Employment Regulation Order (Law Clerks Joint Labour Committee), 1975.
Statutory Instruments
Source: Statutory Instruments

num: 37
paragraphs: 47
2nd year of employment
3970
4034
3843
num: 39
paragraphs: 06
3rd year of employment
4148
4212
4061
4126
SECTION III—Minimum Rates of Remuneration for Costs Clerks.
A Cost Clerk is a person who is wholly or mainly engaged in the drawing and taxation of his employers' costs, and who is not remunerated on a commission basis by his employer.
For workers employed in the Co. Boroughs of Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Waterford and the Borough of Dun Laoghaire.
For workers employed in
all other areas.
Rates at
Date of Order
21/12/75
Date of Order
21/12/75
£
£
£
£
1st year of employment
3783
3846
3648
num: 37
paragraphs: 09
2nd year of employment
3970
4034
3745
num: 38
paragraphs: 08
3rd year of employment
4148
4212
3857
num: 39
paragraphs: 20
SECTION IV—Minimum Rates of Remuneration for General Law Clerks (Male) 17 years of age and over.
A General Law Clerk (Male) is a male person, other than a Managing Clerk, a Conveyancing Clerk, a Costs Clerk, a Shorthand Typist, or a Typist, but who may be a Court Clerk or a Book-keeper, and who is wholly or mainly engaged on clerical duties.
For workers employed in the Co. Boroughs of Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Waterford and the Borough Dun Laoghaire.
For workers employed in
all other areas.
Rates at
Date of Order
21/12/75
Date of Order
21/12/75
£
£
£
£
1st year of employment
num: 22
paragraphs: 94
num: 23
paragraphs: 46
num: 22
paragraphs: 94
num: 23
paragraphs: 46
2nd year of employment
num: 23
paragraphs: 82
num: 24
paragraphs: 35
num: 23
paragraphs: 82
num: 24
paragraphs: 35
3rd year of employment
num: 24
paragraphs: 40
num: 24
paragraphs: 93
num: 24
paragraphs: 40
num: 24
paragraphs: 93
4th year of employment
num: 25
paragraphs: 75
num: 26
paragraphs: 28
num: 25
paragraphs: 75
num: 26
paragraphs: 28
5th year of employment
num: 28
paragraphs: 30
num: 28
paragraphs: 86
num: 28
paragraphs: 30
num: 28
paragraphs: 86
6th year of employment
num: 30
paragraphs: 86
num: 31
paragraphs: 44
num: 30
paragraphs: 32
num: 30
paragraphs: 90
7th year of employment
num: 33
paragraphs: 33
num: 33
paragraphs: 92
num: 32
paragraphs: 34
num: 32
paragraphs: 93
8th year of employment
num: 36
paragraphs: 04
num: 36
paragraphs: 65
num: 35
paragraphs: 20
num: 35
paragraphs: 80
9th year of employment
num: 38
paragraphs: 05
num: 38
paragraphs: 68
num: 37
paragraphs: 23
num: 37
paragraphs: 85
SECTION V—Minimum Rates of Remuneration for General Law Clerks (Females) 17 years of age and over.
A General Law Clerk (FEMALE) is a female person, other than a Managing Clerk, a Conveyancing Clerk, a Costs Clerk, a Shorthand Typist, a Typist or a Book-keeper as defined elsewhere in this Part, but who may be a Court Clerk and who is wholly or mainly engaged on, and does perform the clerical duties which a General Law Clerk (Male) normally performs.
For workers employed in the Co. Boroughs of Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Waterford and the Borough of Dun Laoghaire
For workers employed in
all other areas.
Rates at
Date of Order
21/12/75
Date of Order
21/12/75
£
£
£
£
1st year of employment
num: 20
paragraphs: 31
num: 20
paragraphs: 80
num: 20
paragraphs: 31
num: 20
paragraphs: 80
2nd year of employment
num: 21
paragraphs: 36
num: 21
paragraphs: 86
num: 21
paragraphs: 36
num: 21
paragraphs: 86
3rd year of employment
num: 21
paragraphs: 95
num: 22
paragraphs: 45
num: 21
paragraphs: 95
num: 22
paragraphs: 45
4th year of employment
num: 23
paragraphs: 19
num: 23
paragraphs: 71
num: 23
paragraphs: 19
num: 23
paragraphs: 71
5th year of employment
num: 25
paragraphs: 61
num: 26
paragraphs: 15
num: 25
paragraphs: 61
num: 26
paragraphs: 15
6th year of employment
num: 28
paragraphs: 09
num: 28
paragraphs: 64
num: 27
paragraphs: 75
num: 28
paragraphs: 31
7th year of employment
num: 30
paragraphs: 42
num: 30
paragraphs: 99
num: 29
paragraphs: 83
num: 30
paragraphs: 40
8th year of employment
num: 32
paragraphs: 45
num: 33
paragraphs: 03
num: 31
paragraphs: 54
num: 32
paragraphs: 12
9th year of employment
num: 33
paragraphs: 34
num: 33
paragraphs: 93
num: 32
paragraphs: 67
num: 33
paragraphs: 25
SECTION VI—Minimum Rates of Remuneration for Shorthand Typists, Typists and Book-keepers (Female).
A SHORTHAND TYPIST, A TYPIST OR A BOOK-KEEPER (FEMALE) is a Female person who is wholly or mainly employed on one or more of the following duties, viz. shorthand, typing, book-keeping, copying, scrivenery, filing, post work and telephone operation.
For workers employed in the Co. Boroughs of Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Waterford and the Borough of Dun Laoghaire.
For workers employed in
all other areas.
Rates from
Date of Order
21/12/75
Date of Order
21/12/75
£
£
£
£
1st year of employment
num: 20
paragraphs: 31
num: 20
paragraphs: 80
num: 20
paragraphs: 31
num: 20
paragraphs: 80
2nd year of employment
num: 21
paragraphs: 48
num: 21
paragraphs: 99
num: 21
paragraphs: 48
num: 21
paragraphs: 99
3rd year of employment
num: 22
paragraphs: 73
num: 23
paragraphs: 25
num: 22
paragraphs: 73
num: 23
paragraphs: 25
4th year of employment
num: 23
paragraphs: 44
num: 23
paragraphs: 95
num: 23
paragraphs: 44
num: 23
paragraphs: 95
5th year of employment
num: 26
paragraphs: 23
num: 26
paragraphs: 77
num: 26
paragraphs: 23
num: 26
paragraphs: 77
6th year of employment
num: 27
paragraphs: 72
num: 28
paragraphs: 27
num: 27
paragraphs: 35
num: 27
paragraphs: 90
7th year of employment
num: 28
paragraphs: 79
num: 29
paragraphs: 35
num: 28
paragraphs: 11
num: 28
paragraphs: 67
8th year of employment
num: 29
paragraphs: 90
num: 30
paragraphs: 47
num: 29
paragraphs: 44
num: 30
paragraphs: 01
Fourth Phase
The Fourth Phase increase—which shall be applied to the basic rate as at the end of the third phase—shall be in accordance with the fourth phase of the National Wage Agreement 1975 as in force on the operative date of the fourth phase.
SECTION VI(a)—Assessment of Service
A Shorthand Typist, Typist or Book-keeper (Female) who is upgraded to be a General Law Clerk (Female) shall for one year be remunerated on the Section VI scale at the end of which she shall be placed at the next higher salary point on the scale for General Law Clerks (Female).
SECTION VII—Overtime Rates
The Minimum hourly rates for all hours of overtime shall be as follows:—
One-and-a-half times the hourly rates as defined in Section II, Part II below i.e., time-and-a-half.
PART II
CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT
The following conditions of employment shall apply to all workers referred to in Part I above.
SECTION I—Normal Working Week
The normal working week shall not exceed 38 hours. Where the normal working hours prescribed by an employer are 38 or less in any one week of not less than five working days, a worker who works the normal working hours so prescribed shall be entitled to the appropriate weekly wage set out in Part I.
SECTION II—The Hourly Rate.
For full-time workers or for part-time workers the hourly rate shall be the appropriate weekly wage divided by 38.
SECTION III—Meal Intervals.
Meal intervals shall not be reckoned as time worked.
SECTION IV—Overtime
All hours worked in excess of 38 in any week shall be overtime and shall be paid for at overtime rates as specified in Section VII of Part I of this Order.
SECTION V—Sundays and Public Holidays
All hours worked on a Sunday or on a statutory Public Holiday shall be paid for at twice the hourly rate as defined in Section II above, i.e. at Double Time.
SECTION VI—Annual Holidays
In addition to the annual leave entitlements under the Holidays (Employees) Act, 1961 , workers who qualify for full holidays shall be granted an extra week's holidays—the extra leave to be taken at a time arranged between workers and employers.
PART III
WORKERS IN RELATION TO WHOM THE COMMITTEE OPERATES
Clerical Workers and Messengers, whether whole time or part-time employed by Solicitors in connection with their professional work and by bodies corporate in their law departments under the direction of their law agents, including managing clerks, general law clerks, court clerks, costs clerks, typists, stenographers and book-keepers, but excluding Solicitors' Apprentices and Solicitors.
GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Labour Court this 20th day of November, 1975.
(Signed) D. MacDIARMADA
A person authorised under Section 18 of the Industrial Relations Act, 1946 , to authenticate the Seal of the Court.
EXPLANATORY NOTE.
This Instrument fixes new statutory minimum rates of pay and regulates statutory conditions of employment as from the 21st November, 1975, for certain workers employed in Solicitors' Offices. It is made by the Labour Court on the recommendation of the Law Clerks Joint Labour Committee.