JLC REA Rates Euro

JLC REA Rates is often shown in job vacancie listed on FAS.
What does JLC REA Rates mean?

There is a legal minimum wage in Ireland – but there are also other agreements in place that cover certain types of workers. These agreements deal with the pay and working conditions of the employees concerned and may be included in an employee’s contract of employment.
JLC - The agreements on pay and conditions made by Joint Labour Committees (JLCs) are known as Employment Regulation Orders (EROs). It is the JLC that agrees the rates of pay and working for the workers in the JLC’s sector of employment, for example, catering. An  Employment Regulation Order made by the Labour Court therefore makes the JLC agreement enforceable by law.

Other agreements which result from negotiations between trade unions and employers are called Collective Agreements.  If a Collective Agreement has been registered with the Labour Court it is known as a Registered Employment Agreement (REA).
REAs are legally binding to the employers and employees in the sector of employment to which the agreement applies.

Some sample JLC / REA Minimum Rates per Hour October 2008

Construction Craftsmen  18.60 euro
Electrician (Newly Qualified)  20.74  euro
Hotel Worker (trained)  €354.43 a week (outside Dublin and Cork)
Security Worker (first job) €9.27 an hour
Agricultural Worker experienced >€345.93 a week