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

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paragraphs: Workers employed in a hotel undertaking anywhere throughout the State except the County Boroughs of Dublin and Cork and the Borough of Dun Laoghaire by the person carrying on that undertaking and who are engaged on any of the following work, that is to say:—
( a ) the preparation of food or drink;
( b ) the service of food or drink;
( c ) the provision of living accommodation;
( d ) the retail sale of goods;
( e ) work indicental to (a), (b), (c) or (d);
( f ) work performed at any office or at any store or warehouse or similar place;
BUT EXCLUDING
(i) Managers, assistant managers and trainee managers, receptionists, head clerks, head storemen and housekeepers.
(ii) Workers affected by a Registered Employment Agreement.
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paragraphs: In this Schedule "hotel" means either:—
( a ) a premises registered in the register of hotels under the provisions of the Tourist Traffic Acts, 1939 to 1957.
or
( b ) a premises licensed under the Licensing Acts 1833 to 1962 and having not less than 10 apartments normally available for the sleeping accommodation of travellers.
PART II.
STATUTORY MINIMUM RATES OF REMUNERATION PER WEEK.
SECTION I.—NON TIPPING ZONE.
From Date of Order
From 1st August, 1975
With Full Board and Lodging
With Board only
Without Board or Lodging
With Full Board and Lodging
With Board only
Without Board or Lodging
(i) Male Cooks:
£
£
£
£
£
£
1st year
618
841
1161
668
913
1265
2nd"
893
1116
1436
968
1213
1565
3rd"
1199
1422
1742
1301
1546
1898
4th"
1657
1880
2200
1800
2045
2397
Trained
2513
2736
3056
2732
2977
3329
(ii) Female Cooks:
1st year
663
886
1206
734
979
1331
2nd"
891
1114
1434
985
1230
1582
3rd"
1118
1341
1661
1236
1481
1833
4th"
1323
1546
1866
1462
1707
2059
Trained
1733
1956
2276
1914
2159
2511
(iii) General Male Workers:
Under 16 years of age
548
771
1091
600
845
1197
16 to 17 " " "
678
901
1221
742
987
1339
17 to 18 " " "
834
1057
1377
913
1158
1510
18 to 19 " " "
1276
1499
1819
1397
1642
1994
19 to 20 " " "
1535
1758
2078
1682
1927
2279
20 and over
2055
2278
2598
2252
2497
2849
(iv) General Female Workers:
under 18 years
955
1178
1498
1066
1311
1663
18 and over
1481
1704
2024
1650
1895
2247
(v) Female Workers wholly or mainly engaged on Stillroom Duties:
Under 18 years
1037
1260
1580
1154
1399
1751
18 and over
1536
1759
2079
1707
1952
2304
Provided that before a worker is classed as a trained Male Cook or Female Cook he/she shall have passed a qualifying examination held under the auspices of the Council for Education Recruitment and Training for the Hotel Industry (CERT) during the fourth year of training. A General Female Worker is a worker engaged on general kitchen, scullery or laundry duties or on cleaning any part of the premises.
SECTION II.—TIPPING ZONE
From Date of Order
From 1st August, 1975
With Full Board or Lodging
With Board only
Without Board or Lodging
Guaranteed Gratuities
With Full Board and Lodging
With Board only
Without Board or Lodging
Guaranteed Gratuities
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
(i) Waiter 1st year
618
841
1161
080
684
929
1281
090
" 2nd "
891
1114
1434
160
985
1230
1582
180
" 3rd "
1096
1319
1639
280
1211
1456
1808
310
" 4th "
1733
1956
2276
400
1914
2159
2511
440
and over
(ii) Waitress 1st year
705
928
1248
080
793
1038
1390
090
" 2nd "
955
1178
1498
160
1071
1316
1668
180
" 3rd "
1089
1312
1632
240
1220
1465
1817
260
" 4th "
1377
1600
1920
320
1541
1786
2138
350
and over
(iii) Housemaids 1st year
756
979
1299
080
849
1094
1446
090
" 2nd "
1119
1342
1662
160
1253
1498
1850
180
" 3rd "
1367
1590
1910
240
1530
1775
2127
260
and over
(iv) Porter 1st year
709
932
1252
160
784
1029
1381
175
" 2nd "
1050
1273
1593
240
1161
1406
1758
265
" 3rd "
1278
1501
1821
320
1412
1857
2009
350
" 4th "
1733
1956
2276
400
1914
2159
2511
440
and over
(v) Page boy
757
980
1300
120
890
1135
1487
130
(vi) Barmen 1st year
652
875
1195
080
714
959
1311
090
" 2nd"
990
1213
1533
080
1084
1329
1681
090
" 3rd "
1483
1706
2026
160
1625
1870
2222
175
" 4th " and over
2055
2278
2598
200
2252
2497
2849
220
(vii) Barmaid 1st year
889
1112
1432
080
989
1234
1586
090
" 2nd "
1289
1512
1832
120
1432
1677
2029
130
" 3rd " and over
1563
1786
2106
160
1735
1980
2332
175
PROVIDED THAT:
Porters who commence employment at 19 years of age shall start at the 2nd year rate.
Porters who commence employment at 20 years of age shall start at the 3rd year rate.
Porters who commence employment at 21 years of age or over shall be paid full rate.
"Guaranteed Gratuities" means the minimum sum to be received by a worker from this source in each full week: where the worker receives less than this sum directly the employer shall make good the deficiency.
SECTION III.—OTHER FEMALE WORKERS TO WHOM THE ESTABLISHED ORDER APPLIES.
Date of Order
From 1st August, 1975
With Full Board and Lodging
With Board only
Without Board or Lodging
With Full Board and Lodging
With Board only
Without Board or Lodging
£
£
£
£
£
£
1st year
801
1024
1344
891
1136
1488
2nd"
1122
1345
1665
1245
1490
1842
3rd year and over
1591
1814
2134
1765
2010
2362
NOTE: Any worker who by agreement with his/her employer does not avail of food for a complete day(s) may seek a refund of the charge for food in respect of the day or days.
SECTION IV.
Persons appointed to the following posts by management shall be paid the minimum differential over the standard rate as indicated:—
Minimum Differentials
Date of Order
1st August, 1975
Post:
£
£
Head Cook (Male)
515
565
2nd Head Cook (Male)
325
360
Head Cook (Female)
385
425
2nd Head Cook (Female)
290
320
Head Waiter
400
440
2nd Head Waiter
290
320
Head Waitress
350
385
2nd Head Waitress
235
260
Head Porter
400
440
2nd Head Porter
290
320
Head Housemaid
355
390
2nd Head Housemaid
235
260
Head Barman
360
400
2nd Head Barman
255
280
Head Barmaid
320
350
2nd Head Barmaid
215
240
A 10% increase in basic pay will be payable from the 3rd November, 1975 under the Cost of Living "Threshold" Provision subject to an increased deduction of £656 for Board and Lodging and £387 for Board only.
Note:
In calculating the statutory minimum rate of remuneration applicable to any of the workers specified in Section I or II of this Part the following provisions shall apply:—
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paragraphs: A worker who has completed a full-time hotel training course of six months duration under the auspices of the Council for Education, Recruitment and Training for the Hotel Industry (CERT) or a Vocational Education Committee shall, on commencement of employment, be placed on the appropriate second year scale.
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paragraphs: A worker who has completed a full-time hotel training course of two years' duration under the auspices of CERT or a Vocational Education Committee shall, on commencement of employment, be placed on the appropriate third year scale.
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paragraphs: In any hotel where only junior staff of any of the following categories are employed—waiting, cooking and bar staff, housemaids and porters—the following provisions shall apply—
( a ) where four juniors are employed one of the four shall be placed on the next higher scale;
( b ) foreach additional three juniors employed one additional junior shall be placed on the next higher scale.
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paragraphs: In any hotel where none of the cooking staff is on full rate, one of the female cooks shall be paid a rate one year in excess of the highest prevailing rate of any of the female cooking staff.
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paragraphs: In the case of temporary staff employed in seasonal hotels, the season, or that part of the season during which the hotel is open, shall count as a full year for the purpose of calculating the appropriate rate of pay applicable the following season.
PART III.
STATUTORY CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT.
SECTION I.—NORMAL WORKING HOURS.
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paragraphs: During the season the normal working fortnight shall be any 11 days.
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paragraphs: During the off-season the normal working fortnight shall be 11 days, calculated on the basis of alternate Sundays off.
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paragraphs: During the season the normal working fortnight for workers over 16 years of age shall be 96 hours and during the off-season 92 hours, subject to a maximum o f 54 hours being worked as normal time in any week.
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paragraphs: The normal working fortnight for workers under 16 years of age shall be 86 hours.
The "season" means the period commencing on the Sunday before Easter Sunday and ending on the last Sunday in September.
SECTION II.—HOLIDAYS
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paragraphs: Workers shall be granted holidays in accordance with the provisions of the Holidays (Employees Act, 1973 . These provision, include 21 whole holidays including 3 Sundays. The Act also provides entitlement to seven Public Holidays as follows:—Christmas Day, St. Stephen's Day, New Year's Day, St. Patrick's Day Easter Monday, June Holiday and the First Monday in August.
Where a worker is required to work on a Public Holiday, he must be given either—
( a ) a day off in lieu with pay within a month or
( b ) an additional day with pay added to his annual leave
or
( c ) payment for the day equivalent to twice the amount of a full day's pay.
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paragraphs: Six weeks' notice of intention to allow annual leave shall be given by employers to their workers.
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paragraphs: Where a worker has worked on any Public Holidays throughout the year, the days off in lieu may be taken consecutively and added to the worker's three weeks' annual leave.
SECTION III—OTHER CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT.
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paragraphs: Overtime Rates
Overtime shall be paid for at the rate of time-and-a-half. Overtime rates shall be calculated by reference to the hourly rate which shall be the appropriate weekly rate "Without Board or Lodging" divided by 48.
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paragraphs: Sunday Work
Work performed on Sunday shall be paid for at the rate of time-and-a-half. Where a worker is required to work on a Sunday on which in normal circumstances he would have been off duty, such work shall be paid for at the rate of time-and-three-quarters.
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paragraphs: Day off other than Sunday
Where a worker is required to work on his off-day such work shall be paid for at the rate of double time during the season and time-and-three-quarters during the off-season.
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paragraphs: Finishing Time
(i) Workers shall be entitled each week throughout the year to either one early finishing night at 7 p.m. or two at 8.30 p.m.
(ii) Permanent workers under 16 years of age shall not be required to work later than 10 p.m. on any night.
(iii) Casual workers under 16 years of age shall not be required to work later than 11 p.m. on any night.
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paragraphs: Spreadover Duty
(i) The maximum period for spreadover duty shall not exceed 14 hours in any day.
(ii) A minimum period of 8 hours shall elapse between workers normal finishing time each night and starting time next morning.
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paragraphs: Breaks
No worker shall be required to work continuously for more than 4½ hours without a break of at least 15 minutes.
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paragraphs: Lifting Excessive Weights
Workers under 18 years of age shall be employed on suitable light work.
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paragraphs: Certificate of Service
Each worker shall be entitled to receive from his employer on termination of his employment a certificate of service showing the period for which he was employed and the standing of his employment at the date of termination.
GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Labour Court this 26th day
of February, 1975.
(Signed) D. MAC DIARMADA.
A person authorised under Section 18 of
the Industrial Relations Act, 1946 , to
authenticate the Seal of the Court.
EXPLANATORY NOTE.
This instrument fixes statutory minimum rates of pay and regulates statutory conditions of employment as from 28th February, 1975, for workers employed in a hotel undertaking anywhere throughout the State except the County Boroughs of Dublin and Cork and the Borough of Dun Laoghaire. It is made by the Labour Court on the recommendation of the Hotels Joint Labour Committee.