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S.I. No. 180 of 1948
EMPLOYMENT REGULATION
ORDER (LAW CLERKS JOINT
LABOUR COMMITTEE), 1948
WHEREAS pursuant to the provisions of Section
42 of the Industrial Relations Act, 1946 (hereinafter
called " the Act") the Law Clerks Joint Labour
Committee (hereinafter called " the Committee ")
has submitted to
the Labour Court (hereinafter
called " 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 (Law Clerks Joint Labour Com
mittee), 1948.
2. Effect is hereby given to the proposals set out
in the Schedule hereto.
3. The proposals set out in the Schedule hereto
shall have effect as from the z8th May, 1948.
SCHEDULE
PART I
SECTION I.—GENERAL MINIMUM TIME RATES FOR
GENERAL LAW CLERKS (MALE) 17 YEARS OF
AGE AND OVER.
A General Law Clerk is a person, other than a
Managing Clerk, a Conveyancing Clerk, a Costs
Clerk, a Shorthand Typist or a Typist, but who may
be a Court Clerk or a Book-keeper, and who is
mainly engaged on clerical duties.
SECTION II.—GENERAL MINIMUM TIME RATES FOR
TYPISTS AND SHORTHAND TYPISTS
(FEMALE).
A Shorthand Typist or a Typist is a person who is
wholly or mainly employed on one or more of the
following duties, viz., Shorthand, typing, copying,
scrivenery, filing, post work or telephone operation.
ist year of
employment
znd
3rd
4th
5*
6th
7th
8th
9th
loth and over
For
workers
employed
in the
County
Boroughs
of Dublin
and Cork,
and the
Borough
of Dun
Laoghaire
Per week
s. d.
25
o
30
o
40
o
50
o
65
o
80
o
90
o
105
o
110
0
115
o
For
workers
employed
in the
County
Borough
of
Limerick
Per week
s. d.
25
o
30
o
40
o
50
o
65
o
78
o
87
9
102
5
107
3
112
2
For
workers
employed
in the
County
Borough
of
Waterford
Per week
s. d.
25
o
;o
o
40
o
50
o
65
o
76
o
85
6
99
9
104
6
109
3
For
workers
employed
in all
other
areas
Per week
s. d.
25
o
30
o
40
o
50
o
65
o
72
o
80
o
90
o
95
o
TOO
O
ist year of
employment
2nd
3rd
4th
5*
6th
7*
8th
9th
and over
For
workers
employed
in the
County
Boroughs
of Dublin
and Cork,
and the
Borough
of Dun
Laoghaire
Per week
s. d.
25
o
30
o
40
o
45
°
50
o
60
o
65
o
70
o
75
°
For
workers
employed
in the
County
Borough
of
Limerick
Per week
s. d.
25
o
30
o
40
o
45
°
50
o
58
6
63
5
68
3
73
2
For
workers
employed
in the
County
Borough
of
Waterford
Per week
s. d.
25
o
30
o
40
o
45
°
50
o
57
o
61
9
66
6
7 J
3
For
workers
employed
in all
other
areas
Per week
s. d.
25
o
30
o
40
o
45
°
50
o
54
°
58
6
63
o
67
6
PART II
NORMAL WORKING HOURS AND OVERTIME RATES
SECTION I.—The normal hours of work to be
worked by the classes of workers referred to in this
Schedule shall be : In any week, 38.
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