The Gazette 1991

GAZETTE

JANUARY/FEBRUARY 1991

Younger Members News

Apprentices Salaries

At a meeting of the Younger

Members Committee in December

1989 committee members present

told the meeting that there was

much disquiet among apprentices

at the level of salaries paid to them.

The recommended rates of pay

from 1st May 1987 were:

£85.00 per week for the first six

months after the completion of

the Professional Course

£95.00 per week for the second

six months.

£105.00 per week after twelve

months.

There was no recommended salary

for an apprentice prior to taking the

Professional Course. At that meet-

ing in December 1989 the YMC

took a decision to nominate Joe

Kelly, one of its members, to in-

vestigate further the views of

apprentices on salaries and to

produce a report. Joe Kelly, who is

also a member of SADSI, obtained

the assistance of SADSI members

in compiling the report which was

then submitted to all members of

the Council. Little did the Com-

mittee know that this decision

would lead to a full scale debate at

the Society's Annual General Meet-

ing in November 1990.

As a result of the YMC's investi-

gation a Motion seeking to increase

the salary paid to apprentices went

before the October 1990 Council

Meeting. However, by the time this

Motion came up for debate a

Motion had been submitted for

debate at the Annual General

Meeting by the Southern Law

Association to the effect that " t he

salaries to be paid to apprentices

should be determined by market

forces . . .". As a result of receiving

notification of this Motion the

Council deferred debating the

Motion seeking to increase ap-

prentices salaries.

The Annual General Meeting,

which was well attended by both

those arguing for and against the

Motion, resulted in a good deal of

debate both inside and outside the

meeting. On being put to a vote the

Motion submitted by the Southern

Law Association was defeated.

At its meeting in December 1990

the Council then debated the ori-

ginal Motion submitted seeking an

increase in salaries. The result of

this debate was the issue of a

guideline e f f ec t i ve f r om 1st

Janauary 1991:

£105.00 per week for the first

six months after completion of

the Professional Course.

£115.00 per week for the second

six months.

£125.00 per week until the com-

mencement of the Advanced

Course.

While the YMC welcomes the

increase in the salary paid to

apprentices it was disappointed

that the guideline was not extend-

ed to include apprentices before

they commence the Professional

Course. It is hoped that at some

time in the future the climate will

prevail which will recommend that

these apprentices are paid some

minimum salary.

To conclude the YMC would like

to thank the Council and all the

members of the profession who

gave their support which has

resulted in an increase in the

salaries paid to apprentices.

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SOLICITORS BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION

NOTICE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the One Hundred

and Twenty Seventh Annual General Meeting of the

SOLICITORS BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION will

be held at the Incorporated Law Society's Building,

Blackhall Place, Dublin, on Thursday the 21st of March

1991 at 12 noon:

1. To consider the annual Report and Accounts for

the year ended 30th November 1990.

2 .

To elect Directors.

3 .

To appoint new Trustees.

4 .

To deal wi th other matters appropriate to a

General Meeting.

CLARE LEONARD

Secretary