The focus this week is on the Organisation of Working Time Act, 1997 and issues such as annual leave entitlements, rest periods, etc
PowerPoint Presentation:
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Reading:
This week’s reading is an extract from the draft TUF guide on the Organisation of Working Time Act, 1997 :
Week-7-Reading-TUF-Guide-on-OWTA
Please find relevant readings below:
References:
S.I. No. 21/1998 – Organisation of Working Time (Code of Practice on Sunday Working in the Retail Trade) Order, 1998
Government of Ireland. (1998) S.I. No. 21/1998 – Organisation of Working Time (Code of Practice on Sunday Working in the Retail Trade) Order, 1998. [Online] Available at: https://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/1998/si/21/made/en/print (Accessed: 28 October 2025).
Code of Practice on Sunday Working – Workplace Relations Commission
Workplace Relations Commission. (n.d.) Code of Practice on Sunday Working in the Retail Trade. [Online] Available at: https://www.workplacerelations.ie/en/what_you_should_know/codes_practice/cop8/ (Accessed: 28 October 2025).
Gorry, T. (2019) Important High Court Decision in Sunday Premium Pay Case. Employment Rights Ireland. Available at: https://employmentrightsireland.com/important-high-court-decision-in-sunday-premium-pay-case/ (Accessed: 28 October 2025).
Gorry, T. (2019) The Sunday Premium Rate of Pay – How Much Should Be Paid for Working on Sunday? Employment Rights Ireland. Available at: https://employmentrightsireland.com/the-sunday-premium-rate-of-pay-how-much-should-be-paid-for-working-on-sunday/ (Accessed: 28 October 2025).
S.I. No. 475/1997 – Organisation of Working Time (Determination of Pay For Holidays) Regulations, 1997
Government of Ireland. (1997) S.I. No. 475/1997 – Organisation of Working Time (Determination of Pay For Holidays) Regulations, 1997. [Online] Available at: https://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/1997/si/475/made/en/print (Accessed: 28 October 2025).
Calculating Annual Leave and Overtime – Purdy & Co Solicitors
Hyde, R. (2023) Calculating Annual Leave and Public Holiday – Impact of Overtime. Purdy & Co Solicitors. [Online] Available at: https://purdyandco.ie/employment-ireland-calculating-annual-leave-overtime-impact-labour-court/ (Accessed: 28 October 2025).
Assignment :
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Quiz
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