ELECTRIC.IE • The Magazine & Website for the Irish Electrical Industry • 43 S.I. No 703/2021 – Sectoral Employment Order (Electrical Contracting Sector) ‒This article covers some of the main points of this important order. Interested parties are advised to access the full document here... https://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2021/si/703/made/en/print This Sectoral Employment Order applies to:- Workers employed as qualified electricians and registered apprentice electricians working in the sector. Qualified electricians who are employed as charge-hands and foremen should also come within the scope of the order. It will not apply to electricians, and apprentices employed directly by manufacturing companies for the maintenance of those companies’ plant. Pay and Pay Categories: The following hourly rates of pay will apply in the sector from 1st February 2022 to 31st Jan 2023. Electricians Category 1 First year out of time €24.14 per hour Category 2 Third year out of time €24.63 per hour Category 3 Sixth year out of time €25.02 per hour Apprentice Year 1 – 35% of Category 1 Rate Year 2 – 45% of Category 1 Rate Year 3 - 65% of Category 1 Rate Year 4 – 80% of Category 1 Rate The following hourly rates of pay will apply in the sector from 1st February 2023. Category 1 First year out of time €24.81 per hour Category 2 Third year out of time Industry News €25.31 per hour Category 3 Sixth year out of time €25.72 per hour Apprentice Year 1 – 35% of Category 1 Rate Year 2 - 45% of Category 1 Rate Year 3 - 65% of Category 1 Rate Year 4 - 80% of Category 1 Rate Normal Working Time and Unsocial Hours Payments The following definitions shall apply in respect of hours worked by qualified electricians and apprentices in the sector:- Normal Working week shall consist of 39 hours worked between Monday and Friday each week. Normal daily working hours shall consist of eight consecutive hours of work undertaken between the hours of 7am (normal weekday starting time) and 5pm (Normal weekday finishing time) Monday – Thursday inclusive and between the hours of 7am (normal Friday starting time) and 4pm (normal Friday finishing time) on Friday. Other Hours Worked outside of those hours shall constitute unsocial working hours and shall attract the following premium payments:- Hours worked between normal finishing time and Midnight Monday to Friday inclusive Time plus a half. Hours worked between Midnight and normal starting time Monday to Friday Double time. First four hours worked after 7am on Saturday is Time plus a half. All other hours worked on Saturday is Double time. All hours worked on Sunday is Double time. All hours worked on Public Holidays, Double time plus an additional day’s leave. Pensions The minimum pension and death in service scheme contribution rates for employers and workers shall be set at the following levels: Pension Contribution from 1st February 2022 Employer daily rate - €5.73 (weekly - €28.65) Worker daily rate - €3.82 (weekly €19.10) Total contribution daily into the scheme per worker - €9.55 (weekly €47.75) Pension Contribution from 1st February 2023 Employer daily rate - €5.84 (weekly - €29.22) Worker daily rate - €3.90 (weekly €19.50) Total contribution daily into the scheme per worker - €9.74 (weekly €48.70) Death in Service The following contribution rates in respect of (continued on next page)
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