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IRL-1997-L-46966
Breadcrumb
Title_of_text
Organisation of Working Time Act, 1997 (No. 20 of 1997).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Ireland
Subjects (Classification)
Conditions of work; Hours of work, weekly rest and paid leave
Adopted on (Date of text)
1997-03-07
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
Comprehensive legislation covering daily, weekly, and annual rest periods. Employees shall be entitled to a rest period of no less than 11 consecutive hours for every 24 hour period, and 15 minutes every four and a half hours, and 24 hours for every 7 days. Night workers shall not work more than 8 hours per night shift. Provides additional compensation for Sunday work. Also provides entitlement to annual paid leave. S. 33 prohibits double employment.
Basic Text region
Basic text(s)
1993-11-23 (EEU-1993-DI-35481)
Directive 93/104/CE du Conseil du 23 novembre 1993 concernant certains aspects de l'aménagement du temps de travail.
Implementing Text region
Implementing text(s)
1997-12-01 (IRL-1997-R-48355)
Organisation of Working Time (Determination of Pay for Holidays) Regulations, 1997 (S.I. No. 475 of 1997).
Implementing text(s)
1998-02-24 (IRL-1998-R-54124)
Organisation of Working Time (Code of Practice on Compensatory Rest and Related Matters) (Declaration) Order, 1998 (S.I. No. 44 of 1998).
Implementing text(s)
1998-02-27 (IRL-1998-R-54130)
Organisation of Working Time (Breaks at Work for Shop Employees) Regulations, 1998 (S.I. No. 57 of 1998).
Implementing text(s)
2001-10-24 (IRL-2001-R-60179)
Organisation of Working Time (Records) (Prescribed Form and Exemptions) Regulations, 2001 (S.I. No. 473 of 2001).
Amended Text region
Amended text(s)
1991-04-16 (IRL-1991-L-22096)
Worker Protection (Regular Part-Time Employees) Act, 1991 (Act No. 5 of 1991).
Amending Text region
Amending text(s)
2001-07-02 (IRL-2001-L-59517)
Carer's Leave Act, 2001 (No. 19 of 2001).
Amending text(s)
2003-07-14 (IRL-2003-L-69098)
Protection of Employees (Fixed-Term Work) Act, 2003 (No. 29 of 2003).
Amending text(s)
2012-07-24 (IRL-2012-L-95355)
Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act 2012 (Act No. 32 of 2012).
Amending text(s)
2015-05-20 (IRL-2015-L-101382)
Workplace Relations Act 2015 (No. 16 of 2015).
Repealed Text region
Repealed text(s)
1981-03-27 (IRL-1981-L-11409)
Night Work (Bakeries) (Amendment) Act 1981.
Repealed text(s)
1973-11-21 (IRL-1973-L-15866)
Holidays (Employees) Act 1973.
Repealed text(s)
1936-02-14 (IRL-1936-L-98391)
Conditions of Employment Act, 1936 (No. 2 of 1936).
Related Text region
Related text(s)
1998-01-30 (IRL-1998-R-54122)
Organisation of Working Time (Exemption of Transport Activities) Regulations, 1998 (S.I. No. 20 of 1998).
Related text(s)
1998-01-30 (IRL-1998-R-54123)
Organisation of Working Time (General Exemptions) Regulations, 1998 (S.I. No. 21 of 1998).
Related text(s)
2007 (IRL-2007-R-88895)
Industrial Relations Act 1990 (Code of Practice for proecting persons employed in other people's homes) (Declaration) Order 2007 (S.I 239 of 2007).
Related text(s)
2014-07-23 (IRL-2014-L-98319)
Radiological Protection (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2014 (Act No. 20 of 2014).
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Legislation on-line
Author
Irish Statute Book
Country
Ireland
URL
http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/
File
IRL46966.pdf (PDF of Act)
Electronic source title
Legislation on-line
Author
Law Reform Commission, Ireland
URL
http://revisedacts.lawreform.ie/eli/1997/act/20/revised/en/html
File
IRL46966 2015.pdf (PDF of Act as revised to S.I. 425 of 2015)
Serial region
Serial title
Official Gazette, Acts
Page range
51 p.