ERO Hairdressing (Cork City)

Application

This ERO applies to employees in a hairdressing business in Cork city whether wholly or mainly engaged in hairdressing including operations incidental or ancillary thereto. It includes hairdressers, apprentice or learner hairdressers and manicurists. See ERO for detailed definitions of all categories covered.

Remuneration

Minimum Pay

Hairdressers (other than apprentices) are entitled to a basic minimum payment plus commission on takings.  Full details relating to statutory minimum rates of pay are set out in the ERO.

A record of each employee’s takings must be made available to enable him/her to verify the amount of commission due to him/her each week. There are additional rules in relation to apprenticeships and other jobs covered.

Overtime Rates

The ERO covers both weekly and daily overtime rates. Employees whose normal working week is 39 hours are entitled to be paid time-and-a-half for time worked in excess of 8 hours in any day (weekly overtime). Employees whose working week is less than 39 hours are entitled to time-and-a-half for time worked in excess of 8 hours in any day (daily overtime).

Conditions of Employment

Working hours

The normal number of working hours is 39 per week. The normal number of hours to be worked on any day is 8 hours.

Rest Periods

Employees whose hours of work include the hours from 11.30am to 2.30pm are entitled to a break of at least one hour after 6 hours work, in accordance with provisions of S.I. 57/1998 Organisation of Working Time (Breaks At Work For Shop Employees) Regulations.

Holidays

Annual leave and public holiday entitlements are in accordance with the Organisation of , 1997.

Sick Pay Scheme

There is no reference to a Sick Pay Scheme in this ERO.

Miscellaneous

The ERO provides for detailed conditions in relation to the operation of apprenticeships and the entitlement to service pay. See ERO for more details.