
JLC/REA Rates of Pay

Title:		Shirtmaking

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SHIRTMAKING

SECTION I: - GENERAL MINIMUM TIME-RATE

CLASSIFICATION	FROM 10TH OCTOBER 2006	FROM 1ST MARCH 2007	FROM 1ST AUGUST 2007
CLASSIFICATION	Per Week	Per Week	Per Week
JOB CLASS 1: SPECIAL or MEASURE CUTTERS as defined in Part VI or PATTERN CUTTERS, PATTERN TAKERS or TIE- CUTTERS who are employed as such during the whole or a substantial part of their time and who have not less than three years’ experience. TIE CUTTERS who are employed as such during the whole or a substantial part of their time and who have had not less than three years’ experience in tie cutting.	€322.63	€330.70	€338.97

CLASSIFICATION	FROM 10TH OCTOBER 2006	FROM 1ST MARCH 2007	FROM 1ST AUGUST 2007
CLASSIFICATION	Per Week	Per Week	Per Week
JOB CLASS 2: CUTTERS (other than those specified in JOB CLASS 1) who are employed as such during the whole or a substantial part of their time, and who have had not less than three years’ experience in cutting in the Shirtmaking or Tiemaking Trade. NOTE: The term “cutting” shall be deemed to include the operations of marking-in (stencilling), and marking-out (pencilling) and a worker (other than an apprentice) who performs the operations of marking-in (stencilling) and marking-out (pencilling) shall be deemed to be a cutter and entitled to the appropriate rate.	€322.63	€330.70	€338.97

JOB CLASS 3: GENERAL WORKERS are persons performing operations requiring levels of flexibility and experience in excess of Job Classes 4 and 5.	€322.63	€330.70	€338.97
JOB CLASS 4: SPECIAL MACHINISTS - using high level manipulative skill in excess of Job Class 5 (as defined in Part VI).	€322.63	€330.70	€338.97
JOB CLASS 5: ALL OPERATIONS of skill, effort, responsibility and working conditions not included in Job Classes 1 to 4 (as defined in Part VI).	€322.63	€330.70	€338.97

LEARNERS:	FROM 10TH OCTOBER 2006	FROM 1ST MARCH 2007	FROM 1ST AUGUST 2007
(a) LEARNER CUTTERS as defined in Part VI	Per Week	Per Week	Per Week
For 1st twelve months	€241.97	€248.03	€254.23
For 2nd twelve months	€258.10	€264.56	€271.18
For 3rd twelve months	€290.37	€297.63	€305.07

On completion of three years' learnership, full general minimum time rate for Job Class 2

	FROM 10TH OCTOBER 2006	FROM 1ST MARCH 2007	FROM 1ST AUGUST 2007
(b) OTHER LEARNERS	Per Week	Per Week	Per Week
For 1st eight months	€241.97	€248.03	€254.23
For 2nd eight months	€258.10	€264.56	€271.18
For 3rd eight months	€290.37	€297.63	€305.07
After 2 years – 100% of appropriate Job Class Rate

SECTION II - PIECE WORK BASIS TIME-RATE FOR CUTTERS

	FROM 10TH OCTOBER 2006	FROM 1ST MARCH 2007	FROM 1ST AUGUST 2007
	Per Week	Per Week	Per Week
CUTTERS (other than Measure or Special Cutters as defined in Part VI), who are employed as such during the whole or a substantial part of their time, and who have not less than three years’ experience in the trade. The term “cutting” shall be deemed to include the operations of marking-in (stencilling) and marking-out (pencilling).	€322.63	€330.70	€338.97

Note

This ERO takes account of the National Minimum Wage Act, 2000 and the reckonable components listed in Part 1 of the Schedule thereto. Employers may, in certain circumstances, seek concessions in order to meet the costs of the additional increases.

SECTION III - PIECE-WORK BASIS TIME-RATE FOR ALL WORKERS

Workers (including learners as defined in Part VI), when employed on piece-work for which no General Minimum Piece-Rate has been fixed by the Committee, shall be paid for each operation on which so employed a piece-rate not less than that which would yield in the circumstances of the case to an ordinary worker at least the equivalent of the rate applicable to the relevant Job Class.

GENERAL MINIMUM PIECE-RATE FOR HOME-WORKERS

(a) SHIRTMAKING rates shall be general minimum rates plus 50%.

(b) TIEMAKING rates shall be

FROM 10TH OCTOBER 2006	FROM 1ST MARCH 2007	FROM 1ST AUGUST 2007
per dozen	per dozen	per dozen
€28.89	€29.61	€30.35

SERVICE PAY

Workers who have been in continuous employment with the one employer
shall be granted service pay on the following basis:-

No. of years’ service with an employer

	5 but under 10 years	10 but under 15 years	15 but under 20 years	20 years and over
Rate per week	€1.27	€2.54	€3.81	€5.08