Employment Regulation Order (Security Industry Joint Labour Committee), 2001
Statutory Instruments
Source: Statutory Instruments

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(ii) Overtime
Overtime rates shall apply as follows:
Hours in excess of an average 40 hours in the roster cycle will be paid at a rate of time and a quarter for the first five hours and time and a half thereafter.
(iii) Sunday Premium
Employees who work on a Sunday shall be paid a Sunday premium, per hour worked, as follows:
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The minimum Sunday premium payable will be £5.00/€6.35.
(iv) Unsocial hours
An unsocial hours premium will be paid for hours worked between 21:00 hours and 07:00 hours, provided the worker works at least 3 hours in that period. This will apply per shift as follows:
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Section 11
Conditions of employment
(i) Annual Leave
Annual leave entitlement shall be in accordance with the terms of the Organisation of Working Time Act, 1997 .
(ii) Public Holidays
Hours worked on public holidays will be paid at double time plus 8 hours.
(iii) Working Hours, Rest Periods & Breaks
The employees to whom the order refers will, pursuant to Section 4 (6) of the Organisation of Working Time Act, 1997 , be exempt by agreement from the provisions of Section 11, 12 and 13 of the Act.
Each employer to whom this agreement applies shall ensure that each employee shall have a rest period and break which can be regarded as equivalent to those provided for in Sections 11, 12 and 13 of the Act.
(iv) Facilities
Security firms will provide, or make arrangements with clients to provide, appropriate facilities and protection to ensure the safety, health and welfare of their employees at their place of employment. Such facilities / protection shall include: protective clothing, shelter, toilet, heat, light and access to canteens or means to heat / cook food, communication equipment and first aid. The employer shall also ensure adequate monitoring procedures to ensure the safety and security of workers.
(v) Death in Service Benefit
A Death in Service Benefit will come into effect on 1 January 2002. It will be equal to one year's basic pay and will apply after 6 months' service in the Company.
(vi) Personal Attack Benefit
A Personal Attack Benefit will come into effect on 1 January 2003. It will apply, after 6 months' service in the Company, to employees attacked in the course of their duty, resulting in an injury.
The amount payable will be as follows:
After 6 months' service
10 weeks' basic pay, less Social Welfare
After 18 months' service
15 weeks' basic pay, less Social Welfare
After 30 months' service
20 weeks' basic pay, less Social Welfare
After 42 months' service
26 weeks' basic pay, less Social Welfare
(vii) Certificate of Service
Each worker shall be entitled to receive from his employer, on request, a certificate of service showing the period of his employment and the length of his service.
Given under the Official Seal of the
Labour Court this 13th day of February, 2001.
(Signed)
CAROLINE JENKINSON
DEPUTY CHAIRMAN
Explanatory Note
This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.
This Instrument fixes, with effect from 1st March, 2001, statutory minimum rates of remuneration and regulates statutory conditions of employment for certain workers employed in the Security Industry. It is made by the Labour Court on the recommendation of the Security Industry Joint Labour Committee.