First Early Years' Service - Draft Employment Regulation Order 2022

Early Years’ Service - Employment Regulation Orders 2022

Two new Employment Regulations Orders for the Early Years’ were signed into law effective from the 15th of September 2022.

They provide for hourly rates of pay as follows:

• Early Years Educators & School Age Childcare Practitioners - €13 per hour
• Lead Educators (Room Leaders) & School Age Childcare (SAC) Co-ordinators - €14 per hour
• Graduate Lead Educators (Room Leaders) & School Age Childcare (SAC) Co-ordinators - €15.50 per hour
• Deputy/Assistant Manager - €15.70 per hour
• Centre Manager - €16.50 per hour
• Graduate Centre Manager - €17.25 per hour

The new Employment Regulation Orders can be found at the links below:

S.I. No. 457 of 2022, Employment Regulation Order (Early Years’ Service Joint Labour Committee) Order No. 1 2022

S.I. No. 458 of 2022, Employment Regulation Order (Early Years’ Service Joint Labour Committee) Order No. 2 2022

Update - 11th of May 2022

Having had regard to the provisions of Section 42B(1) of the Industrial Relations Act 1946, the Early Years’ Service Joint Labour Committee hereby gives notice that it has formulated proposals for fixing the minimum remuneration and working conditions of workers in relation to whom the Committee operates.

Any person wishing to make representations to the Joint Labour Committee in relation to the proposals should do so in the form of a written submission, by 5p.m. on or before, 31st May 2022. Any such representations should be sent by post to The Secretary, Early Years’ Service Joint Labour Committee, Lansdowne House, Lansdowne Road, Dublin 4, or by E-mail to jlcsecretary@enterprise.gov.ie

Representations received after that date shall not be considered.

Proposals formulated by the Early Years’ Service JLC: Draft Early Years' Service - Draft Employment Regulation Order