PRINTING AND PUBLISHING WAGES COUNCIL WAGE REGULATION [ S.L.452.48 1 SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 452.48 PRINTING AND PUBLISHING WAGES COUNCIL WAGE REGULATION ORDER* 1st August, 1977 LEGAL NOTICE 88 of 1977, as amended by Legal Notices 6 of 1979, 427 of 2007, 153 of 2010, 362 of 2012, 334, 444 of 2013, 482 of 2014, 5 of 2016, 97 and 383 of 2017, 104 and 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 Printing and Publishing Wages Council Wage Regulation Order. Title.
- The provisions of the Schedule to this Order shall apply to all employees in respect of whom the Printing and Publishing Wages Council operates. Field of operation of Wages Council. SCHEDULE Amended by: L.N. 6 of 1979; L.N. 427 of 2007; L.N. 153 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
- In this Schedule, unless the context otherwise requires - "customary holidays" means the days (other than Sundays) declared for the time being to be public holidays by or under the National Holidays and other Public Holidays Act; "day worker" means an employee who is not a night worker; "hours of work" means the time on any day during which an employee is at the disposal of the employer, exclusive of the intervals allowed for meals and rest; "night worker" means an employee, other than a watchman, whose hours of work on any day, exclusive of overtime, start after 5.00 p.m. or end after 8.00 p.m.; "part-time employee" means an employee whose normal hours of 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year, are less than the normal hours of work of a comparable whole-time employee and who is not a *This Order has been repealed by Legal Notice 115 of
- Definitions. Cap.
- 2 PRINTING AND PUBLISHING WAGES COUNCIL WAGE REGULATION [ S.L.452.48 whole-time employee with reduced hours; "period of employment" means the time in any day during which an employee is at the disposal of the employer, but inclusive of the intervals allowed for meals and rest; "time-and-a-half" means one and a half times the hourly rate obtained by dividing by forty, in the case of day worker, and by thirty-eight, in the case of a night worker, the minimum weekly remuneration to which the employee is entitled under the provisions of paragraph 3 of this Schedule; "wage" means remuneration or earnings, payable in money by an employer to an employee; "whole-time employee" means an employee who is deemed to be a whole-time employee in terms of any recognized conditions of employment; "working day", in respect of any employee, means any day in which such employee is normally expected to work. Hours of work.
- The minimum weekly remuneration specified in paragraph 3 of this Schedule relates (a) in the case of a day worker, to a week of forty hours of work spread over five days; (b) in the case of a night worker, to a week of thirty-eight hours of work exclusive of overtime, and in the case of watchman, to a week of forty-eight hours of work exclusive of overtime. Minimum remuneration. Amended by: 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
- The minimum weekly remuneration payable to whole-time employees shall be the following: Minimum daily rest.
- Employees, whether day or night workers, shall be allowed intervals of not less, in the aggregate, than one hour for meals and rest in any one period of employment in which the hours of work are not less than five and a half. (a) Watchmen ............................................... €229.44; and (b) Other employees aged: (i) 18 years or over ............................. €229.44 (ii) 17 years ........................................ €222.66 (iii) 16 years ........................................ €219.
- Minimum weekly rest.
- Employees shall be allowed one whole day off each week. Overtime. 6.
(1)Overtime shall be payable as follows: (
- a)in the case of watchmen, time-and-a-half for all work in excess of forty-eight hours in any week; (
- b)in the case of day workers other than watchmen (
- i)for work in excess of eight hours in any one day ........................................ time-and-a-half; (
- ii)for work in excess of forty hours in any week, PRINTING AND PUBLISHING WAGES COUNCIL WAGE REGULATION [ S.L.452.48 exclusive of any time paid for at overtime rates ........................................ time-and-a-half; (
- c)in the case of night workers other than watchmen (
- i)for work in excess of six and a half hours in any period of employment ............. time-and-a-half; (
- ii)for work in excess of thirty-eight hours in any week, exclusive of any time paid for at overtime rates ......................................... time-and-a-half.
(2)Saving the provisions of sub-paragraph
(1)of this paragraph (
- a)in the case of night workers conditioned to a five day week, the number of hours in excess of which work is to be paid for at overtime rates shall be seven and a half hours in any period of employment, and (
- b)subject to the provisions of paragraph 7 of this Schedule, in any week in which a working day happens to be a customary holiday, overtime shall be payable for work in excess of thirty-two hours in the case of day workers, and thirty-one and a half hours in the case of night workers conditioned to a six day week and thirty and a half hours in the case of night workers conditioned to a five day week. 7. Whole-time employees shall be entitled, in every calendar year, to - Holidays. (
- 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. 8.
(1)After the completion of one year’s continuous service, a whole-time 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: 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, Sick leave. Cap. 318. 3 4 [ S.L.452.48 PRINTING AND PUBLISHING WAGES COUNCIL WAGE REGULATION within seven days of the onset of sick leave absence; Cap. 318. (
- 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.
(2)The employer may require a medical certificate by his own physician to certify incapacity for work during the period of absence. S.L. 452.87. Injury leave. Cap. 318.
(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.
- 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. Bereavement.
- 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 mother or father (or the person who, at the time, was in fact acting as the mother or father of the employee), the daughter or son, and the sister or brother. Special leave.
- Whole-time employees shall be allowed two days paid leave on the occasion of their marriage and one day paid leave on the occasion of the birth of any child to the wife of the employee. Jury service.
- Whole-time employees called for jury service shall be allowed all necessary time off to enable them to attend the Courts without loss of pay. Part-time employees.
- Part-time employees shall be paid pro rata at an hourly rate not less than that applicable to whole-time employees, namely the appropriate rate per week shown in paragraph 3 of this Schedule, divided by the number of hours as stipulated in paragraph 2 of the said Schedule. Retiring age.
- 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 Order but is intended to indicate its applicability). PRINTING AND PUBLISHING WAGES COUNCIL WAGE REGULATION [ S.L.452.48 The provisions of the above Schedule will apply to all employees, other than apprentices, in all establishments engaged in printing, publishing or book-binding. 5