Employment Regulation Order (Shirtmaking Joint Labour Committee), 1962.
Statutory Instruments
Source: Statutory Instruments

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paragraphs: Men's plain square shirts: Per doz. Shirts
Single Seams
Double Seams
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paragraphs: Boys' plain square shirts :
Single Seams (Sizes 1—5)
(Sizes 6—9)
Double Seams (Sizes 1—5)
Per Doz. Shirts.
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paragraphs: Armholes shaped
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paragraphs: Front of Shirt shaped
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paragraphs: Back or front lining
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paragraphs: Back and front lining
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paragraphs: Tab below breast piece
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paragraphs: Making button holes and sewing on buttons
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paragraphs: Stitching on name labels per doz. labels
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paragraphs: Making collar tops per doz. collar tops
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paragraphs: Sewing on collar tops
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paragraphs: Sewing on pockets per doz. shirts
(i) A course shirt shall be deemed to be a shirt made from any kind of the following materials:—
Flannelette, army grey, khaki, sateen drill, coarse Oxford, Harvard and twisted tweed.
(ii) A plain square shirt shall be deemed to be a shirt without shape in the armholes, skirts or cuffs, with a shoulder piece or lifted shoulder, with band and cuffs made in one piece, and with single breast piece having only one row of stitching and the bottom square or diamond.
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paragraphs: Stitching on cashings, Back
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paragraphs: Stitching on casings, Front
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paragraphs: Stitching on trimming :
(a) Neckbands
(b) Neckbands (if dressed)
(c) Cuffs (ordinary gathering)
(d) Cuffs (measured gathering)
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paragraphs: Making and stitching on yokes
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paragraphs: Stitching back of yoke to back body only
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paragraphs: Making sleeves— 4 pieces : 2 pieces and 2 hems, or 4 hems and 2 vents
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paragraphs: Double seaming and double stitching Gore in Sleeve
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paragraphs: Stitching on Neck Pieces
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paragraphs: Stitching on Name Labels : 7d. per dozen labels.
HAND FINISHING—
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paragraphs: Hemming inside Neckband: per dozen Shirts
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paragraphs: Sewing Cuff Holes (7/8 inch) per dozen Holes
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paragraphs: Sewing ½ inch Holes: per dozen Holes
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paragraphs: Sewing on Buttons : for 3 dozen Buttons
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paragraphs: Yoking (Single Yokes)
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paragraphs: Yoking and Taping (Double Yokes, pleat on back body)
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paragraphs: Yoking (Double Yokes, 2 rows at back body)
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paragraphs: Yoking (Double Yokes, Back body gathered)
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paragraphs: Cuffing (when laid up stitched through)
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paragraphs: Cuffing (Sleeves gathered)
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paragraphs: Cuffing (Cuffs run on)
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paragraphs: Stiff Cuffs when dressed
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paragraphs: Banding
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paragraphs: Banding (Bands run on by machine)
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paragraphs: Hemming inside neckband by hand
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paragraphs: Side Seaming and Sleeving
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paragraphs: Side Seaming and Sleeving (Vented)
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paragraphs: Stitching down Vents
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paragraphs: Hemming Sleeves (no Vents)
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paragraphs: Hemming and Venting Sleeves
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paragraphs: One Sleeve Piece and Hem, or Sleeve Pieces
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paragraphs: Sleeves Gores
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paragraphs: Casings round armholes (Back)
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paragraphs: Casings round armholes (Front)
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paragraphs: Patch (Split) or Neck Piece
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paragraphs: Stitching on Name Labels (One Label per Shirt)
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paragraphs: Stitching on Name Labels (Two labels per Shirt)
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paragraphs: Hand Buttonholes (½ inch holes) per dozen Holes
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paragraphs: Hand Buttonholes (7/8 inch holes) per dozen Holes
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paragraphs: Sewing on Buttons by hand, per dozen Buttons
General Minimum Piece Rates: Jackets—per dozen
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PROCESSES :
Laying and stitching on two-piece strap—per dozen Suits
Stitching on name Labels—per dozen Labels
Sewing on Buttons by hand—per dozen Buttons
VARIATIONS :
Split Back in Jacket—per dozen Suits
Split Pants—per dozen Suits
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(a) Workers of 18 years of age and over:—
In any Week
On any day other than the Short Day
On the Short Day
(b) Workers whose age is less than 18 years:—
In any Week
(1) The making from textile fabrics of shirts, collars, cuffs, pyjamas, aprons, chefs' caps, hospital ward caps and other washable clothing worn by Male persons.
(2) the making of women's collars and cuffs and of nurses' washing belts, where carried on in association with or in conjunction with the making of the before-mentioned articles;
(3) the making of neckties worn by Male persons, and of neckties worn by Female persons, where made in association with or in conjunction with the making of neckties worn by Male persons;
Including :—
Laundering, smoothing, folding, ornamenting, boxing, packing, warehousing, and all other operations, incidental to or appertaining to the making of any of the above-mentioned articles :—
But excluding :—
(1) The making of articles which are knitted or are made from knitted fabrics ;
(2) the making of handkerchiefs, mufflers, gloves, socks, stockings, spats, gaiters, bonnets, hats or caps (other than chefs' caps and hospital ward caps) ;
(3) the making of boys washing suits ;
(4) the making of washable clothing to be worn by children without distinction of sex ;
(5) the making of any articles, the making of which is included in the Trade Boards (Tailoring) Order, 1919.
(a) Is able to take a complete set of measures and cut from model patterns and
(b) has sufficient technical knowledge to alter patterns (excluding Stock Patterns).
(a) Is employed under a verbal or written agreement by an employer who undertakes to provide the Apprentice with reasonable and effective facilities for learning the Cutting Branch of the Trade including the operations of Hooking-up, Folding, Marking-in (stencilling) or Marking-out (pencilling) and Dividing ; and