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Article 2 of the Convention. Exclusion possibilities. The Committee notes the Government’s explanations concerning certain categories of hotel and catering sector employees who are currently excluded from the scope of applicable Employment Regulation Orders. While noting that those excluded categories continue to be covered by the general labour legislation, including the national minimum wage, the Committee recalls that the Convention seeks to protect all workers concerned, irrespective of the nature and duration of their employment relationship, and accordingly requests the Government to consider the possibility of extending the coverage of the relevant Hotels and Catering Employment Regulation Orders to the categories of workers currently excluded.
Article 3(1). National policy. Further to its previous comment, the Committee notes that the first Employment Regulation Order for the catering sector applicable to the County Borough of Dublin became effective in 2003, whereas no Employment Regulation Order has been made for the hotel sector for the Dublin area as the Hotel Joint Labour Committee has not yet made proposals to the Labour Court. The Committee requests the Government to provide information on any new developments in this regard and to transmit a copy of the Employment Regulation Order once it has been issued.
Moreover, the Committee notes the information provided by the Government concerning the ongoing implementation of the human resources development strategy for Irish tourism which was launched by Fáilte Ireland in 2005. It also notes the various training programmes for skills improvement and career enhancement offered by Fáilte Ireland in 2007 to people and businesses operating in the tourism sector. The Committee would appreciate if the Government would continue to provide detailed particulars on legislative measures, policy initiatives and projects designed to improve the working conditions in the hotel, restaurant and catering industry and the results obtained.
Part V of the report form. Application in practice. The Committee notes the statistical information provided by the Government according to which there are currently 128,600 persons employed in the hotel and catering sector. It also notes the data provided by the National Employment Rights Authority (NERA) concerning the number of inspection visits conducted and breaches detected during a period 2004–08. The Committee would be grateful if the Government would continue to provide information on the practical application of the Convention, including, for instance, statistics on the number of workers covered by the relevant EROs, copies of applicable collective agreements, extracts from reports of the labour inspection services showing the number and nature of contraventions observed, official reports or surveys concerning the employment situation and difficulties experienced in the hotel and catering sector, etc.
The Committee notes with regret that the Government’s report has not been received. It hopes that a report will be supplied for examination by the Committee at its next session and that it will contain full information on the matters raised in its previous direct request, which read as follows:
Article 2, paragraph 2, of the Convention. Exclusion possibilities. The Committee notes that both the Employment Regulation Order (Hotels Joint Labour Committee), 2002, and the Employment Regulation Order (Catering Joint Labour Committee), 2002, exclude from their scope of application the following: (a) managers, assistant managers and trainee managers; (b) workers covered by the provisions of an employment regulation order made upon the proposals of another joint labour committee; and (c) workers affected by a registered employment agreement. Furthermore, the Order for hotel employees also excludes receptionists, head storemen and housekeepers. The Government is requested to indicate in its next report the reasons for the exclusion of certain categories of workers, such as trainee managers, receptionists and head storemen, the law applicable to these categories, and any progress towards wider application, as required under this Article of the Convention.
Article 3, paragraph 1. National policy. The Committee notes that the statutory minimum wages and conditions of employment for employees in the hotel and catering sector are regulated through employment regulation orders such as the Employment Regulation Order (Hotels Joint Labour Committee), 2002, effective from 1 May 2002, and the Employment Regulation Order (Catering Joint Labour Committee), 2002, effective from 22 October 2002, which fix rates of pay and lay down conditions of employment relating to such areas as holidays, working hours, overtime, Sunday work, breaks, board and lodging, and service charge. These orders are issued, on a more or less annual basis, by the Labour Court following the recommendations of the relevant joint labour committees, i.e. the Hotels Joint Labour Committee and the Catering Joint Labour Committee, which were established in 1965 and 1977 respectively by virtue of Labour Court orders. The Committee also notes the Government’s indication that there are separate hotels and catering joint labour committees for the County Borough of Dublin and the Borough of Dun Laoghaire but these committees have not yet drawn up an employment regulation order. It requests the Government to keep the Office informed of any progress made in this respect and to transmit a copy of any relevant employment regulation order as soon as it is finalized. The Committee would also be grateful if the Government would continue supplying information on the measures taken or envisaged to further improve the working conditions in hotels, restaurants and similar establishments. It would particularly welcome information on existing national training schemes and programmes designed to improve the skills and enhance the career prospects of those employed in the hotel, restaurant and catering industry.
Article 7. Sale and purchase of employment. The Committee requests the Government to indicate the measures taken to ensure the application of the prohibition contained in this Article of the Convention.
Article 8. Means of application. The Committee understands that apart from the system of joint labour committees and employment regulation orders, the minimum rates of pay and employment conditions for hotel and catering employees are also regulated through collective bargaining. The Committee would therefore appreciate receiving additional information on the types, number and coverage of collective agreements applicable to workers covered by the provisions of the Convention. The Government is also requested to transmit copies of any such agreements.
Part V of the report form. Application in practice. In the absence of any information on this point, the Committee asks the Government to supply in its next report up to date information on the practical application of the Convention, including for instance statistics on the number of workers employed in the hotel, restaurants and catering industry, labour inspection results, difficulties encountered in the enforcement of relevant legislation, extracts from official reports and recent surveys addressing questions related to the employment conditions in the tourism sector in general and any other particulars bearing on the effect given to the requirements of the Convention in national law and practice.
The Committee notes that the Government’s report has not been received. It hopes that a report will be supplied for examination by the Committee at its next session and that it will contain full information on the matters raised in its previous direct request, which read as follows:
Article 2, paragraph 2, of the Convention. The Committee notes that both the Employment Regulation Order (Hotels Joint Labour Committee), 2002, and the Employment Regulation Order (Catering Joint Labour Committee), 2002, exclude from their scope of application the following: (a) managers, assistant managers and trainee managers; (b) workers covered by the provisions of an employment regulation order made upon the proposals of another joint labour committee; (c) workers affected by a registered employment agreement. Furthermore, the Order for hotel employees also excludes receptionists, head storemen and housekeepers. The Government is requested to indicate in its next report the reasons for the exclusion of certain categories of workers, such as trainee managers, receptionists and head storemen, the law applicable to these categories, and any progress towards wider application, as required under this Article of the Convention.
Article 3, paragraph 1. The Committee notes that the statutory minimum wages and conditions of employment for employees in the hotel and catering sector are regulated through employment regulation orders such as the Employment Regulation Order (Hotels Joint Labour Committee), 2002, effective from 1 May 2002, and the Employment Regulation Order (Catering Joint Labour Committee), 2002, effective from 22 October 2002, which fix rates of pay and lay down conditions of employment relating to such areas as holidays, working hours, overtime, Sunday work, breaks, board and lodging, and service charge. These orders are issued, on a more or less annual basis, by the Labour Court following the recommendations of the relevant joint labour committees, i.e. the Hotels Joint Labour Committee and the Catering Joint Labour Committee, which were established in 1965 and 1977 respectively by virtue of Labour Court orders. The Committee also notes the Government’s indication that there are separate hotels and catering joint labour committees for the County Borough of Dublin and the Borough of Dun Laoghaire but these committees have not yet drawn up an employment regulation order. It requests the Government to keep the Office informed of any progress made in this respect and to transmit a copy of any relevant employment regulation order as soon as it is finalized. The Committee would also be grateful if the Government would continue to supply information on the measures taken or envisaged to further improve the working conditions in hotels, restaurants and similar establishments. It would particularly welcome information on existing national training schemes and programmes designed to improve the skills and enhance the career prospects of those employed in the hotel, restaurant and catering industry.
Article 7. The Committee requests the Government to indicate the measures taken to ensure the application of the prohibition contained in this Article of the Convention.
Article 8. The Committee understands that apart from the system of joint labour committees and employment regulation orders, the minimum rates of pay and employment conditions for hotel and catering employees are also regulated through collective bargaining. The Committee would therefore appreciate receiving additional information on the types, number and coverage of collective agreements applicable to workers covered by the provisions of the Convention. The Government is also requested to transmit copies of any such agreements.
Part V of the report form. In the absence of any information on this point, the Committee asks the Government to supply in its next report up to date information on the practical application of the Convention, including for instance statistics on the number of workers employed in the hotel, restaurants and catering industry, labour inspection results, difficulties encountered in the enforcement of relevant legislation, extracts from official reports and recent surveys addressing questions related to the employment conditions in the tourism sector in general and any other particulars bearing on the effect given to the requirements of the Convention in national law and practice.
The Committee notes with interest the Government‘s first report and accompanying material.
Article 3, paragraph 1. The Committee notes that the statutory minimum wages and conditions of employment for employees in the hotel and catering sector are regulated through employment regulation orders such as the Employment Regulation Order (Hotels Joint Labour Committee), 2002, effective from 1 May 2002, and the Employment Regulation Order (Catering Joint Labour Committee), 2002, effective from 22 October 2002, which fix rates of pay and lay down conditions of employment relating to such areas as holidays, working hours, overtime, Sunday work, breaks, board and lodging, and service charge. These orders are issued, on a more or less annual basis, by the Labour Court following the recommendations of the relevant joint labour committees, i.e. the Hotels Joint Labour Committee and the Catering Joint Labour Committee, which were established in 1965 and 1977 respectively by virtue of Labour Court orders. The Committee also notes the Government’s indication that there are separate hotels and catering joint labour committees for the County Borough of Dublin and the Borough of Dun Laoghaire but these committees have not yet drawn up an employment regulation order. It requests the Government to keep it informed of any progress made in this respect and to transmit a copy of any relevant employment regulation order as soon as it is finalized. The Committee would also be grateful if the Government would continue to supply information on the measures taken or envisaged to further improve the working conditions in hotels, restaurants and similar establishments. It would particularly welcome information on existing national training schemes and programmes designed to improve the skills and enhance the career prospects of those employed in the hotel, restaurant and catering industry.
Point V of the report form. In the absence of any information on this point, the Committee asks the Government to supply in its next report up-to-date information on the practical application of the Convention, including for instance statistics on the number of workers employed in the hotel, restaurants and catering industry, labour inspection results, difficulties encountered in the enforcement of relevant legislation, extracts from official reports and recent surveys addressing questions related to the employment conditions in the tourism sector in general and any other particulars bearing on the effect given to the requirements of the Convention in national law and practice.