Employment Regulation Order (Tailoring Joint Labour Committee), 1988.
Statutory Instruments
Source: Statutory Instruments

num: 126
paragraphs: 44
num: 126
paragraphs: 44
MEASURE CUTTER
A Measure Cutter is a person employed in any process of measure cutting who is capable of taking a complete set of measures if cutting any garment for a male person from model patterns and has sufficient technical knowledge to be capable of grading sizes from a basic pattern.
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:
num: 123
paragraphs: 48
num: 123
paragraphs: 48
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.
A TAILOR is a person employed in sewing by hand in a process of:
(a) making a garment or a 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:
num: 120
paragraphs: 90
num: 120
paragraphs: 90
Inline Passer, Warehouse Worker, General Worker, Packer and Machine operators employed primarily in the making of samples.
JOB CLASS 4:
num: 107
paragraphs: 97
num: 107
paragraphs: 97
Machine operators employed full-time as spare operators to fill in as required on a variety of processes and machines.
JOB CLASS 5:
num: 100
paragraphs: 30
num: 107
paragraphs: 97
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.
All other operations not covered in Job Classes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.
num: 100
paragraphs: 30
num: 107
paragraphs: 97
The minimum rate payable on the Incentive Time Rate for Job Class 5 is £107.97 per week. However, Incentive based earnings shall be calculated on £100.30 per week.
LEARNERS
Job Class 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
From effective date of Order (i.e.1/3/88)
Per Week
(i) For 1st six months—60% of Job Class 5
£64.78
For 2nd six months—70% of Job Class 5
£75.58
For 3rd six months or at 20 years of age or over—80% of Job Class 5
£86.38
For 4th six months—90% of Job Class 5
£97.17
After 2 years—100% 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-Rates
Classification
Per 40 Hour Week
From effective date of Order
(i.e. 1/3/88)
£
JOB CLASS 1:
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paragraphs: 06
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.
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:
num: 119
paragraphs: 07
LINING CUTTER
A Lining Cutter is a person employed in cutting linings and interlinings or in marking-out, laying or hooking up.
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:
num: 118
paragraphs: 20
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.
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:
num: 108
paragraphs: 91
MACHINE OPERATORS employed full-time as spare operators to fill in as required on a variety of processes and machines.
JOB CLASS 5:
num: 99
paragraphs: 31
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.
All other operations not covered in Job Classes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.
num: 99
paragraphs: 31
LEARNERS
Job Class 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
From effective date of Order
(i.e. 1/3/88)
Per Week
(i) For 1st six months—60% of Job Class 5
£59.59
For 2nd six months—70% of Job Class 5
£69.52
For 3rd six months or at 20 years of age and over—80% of Job Class 5
£79.45
For 4th six months—90% of Job Class 5
£89.38
After 2 years—100% 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 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
NORMAL WORKING HOURS
SECTION I
(a) For that class of worker who customarily attends on six days a week:
Normal Hours
Workers over 16 years of age in any week
40
On any day other than the short day not exceeding
8
On the short day not exceeding
4
(b) For that class of worker who customarily attends on five days a week:
For Worker of 18 years and over
For Workers over 16 years of age and under 18 years of age
In any week
Monday to Thursday
(inclusive)
40
40
not exceeding
8
8
On Friday not exceeding
8
8
Workers over 16 years and under 18 years; the maximum number of hours which may be worked shall be governed by the provisions of the Protection of Young Persons (Employment) Act, 1977 .
Normal Hours
Maximum Hours
Workers between 15 and 16 years of age
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 a 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 certification of registration of a learner shall become invalid if the other conditions of learnership are not complied with.