGES COUNCIL WAGE REGULATION ORDER 29th April, 1969 LEGAL NOTICE 34 of 1969, as amended by Legal Notices 17 of 1972, 120 of 1975, 148 of 1976, 106 of 1977, 28 of 1979, 427 of 2007, 140 of 2010, 362 of 2012, 334, 444 of 2013, 482 of 2014, 5 of 201, 97 and 383 of 2017, 104, 351 of 2019, 469 of 2020, 464 of 2021, 335 of 2022, 286 of 2023, 341 of 2024 and 288 of
- The title of this Order is Public Transport Wages Council Wage Regulation Order. Title.
- The wage regulation proposals set out in the Schedule to this Order shall apply to all employees in respect of whom the Pubic Transport Wages Council operates. Application of order. SCHEDULE (Article 2)
- In this Schedule unless the context otherwise requires - "customary holidays" means the days, other than Sundays, declared to be public holidays by or under the National Holidays and other Public Holidays Act; "day" means a period of twenty-four consecutive hours commencing from midnight of one day to midnight of the next following day; "hours of work" means the time on any day during which employees are at the disposal of the employer, exclusive of the intervals allowed for meals and rest; "normal time", "time-and-a-half" and "double-time" mean respectively one time, one-and-a-half and two times, the minimum time rate applicable to the employee; "part-time employee" means an employee whose normal hours of Amended by: L.N. 17 of 1972; L.N. 120 of 1975; L.N. 148 of 1976; L.N. 106 of 1977; L.N. 28 of 1979; L.N. 427 of 2007; L.N. 140 of 2010; L.N. 362 of 2012; L.N. 334 of 2013; L.N. 444 of 2013; L.N. 482 of 2014; L.N. 5 of 2016; L.N. 97 of 2017; L.N. 383 of 2017; L.N. 104 of 2019; L.N. 351 of 2019; L.N. 469 of 2020; L.N. 464 of 2021; L.N. 335 of 2022; L.N. 286 of 2023; L.N. 341 of 2024; L.N. 288 of
- Definitions. Cap.
- 2 [ S.L.452.35 PUBLIC TRANSPORT WAGES COUNCIL WAGE REGULATION work, calculated on a weekly basis or on average over a period of employment of up to one year, are less than the normal hours of work of a comparable whole-time employee and who is not a whole-time employee with reduced hours; "period of employment" means the time in any one day during which employees are at the disposal of the employer, but inclusive of the intervals allowed for meals and rest; "wages" means remuneration or earnings payable in money by an employer to an employee; "week" means a calendar week; "weekly day of rest" means a period of twenty-four consecutive hours commencing at the time at which the employee would commence his turn of duty; "whole-time employee" means an employee who is deemed to be a whole-time employee in terms of any recognized conditions of employment. Hours of work.
- The minimum weekly wage shall be related to a week of not more than forty-eight hours. Minimum weekly wage. Amended by: L.N. 97 of 2017; L.N. 383 of 2017; L.N. 351 of 2019; L.N. 469 of 2020; L.N. 464 of 2021; L.N. 335 of 2022; L.N. 286 of 2023; L.N. 341 of 2024; L.N. 288 of
- The minimum weekly wage payable to whole-time employees shall be two hundred twenty nine euro and forty-four cents (€229.44). Uniform allowance.
- Bus conductors and bus drivers shall be entitled to an additional allowance of twenty-three cents (0.23) per week to cover the cost of uniforms as laid down in regulation 158 of the Motor Vehicles Regulations, provided that such employees shall wear such uniforms regularly while on duty and shall maintain them in a fit and proper condition. S.L. 65.11 Minimum remuneration of part-time employees.
- Part-time employees shall be entitled to a minimum hourly rate calculated pro rata in accordance with the provisions of paragraphs 2 and 3 of this Schedule, provided that for employment of not less than four hours in any one day payment shall in no case be less than the equivalent of a day’s work. Minimum weekly rest.
- week. Minimum overtime rates.
- (i) Whole-time employees shall be entitled to the payment of overtime and a half for all time worked in excess of an aggregate of forty-eight hours in any one week of six days, or, subject to the written authorisation of the Director of Labour, for all time worked in excess of an aggregate of ninety-six hours calculated over a period of two consecutive weeks of six days each. All employees shall be entitled to one day of rest in every (ii) Whole-time employees shall be entitled to the payment of overtime at double time for all time worked on the weekly day of rest. PUBLIC TRANSPORT WAGES COUNCIL WAGE REGULATION [ S.L.452.35
- Whole-time employees shall be entitled, in every calendar year, to - Entitlements. (a) all customary holidays with full pay, and (b) after three months in employment, vacation leave of such number of working days with full pay as is equivalent to the number of working days as that particular employee should normally attend to work during a period of four weeks: Provided that whole-time employees who have been in employment for less than one year shall be entitled to such part of the said vacation leave as is in proportion to the number of months in employment. 9.
(1)After completing six months in employment, a wholetime employee shall in every calendar year be entitled to the equivalent in hours of twelve days sick leave on full pay, less an amount equal to the sum set for sickness benefit entitlement at the rate established under the Social Security Act, and part-time employees shall have a pro rata entitlement to sick leave in hours on full pay, less an amount equal to the sum set for sickness benefit entitlement at the rate established under the Social Security Act, which amount is also to be calculated on a pro rata basis: Sick leave. Cap. 318. Provided that (
- a)the first three days of any claim for sick leave shall be paid in full by the employer; (
- b)a medical certificate covering the period of absence is produced to the employer on the day of return to work or, if such period of absence is longer than seven days, within seven days of the onset of sick leave absence; (
- c)employees in receipt of a social security pension in respect of retirement or widowhood in terms of the Social Security Act shall, for the purpose of calculating the sick leave pay due, be deemed to have received an amount equal to the sum set for sickness benefit entitlement at the rate established under the Social Security Act. Cap. 318.
(2)The employer may require a medical certificate by his own physician to certify incapacity for work during the period of absence.
(3)The sick leave entitlement granted by virtue of this paragraph shall be calculated on the basis provided for annual leave as specified in regulation 8
(1)of the Organisation of Working Time Regulations. S.L. 452.87 10. Whole-time employees shall be allowed two days paid leave on the occasion of the death of any of the following relatives: the wife or husband, the father or mother, or the person who at the time was in fact acting as the father or mother of the employee, the son or daughter, and the brother or sister. Bereavement leave. 11. A whole-time employee shall be allowed three days leave on full pay on the occasion of his marriage and one day leave on Special leave. 3 4 [ S.L.452.35 PUBLIC TRANSPORT WAGES COUNCIL WAGE REGULATION full pay on the occasion of the birth of a child to his wife. Injury leave. Cap. 318. 12. A whole-time employee shall be entitled to a maximum of one year injury leave on full pay, less the full amount of any injury benefit to which such employee may be entitled in terms of the Social Security Act, if he is injured during the actual discharge of his duty and such injury is not due to any contributory negligence on his part or to the contravention by him of any safety rules laid down by the management. Jury service. 13. A whole-time employee shall, if called upon to serve as juror, be allowed all time off as shall be necessary, without any deduction from pay to which he would otherwise have been entitled, to enable him to attend to such duty in Court. Waiting time. 14. An employee is entitled to the payment of the minimum remuneration applicable to him for all time during which he is present on the premises of his employer or in any other place in connection with his employment unless he is present thereon in any of the following circumstances (
- a)without the employer’s consent, expressed or implied; (
- b)for some purpose unconnected with his work and other than that of waiting for work to be given to him to perform; (
- c)by reason only of the fact that he is resident thereon; (
- d)during recognised breaks for meals and rest, and he is not waiting for work to be given to him to perform. Retiring age. 15. In cases where the retiring age of a male employee is expected at the age of sixty years, such employee shall be given the opportunity by his employer to retain his employment beyond this age at least until the age of sixty-one years, provided that the employee in question shall still be allowed, if he so wishes, to retire at the age of sixty years. EXPLANATORY NOTE This note is not part of the Schedule but it is intended to indicate its applicability. The above Order applies to employees employed in the conveyance of passengers by motor omnibus licensed to ply for hire on public service routes as laid down in the Public Transport Wages Council Order published by Government Notice 377 of 1st August, 1952, namely 1. Inspectors. 2. Drivers. 3. Conductors. 4. Ticket sellers. 5. Ticket booth attendants. PUBLIC TRANSPORT WAGES COUNCIL WAGE REGULATION [ S.L.452.35 The rates of wages set out in the Schedule are minimum rates and do not prevent the payment of higher rates. 5