Employment Regulation Order (Tailoring Joint Labour Committee) (No. 2), 1989.
Statutory Instruments
Source: Statutory Instruments

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Final Inspector.
A Final Inspector is a person who is substantially employed in examining garments upon their completion as the final inspection of the garment before despatch from the premises or rejection as unsuitable for despatch.
Job Class 2.
A Cutter or Trimmer is a person substantially employed on one of the following processes: cutter; trimmer; marker-in; layer-up; divider-off; fitter-up; waterproof maker.
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paragraphs: 48
A Tailor is a person employed in sewing by hand in a process of:
(a) making a garment or major portion of a garment and/or
(b) altering, repairing, renovating or re-making a garment or major portion of a garment, when such process is carried out in a workroom or factory.
A Presser-off is a person employed in pressing off a garment by hand or machine where the work requires judgement and skill to ensure required quality standards.
Job Class 3.
Inline Passer, Warehouse Worker, General Worker, Packer and Machine operators employed primarily in the making of samples.
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Job Class 4.
Machine Operators employed full-time as spare operators to fill in as required on a variety of processes and machines.
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paragraphs: 97
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paragraphs: 97
Job Class 5.
Machine Operators operating sewing machines or automatic or semi-automatic ancillary machines in all the processes of making a garment including all other operations, either by hand or machine, where the flexibility and skill employed are not of Class 3 or 4 standards and are of a highly repetitive nature.
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paragraphs: 72
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paragraphs: 97
All other operations not covered in Job Classes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.
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The minimum rate payable on the Incentive Time Rate for Job Class 5 is £115.97 per week. However, Incentive based earnings shall be calculated on £107.72 per week.
LEARNERS
(i)
Job Class 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
From Effective Date of Order (i.e. 1/1/90)
For 1st six months — 60 per cent of Job Class 5
£69.58
For 2nd six months — 70 per cent of Job Class 5
£81.18
For 3rd six months or at 20 years of age or over — 80 per cent of Job Class 5
£92.78
For 4th six months — 90 per cent of Job Class 5
£104.37
After 2 years — 100 per cent of appropriate Job Class Rate
(ii) On completion of two years' learnership a person may be appointed to a Job Class 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 and shall be entitled to the general minimum remuneration appropriate to that Job Class.
SECTION II—PIECE WORK BASIS RATE FOR ALL WORKERS
Workers, including learners, when employed on Piece-work shall be paid for each operation on which so employed, a piece-rate not less than that which would yield at least the equivalent of the rate applicable to the relevant Job Class.
PART II
HATMAKING BRANCH
GENERAL MINIMUM TIME RATES AND PIECE-WORK BASIS TIME RATES FOR WORKERS EMPLOYED IN JOB CLASSES REPRESENTED BELOW, OR IN JOBS EQUAL IN SKILL, EFFORT AND RESPONSIBILITY TO JOBS REPRESENTED BELOW, SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE ANTI-DISCRIMINATION (PAY) ACT, 1974
SECTION I
General minimum time-rate
Classification
From Effective Date of Order (i.e. 1/1/90)
£
Job Class I.
Cutter (other than Lining Cutter).
A Cutter is a person employed in marking in and cutting, using electric machine, band knife, shears or hand knife on any material other than linings, interlinings or any other trimmings.
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Blocker.
A Blocker is a person employed in pulling-on and blocking hats or caps by hand iron or steam, by hydraulic machine, and in making shapes by the French gas block.
Job Class 2.
Lining Cutter.
A Lining Cutter is a person employed in cutting linings and interlinings or in marking-out, laying or hooking up.
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paragraphs: 07
Warehouse Worker.
A Warehouse Worker is a person employed wholly or mainly on the following operations, viz., the assembling, keeping, storing and distributing of stock (including such operations included in the definition of a Packer or General Worker as defined in this Section) and who has been so employed for not less than two years or has reached the age of 21 years.
Job Class 3.
Packer.
A Packer is a person employed wholly or mainly upon the operation of packing goods and material (excluding such operations included in the definition of General Worker or Warehouse Worker as defined in this Section) and who has been so employed for not less than two years or has reached the age of 21 years.
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General Workers.
A General Worker is a person performing operations requiring levels of flexibility and experience in excess of Job Class 5.
Machine Operators.
Machine Operators employed primarily in the making of samples.
Job Class 4.
Machine Operators employed full-time as spare operators to fill in as required on a variety of processes and machines.
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paragraphs: 91
Job Class 5.
Machine Operators operating sewing machines or automatic or semi-automatic and ancillary machines in all the processes of making a garment including all other operations, either by hand or machine, where the flexibility and skill employed are not of Class 3 or 4 standards and are of a highly repetitive nature.
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paragraphs: 31
All other operations not covered in Job Classes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.
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LEARNERS
(i)
Job Class 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
From Effective Date of Order (i.e. 1/1/90)
per week
For 1st six months — 60 per cent of Job Class 5
£64.39
For 2nd six months — 70 per cent of Job Class 5
£75.12
For 3rd six months or at 20 years of age and over — 80 per cent of Job Class 5
£85.85
For 4th six months — 90 per cent of Job Class 5
£96.58
After 2 years — 100 per cent of appropriate Job Class Rate
(ii) On completion of two years' learnership a person may be appointed to Job Class 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 and shall be entitled to the general minimum remuneration appropriate to that Job Class.
SECTION II — PIECE WORK BASIS TIME RATE FOR ALL WORKERS
Workers, including learners, 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.
PART III
SECTION I — NORMAL WORKING HOURS
The provisions of the Framework Agreement on Hours of Work which form part of the Programme for National Recovery shall be applied to workers covered by the Tailoring Joint Labour Committee. The weekly working hours shall be reduced by 1 hour per week to 39 hours per week with effect from 1st June, 1990. In the meantime Employers and Trade Unions to negotiate specific details of the Framework Agreement at the level of the Company.
( a ) For that class of worker who customarily attends on six days a week:
Normal Hours
Normal Hours Effective from 1/6/90
Workers over 16 years of age in any week
40
39
On any day other than the short day not exceeding
8
8
On the short day not exceeding
4
4
( b ) For that class of worker who customarily attends on five days a week:
(i) For Workers of 18 years of age and over:
Normal Hours
Normal Hours Effective from 1/6/90
In any week
40
39
Monday to Thursday (inclusive) not exceeding
9
9
On Friday not exceeding
8
8
(ii) For Workers over 16 years of age and under 18 years of age:
Normal Hours
Normal Hours Effective from 1/6/90
In any week
40
39
Monday to Thursday (inclusive) not exceeding
8
8
On Friday not exceeding
8
8
(iii) Workers between 15 and 16 years of age:
Normal Hours
Maximum Hours
In any week — not exceeding
37½
40
On any day — not exceeding
8
8
Provided that—
Overtime shall be payable where on any day the number of hours worked exceeds the normal number of hours for that day, notwithstanding that the number of hours worked in the week does not exceed the normal number of hours of work for the week.
SECTION II. — OVERTIME RATES
The minimum rates for overtime to apply in respect of hours worked by a worker employed in any Branch of the trade whether employed on Time-Work or on Piece-Work in excess of the normal numbers of hours shall be as follows:—
(1) On any day other than Sundays and Public Holidays:
(i) For the first four hours of overtime, one and half-times the minimum rate otherwise applicable i.e. time-and-a-half.
(ii) For overtime after the first four hours of overtime, twice the minimum rate otherwise applicable i.e. double time.
(2) On Sunday — Twice the minimum rate otherwise applicable i.e. double time.
(3) On Customary or Statutory Public Holidays—Twice the minimum rate otherwise applicable i.e. double time plus one day in lieu or treble time.
PART IV
ANNUAL HOLIDAYS
Those workers who do not have 20 days Paid Leave shall be entitled to a total of 20 days paid leave in the holiday year, 1985 and thereafter. The entitlement to these additional day(s) shall be based on the provisions of the Holidays (Employees) Act, 1973 .
PART V
CONDITIONS GOVERNING LEARNERSHIP
SECTION I
A Learner is a worker who:—
( a ) Is employed during the whole or a substantial part of the hours of work in learning any branch or process of the Trade by an employer who provides the learner with reasonable facilities for such learning; and
( b ) Has received a certificate or has been registered in accordance with rules from time to time laid down by the Joint Labour Committee, or has made an application for such certificate of registration which has been duly acknowledged and is still under consideration.
Provided that:—
(i) The Certificate of registration of a learner shall become invalid if the other conditions of learnership are not complied with.