S.I. No. 261/1955:

EMPLOYMENT REGULATION ORDER (MESSENGERS (DUBLIN CITY AND DUN LAOGHAIRE) JOINT LABOUR COMMITTEE) 1955.

EMPLOYMENT REGULATION ORDER (MESSENGERS (DUBLIN CITY AND DUN LAOGHAIRE) JOINT LABOUR COMMITTEE) 1955.

WHEREAS the Labour Court (hereinafter called " the Court ") pursuant to the provisions of Section 43 of the Industrial Relations Act, 1946 , (hereinafter called " the Act ") made Employment Regulation Order (Messengers (Dublin City and Dún Laoghaire) Joint Labour Committee), 1953, (hereinafter called " the Principal Order "). and the Employment Regulation Order (Messengers (Dublin City and Dún Laoghaire) Joint Labour Committee) 1954, (hereinafter called " the Amending Order ") ;

AND WHEREAS the Messengers (Dublin City and Dún Laoghaire) Joint Labour Committee (hereinafter called " the Committee ") has submitted to the Court a proposal for revoking the Principal Order and the Amending Order ;

AND WHEREAS the Committee has also submitted to the Court the proposals set out in the Schedule hereto for fixing the minimum rates of remuneration and regulating the conditions of employment of workers in relation to whom the Committee operates ;

AND WHEREAS the provisions of Section 43 of the Act have been complied with ;

NOW THEREFORE, the Court, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by Section 43 of the Act hereby orders as follows :--

(1) This Order may be cited as the Employment Regulation Order (Messengers (Dublin City and Dún Laoghaire) Joint Labour Committee), 1955.

(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 24th day of December, 1955 and as from that date the Principal Order and the Amending Order shall be revoked.

SCHEDULE.

WORKERS TO WHOM THIS SCHEDULE APPLIES.

Section I. For the purposes of this Schedule " worker " means a person, of either sex, of fourteen years of age or more but under eighteen years of age who is engaged wholly or mainly in the collection or delivery of goods or messages outside the employer's place of business and who is employed by a person whose place of business is situate in the area of the County Borough of Dublin or the Borough of Dún Laoghaire.

EXCLUDING :

(a) A worker who is engaged as a driver of a mechanically propelled or an animal-drawn vehicle ;

(b) A worker to whom an employment regulation order giving effect to proposals submitted by another Joint Labour Committee for the time being applies ;

(c) A worker to whom a registered employment agreement for the time being applies.

Section II.

(i) The provisions of Sections V, VI, VII and IX, of this Schedule shall not apply to workers engaged as assistants to drivers of mechanically propelled or animal-drawn vehicles.

(ii) The provisions of Sections III to VIII inclusive of this Schedule shall not apply to workers employed solely on the delivery of newspapers or periodicals who are not employed for more than three hours on any day.

MINIMUM WAGES.

Section III.--Workers other than daily Workers.

A worker other than a daily worker shall be paid a weekly wage not less than the amount shown in the following table as appropriate to his age :--

Section IV.--Daily Workers:

(1) A daily worker means a worker engaged to work on any number of days less than five in any week.

(2) A daily worker shall be paid an hourly wage not less than the amount shown in the following table as appropriate to his age :--

(3) A daily worker shall be paid a minimum of four hours' wages in respect of each day on which he works.

HOURS OF WORK AND OVERTIME.

Section V.--Permitted And Normal Hours Of Work.

(1) A worker shall be deemed to have worked continuously on any day for the whole period, less the time allowed for a meal or meals between the time on which he first starts work on that day and the time at which he last finishes work on that day.

(2) A worker under 16 years of age shall not be permitted to work for more than 45 hours in any week except in the Christmas period.

(3) (a) The normal hours of work of a worker of 16 years of age or over shall not exceed 48 hours in any week and any time worked in excess of the normal hours shall be overtime and shall be paid for at overtime rates.

(b) Except in the Christmas period, not more than 5 hours overtime may be worked in any week nor more than 15 hours overtime in any period of four consecutive weeks.

(4) Except in the Christmas period, a worker shall not be permitted to work--

(a) after 2 p.m. on one day of the week ;

(b) after 8 p.m. on any three other days of the week ;

(c) after 6 p.m. on any of the other days of the week.

Section VI.--Christmas Period--Special Provisions.

(1) The " Christmas period " means the period beginning on 11th December and ending on 24th December.

(2) During the Christmas period a worker may work not more than ten hours in excess of the permitted or normal hours of work, provided that ;

(a) he shall be paid at overtime rates for all such excess time :

(b) he shall not be permitted to work after 10 p.m. on any day.

Section VII.--Overtime Rates And Rates For Sundays And Public Holidays.

(1) For the purpose of this Section, the " hourly rate " means--

(a) in the case of a daily worker, the appropriate hourly wage set out in Section 4 ;

(b) in the case of any other worker, the appropriate weekly wage set out in Section III divided by 45 in the case of a worker under 16 years of age and divided by 48 in the case of a worker of 16 years of age or over.

(2) The minimum overtime rate shall be--

(a) for the first two hours of overtime in any week, one-and-a-quarter times the hourly rate ;

(b) for any overtime in excess of two hours in any week, one-and-a-half times the hourly rate.

(3) For all time worked on a Sunday or a statutory public holiday a worker shall be paid at not less than twice the hourly rate, subject to a minimum payment of 2s.

Section VIII.--Annual Leave.

(1) Workers in relation to whom the Committee operates and who qualify for annual leave under Section X of the Holidays (Employees) Act, 1939 , shall, in addition to the seven consecutive whole holidays prescribed therein, be granted a further period of seven consecutive whole holidays and the payment in respect of this further period shall be calculated in the same manner as that for the statutory period provided by that Act.

(2) Where a worker ceases to be employed by a particular employer before the end of his employment year and has not been allowed annual leave in respect of the period of that year during which he was so employed, that employer shall pay to him on the cesser of that employment one full day's pay for each month of that period during which he worked not less than 120 hours for that employer.

(3) The expressions " employment year and " one full day's pay " where used in this section shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Holidays (Employees) Act, 1939 .

Section IX.--Meal Intervals.

(1) A worker shall not be permitted to work for a longer period than five hours without being allowed a meal interval of not less than half an hour's duration.

(2) If a worker is required to work before noon and after 2 p.m. on any day he shall be allowed a meal interval of not less than 1¼ hours' duration beginning between those hours.

(3) If a worker is required to work before 5 p.m. and after 7 p.m. he shall be allowed a meal interval of not less than half an hour's duration beginning between those hours.

Section X.--Protective Clothing.

The employer shall make available to the worker outer clothing adequate to give protection against wet weather. These articles shall remain the property of the employer and it shall be the duty of the worker to take reasonable care of them.

Section XI.--Maximum Loads.

(1) The maximum load which may be transported by a worker shall be :--

(a) Transport by bicycle or tricycle (other than a box-carrier)--

60 lb. if the worker is under 16 years of age ;

80 lb. if the worker is 16 years of age or over.

(b) Transport by box-carrier--56 lb. ;

(c) Transport by hand-cart or barrow--112 lb.;

(d) Transport by hand (except in the operations of loading and unloading)--28 lb.

(2) A load transported by bicycle, tricycle, box-carrier, hand-cart or barrow shall be so loaded as not to obstruct the view of the worker or his control of the vehicle.

Section XII.--Maintenance And Care Of Vehicles:

(1) The employer shall ensure that a vehicle to be used by a worker is maintained in good mechanical order.

(2) The worker shall take proper care of any vehicle used by him and shall bring to the notice of the employer any defect of which he becomes aware.

Section XIII.--Identification Of Vehicles:

The name and address of the employer shall be displayed on bicycles, tricycles, box-carriers, hand-carts and barrows in letters and figures at least one inch in height, and clearly legible.

Section XIV.--Absence Without Leave.

If a worker absents himself from work without leave for any day or portion of a day, the employer shall have the right to deduct from the worker's remuneration a sum equivalent to the pay for such time so missed on a basis pro rata to the worker's normal working week.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Labour Court this 20th day of December, 1955.

(Signed) E. de BURCA,

A person authorised under Section 18 of the Industrial Relations Act, 1946 , to authenticate the Seal of the Court.