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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)
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Repealed Text region
Repealed text(s)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Repealed text(s)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Repealed text(s)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.