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Number 15 of 1976
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS ACT, 1976
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
Section | |
Establishment of joint labour committee for agricultural workers. | |
Repeal of Agricultural Workers (Holidays) Acts, 1950 to 1975. | |
Acts Referred to | |
1936, No. 53 | |
1946, No. 26 | |
1969, No. 14 | |
Number 15 of 1976
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS ACT, 1976
Definitions.
1.—In this Act—
“the Act of 1969” means the Industrial Relations Act, 1969;
“agricultural employer” means a person who employs other persons as agricultural workers;
“agricultural worker” means a person employed under a contract of service or apprenticeship whose work under the contract is or includes work in agriculture, but does not include a person whose work under any such contract is mainly domestic service;
“agriculture” includes horticulture, the production of any consumable produce which is grown for sale or for consumption or other use, dairy farming, poultry farming, the use of land as grazing, meadow or pasture land or orchard or osier land or woodland, or for market gardens, private gardens, nursery grounds or sports grounds, the caring for or the rearing or training of animals and any other incidental activities connected with agriculture;
“the Court” means the Labour Court;
“the Minister” means the Minister for Labour;
“the Principal Act” means the Industrial Relations Act, 1946.
Amendment of section 4 of Principal Act.
2.—Section 4 of the Principal Act is hereby amended by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (1):
“(1) In this Act ‘worker’ means any person aged 15 years or more who has entered into or works under a contract with an employer, whether the contract be for manual labour, clerical work or otherwise, whether it be expressed or implied, oral or in writing, and whether it be a contract of service or of apprenticeship or a contract personally to execute any work or labour but does not include—
(a) a person who is employed by or under the State,
(b) a teacher in a secondary school,
(c) a teacher in a national school,
(d) an officer of a local authority,
(e) an officer of a vocational education committee,
(f) an officer of a committee of agriculture, or
(g) an officer of a school attendance committee.”.
Consequential repeal.
3.—Section 66 of the Principal Act, which defines “worker” for the purposes of Part VI of that Act, is hereby repealed.
Establishment of joint labour committee for agricultural workers.
4.—(1) As soon as practicable after the passing of this Act the Court shall by order establish a joint labour committee to perform, in relation to agricultural workers and their employers, the functions assigned to it by Part IV of the Principal Act.
(2) Sections 35 to 40 of the Principal Act shall not apply to the joint labour committee established under this section but that committee shall, subject to section 5 of this Act, be deemed to be a joint labour committee within the meaning of section 34 of the Principal Act.
Modification of Second Schedule to Principal Act.
5.—The Second Schedule to the Principal Act (which relates to the constitution, officers and proceedings of joint labour committees), shall apply to the joint labour committee established under section 4 of this Act subject to the following modifications:
(a) the chairman and not more than two independent members of the committee shall be appointed by the Minister with the consent of the Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries;
(b) the representative (employers) members of the committee shall be appointed by the Court from a panel prepared and presented to the Court by the Minister after consultation with such organisation or organisations representative of agricultural employers as the Minister thinks fit and with the consent of the Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries;
(c) the representative (workers) members of the committee (to a number equal to the number of representative (employers) members) shall be appointed by the Court from a panel prepared and presented to the Court by the Minister after consultation with such organisation or organisations representative of agricultural workers as the Minister thinks fit and with the consent of the Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries;
(d) paragraph 2 (2) shall not apply.
Repeal of Agricultural Wages Acts, 1936 to 1969.
6.—(1) The Agricultural Wages Acts, 1936 to 1969, are hereby repealed.
(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, any order made under section 17 of the Agricultural Wages Act, 1936, and in force at the commencement of this section shall continue in force and be deemed to be an employment regulation order.
(3) This section shall come into operation on the date of the making by the Court of the first employment regulation order under section 43 of the Principal Act following proposals to the Court under section 42 of that Act submitted by the joint labour committee established under section 4 of this Act.
Modification of section 49 of Principal Act.
7.—Section 49 (2) of the Principal Act, which relates to the posting by employers of certain notices, shall not apply to agricultural employers.
Additional divisions of the Court.
8.—(1) Whenever the Minister is of opinion that for the speedy dispatch of the business of the Court it is expedient that there should be added to the Court another division or other divisions he may, notwithstanding anything in the Act of 1969, by order, made with the consent of the Minister for the Public Service, provide for such an additional division or divisions.
(2) A division of the Court provided for under this section shall consist of a deputy chairman of the Court (who shall be chairman of the division), a workers' member and an employers' member, and sections 3 (b) and 3 (c) of the Act of 1969 shall apply in relation to such a division as if it were a division under that Act.
(3) Whenever the Minister makes an order under this section he shall appoint a deputy chairman of the Court, and sections 4 (4) to 4 (7) of the Act of 1969 (as amended by this Act) shall apply in relation to a deputy chairman appointed under this Act as if the references in those sections to a deputy chairman were references to a deputy chairman appointed under this Act.
(4) A deputy chairman (whether appointed under this section or under section 4 (4) of the Act of 1969) shall be paid such remuneration (by way of either fees or salary) and allowances as the Minister, with the consent of the Minister for the Public Service, determines.
(5) Section 4 (5) of the Act of 1969 is hereby repealed.
Consequential amendment of section 2 of Act of 1969.
9.—The Act of 1969 is hereby amended by the substitution of the following section for section 2:
“2.—(1) The Court shall consist of a chairman (in this Act referred to as the chairman), a deputy chairman or deputy chairmen and ordinary members.
(2) The number of deputy chairmen shall be equal to the number of divisions of the Court less one.
(3) The number of ordinary members shall be equal to twice the number of divisions of the Court and shall be divided equally among workers' members and employers' members.”.
Amendment of section 5 of Act of 1969.
10.—Section 5 of the Act of 1969 is hereby amended by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (8):
“(8) The Minister shall grant and pay to Joseph Stapleton Quigley, upon his retirement without re-appointment from membership of the Court, a gratuity of an amount equal to one year's salary at the date of his retirement.”.
Repeal of Agricultural Workers (Holidays) Acts, 1950 to 1975.
11.—(1) The Agricultural Workers (Holidays) Acts, 1950 to 1975, are hereby repealed.
(2) This section shall come into operation on the commencement of regulations under the Holidays (Employees) Act, 1973, providing for the application of that Act to agricultural workers.
Short title, construction and collective citation.
12.—(1) This Act may be cited as the Industrial Relations Act, 1976, and shall be construed as one with the Principal Act.
(2) The Industrial Relations Acts, 1946 and 1969, and this Act may be cited together as the Industrial Relations Acts, 1946 to 1976.
Uimhir 15 de 1976
AN tACHT CAIDRIMH THIONSCAIL, 1976
[An tiontú oifigiúil]
[18 Bealtaine, 1976]
Mínithe.
1.—San Acht seo—
ciallaíonn “Acht 1969” an tAcht Caidrimh Thionscail, 1969;
ciallaíonn “fostóir talmhaíochta” duine a fhostaíonn daoine eile mar oibrithe talmhaíochta;
ciallaíonn “oibrí talmhaíochta” duine ar fostú faoi chonradh seirbhíse nó printíseachta ar obair thalmhaíochta a obair, nó cuid dá obair, faoin gconradh, ach ní fholaíonn sé duine ar obair tís formhór a oibre faoi aon chonradh den sórt sin;
folaíonn “talmhaíocht” gairneoireacht, aon táirge intomhalta a tháirgeadh a fhástar le díol nó le tomhailt nó le haghaidh úsáide eile, feirmeoireacht déiríochta, feirmeoireacht éanlaithe clóis, talamh a úsáid mar thalamh innír, mar thalamh móinéir nó mar thalamh féaraigh nó mar úllort nó mar thalamh sailí nó mar thalamh coille, nó le haghaidh garraithe margaidh, garraithe príobháideacha, mar thalamh altran nó mar fhaichí imeartha, nó le ainmhithe a aireachasú nó a thógáil nó a thraenáil agus aon ghníomhaíochtaí teagmhasacha eile a bhaineann le talmhaíocht;
ciallaíonn “an Chúirt” an Chúirt Oibreachais;
ciallaíonn “an tAire” an tAire Saothair;
ciallaíonn “an Príomh-Acht” an tAcht Caidrimh Thionscail, 1946.
Leasú ar alt 4 den Phríomh-Acht.
2.—Leasaítear leis seo alt 4 den Phríomh-Acht tríd an bhfo-alt seo a leanas a chur in ionad fho-alt (1):
“(1) San Acht seo ciallaíonn ‘ oibrí ’ aon duine 15 bliana d'aois nó níos mó a bhfuil conradh déanta aige le fostóir nó a oibríonn faoi chonradh d'fhostóir, cibé acu conradh i ndáil le saothar láimhe, saothar cléireachais nó eile é, cibé acu sainráite nó intuigthe, ó bhéal nó i scríbhinn dó, agus cibé acu conradh seirbhíse nó printíseachta é nó conradh aon obair nó saothar a dhéanamh go pearsanta, ach ní fholaíonn sé—
(a) duine ar fostú ag an Stát nó faoin Stát,
(b) múinteoir meánscoile,
(c) múinteoir scoile náisiúnta,
(d) oifigeach d'údarás áitiúil,
(e) oifigeach do choiste gairmoideachais,
(f) oifigeach do choiste talmhaíochta, nó
(g) oifigeach do choiste freastail scoile.”.
Leasú iarmhartach.
3.—Aisghairtear leis seo alt 66 den Phríomh-Acht a mhíníonn “oibrí” chun críocha Chuid VI den Acht sin.
Comhchoiste oibreachais a bhunú d'oibrithe talmhaíochta.
4.—(1) A luaithe is féidir tar éis dáta an Achta seo a rith bunóidh an Chúirt, le hordú, comhchoiste oibreachais leis na feidhmeanna a shanntar dó le Cuid IV den Phríomh-Acht a fheidhmiú i ndáil le hoibrithe talmhaíochta agus a bhfostóirí.
(2) Ní bhainfidh ailt 35 go 40 den Phríomh-Acht leis an gcomhchoiste oibreachais a bhunófar faoin alt seo ach measfar, faoi réir alt 5 den Acht seo, gur comhchoiste oibreachais de réir brí alt 34 den Phríomh-Acht an coiste sin.
Modhnú ar an Dara Sceideal a ghabhann leis an bPríomh-Acht.
5.—Bainfidh an Dara Sceideal a ghabhann leis an bPríomh-Acht (a bhaineann le comhdhéanamh, oifigigh agus imeachtaí comhchoistí oibreachais) leis an gcomhchoiste oibreachais a bhunófar faoi alt 4 den Acht seo faoi réir na modhnuithe seo a leanas:
(a) ceapfaidh an tAire le toiliú an Aire Talmhaíochta agus Iascaigh cathaoirleach an choiste agus beirt ar a mhéid de chomhaltaí neamhspleácha an choiste;
(b) ceapfaidh an Chúirt comhaltaí ionadaitheacha (fostóirí) an choiste as rolla a ullmhóidh an tAire agus a thíolacfaidh sé don Chúirt tar éis dó dul i gcomhairle le cibé eagraíocht nó eagraíochtaí a bheidh ionadaitheach d'fhostóirí talmhaíochta is oiriúnach leis an Aire agus le toiliú an Aire Talmhaíochta agus Iascaigh;
(c) ceapfaidh an Chúirt comhaltaí ionadaitheacha (oibrithe) an choiste (ar comhlíon leis an líon comhaltaí ionadaitheacha (fostóirí) ) as rolla a ullmhóidh an tAire agus a thíolacfaidh sé don Chúirt tar éis dó dul i gcomhairle le cibé eagraíocht nó eagraíochtaí a bheidh ionadaitheach d'oibrithe talmhaíochta is oiriúnach leis an Aire agus le toiliú an Aire Talmhaíochta agus Iascaigh;
(d) ní bheidh feidhm ag mír 2 (2).
Na hAchtanna Pá Talmhaíochta, 1936 go 1969, a aisghairm.
6.—(1) Aisghairtear leis seo na hAchtanna Pá Talmhaíochta, 1936 go 1969.
(2) D'ainneoin fho-alt (1) den alt seo, aon ordú a rinneadh faoi alt 17 den Acht um Págh Talmhaíochta, 1936, agus a bheidh i bhfeidhm ar dháta thosach feidhme an ailt seo leanfaidh sé i bhfeidhm agus measfar gur ordú rialaithe fostaíochta é.
(3) Tiocfaidh an t-alt seo i ngníomh ar an dáta a dhéanfaidh an Chúirt an chéad ordú rialaithe fostaíochta faoi alt 43 den Phríomh-Acht tar éis don chomhchoiste oibreachais a bhunófar faoi alt 4 den Acht seo do chur tograí faoi bhráid na Cúirte faoi alt 42 den Acht sin.
Modhnú ar alt 49 den Phríomh-Acht.
7.—Ní bhainfidh alt 49 (2) den Phríomh-Acht, a bhaineann le fostóirí do chur fógraí áirithe ar taispeáint, le fostóirí talmhaíochta.
Ranna breise den Chúirt.
8.—(1) Aon uair is dóigh leis an Aire gur fóirsteanach, ar mhaithe le gnó na Cúirte a dhéanamh níos luaithe, go gcuirfí roinn nó ranna eile leis an gCúirt féadfaidh sé, d'ainneoin aon ní in Acht 1969, le hordú, a dhéanfar le toiliú Aire na Seirbhíse Poiblí, socrú a dhéanamh le haghaidh roinne breise nó ranna breise den sórt sin.
(2) Beidh roinn den Chúirt dá ndéanfar socrú faoin alt seo comhdhéanta de leas-chathaoirleach den Chúirt (a bheidh ina chathaoirleach ar an roinn), comhalta oibrithe agus comhalta fostóirí, agus beidh feidhm ag ailt 3 (b) agus 3 (c) d'Acht 1969 maidir le roinn den sórt sin ionann is dá mba roinn faoin Acht sin í.
(3) Aon uair a dhéanfaidh an tAire ordú faoin alt seo ceapfaidh sé leas-chathaoirleach den Chúirt, agus beidh feidhm ag ailt 4 (4) go 4 (7) d'Acht 1969 (arna leasú leis an Acht seo) maidir le leas-chathaoirleach a cheapfar faoin Acht seo ionann is dá mba thagairtí do leaschathaoirleach a cheapfar faoin Acht seo na tagairtí sna hailt sin do leas-chathaoirleach.
(4) Íocfar le leas-chathaoirleach (cibé acu faoin alt seo nó faoi alt 4 (4) d'Acht 1969 a ceapadh é) cibé luach saothair (ar mhodh táillí nó tuarastail) agus liúntais a chinnfidh an tAire le toiliú Aire na Seirbhíse Poiblí.
(5) Aisghairtear leis seo alt 4 (5) d'Acht 1969.
Leasú iarmhartach ar alt 2 d'Acht 1969.
9.—Leasaítear leis seo Acht 1969 tríd an alt seo a leanas a chur in ionad alt 2:
“2.—(1) Beidh an Chúirt comhdhéanta de chathaoirleach (dá ngairtear an cathaoirleach san Acht seo), de leas-chathaoirleach
nó de leas-chathaoirligh agus de ghnáth-chomhaltaí.
(2) Beidh an líon leas-chathaoirleach comhionann leis an líon ranna sa Chúirt lúide ceann.
(3) Beidh an líon gnáthchomhaltaí comhionann le dhá oiread an lín ranna sa Chúirt agus beidh sé roinnte go cothrom idir comhaltaí oibrithe agus comhaltaí fostóirí.”.
Leasú ar alt 5 d'Acht 1969.
10.—Leasaítear leis seo alt 5 d'Acht 1969 tríd an bhfo-alt seo a leanas a chur in ionad fho-alt (8):
“(8) Deonóidh an tAire do Joseph Stapleton Quigley, agus íocfaidh sé leis, nuair a éireoidh sé as bheith ina chomhalta den Chúirt gan é a athcheapadh, aisce ar cóimhéid le tuarastal bliana amháin ar an dáta a éireoidh sé as.”.
Na hAchtanna um Laethanta Saoire Oibrithe Talmhaíochta, 1950 go 1975, a aisghairm.
11.—(1) Aisghairtear leis seo na hAchtanna um Laethanta Saoire Oibrithe Talmhaíochta, 1950 go 1975.
(2) Tiocfaidh an t-alt seo i ngníomh ar thosach feidhme rialachán faoin Acht um Laethanta Saoire (Fostaithe), 1973, a dhéanann socrú chun an tAcht sin a fheidhmiú i ndáil le hoibrithe talmhaíochta.
Gearrtheideal, forléiriú agus comhlua.
12.—(1) Féadfar an tAcht Caidrimh Thionscail, 1976, a ghairm den Acht seo agus forléireofar é féin agus an Príomh-Acht mar aon ní amháin.
(2) Féadfar na hAchtanna Caidrimh Thionscail, 1946 go 1976, a ghairm de na hAchtanna Caidrimh Thionscail, 1946 agus 1969, agus den Acht seo le chéile.