The Guarantee Payments (Exemption) (No. 17) Order 1978

• Citation: S.I. 1978/737
• Sections: 6

Section 1 Citation and Commencement

This Order may be cited as the Guarantee Payments (Exemption) (No. 17) Order 1978 and shall come into operation on 27th June 1978.

Section 2 Interpretation

(1) The Interpretation Act 1889 shall apply to the interpretation of this Order as it applies to the interpretation of an Act of Parliament.

(2) The “ exempted agreement ” means the Scheme of Conditions of Service of the National Joint Council for Workshops for the Blind.

Section 3 Exemption

Section 22 of the Act shall not apply to any person who is an employee to whom the exempted agreement relates.

Section 1 Representing employers

The Association of County Councils;

The Association of Metropolitan Authorities;

The Scottish Councils;

The National Association of Industries for the Blind and Disabled.

Section 2 Representing employees

The National League of the Blind and Disabled.

Section 14 Unemployment

During unemployment caused by lack of work and/or inability to attend the workshop due to strike or other emergency, the strike not being by the employees themselves, employees shall receive the basic wage including service supplement where appropriate for a maximum of six weeks of such unemployment in any one financial year of which not more than two weeks may be consecutive.

An employee who has a complaint regarding the failure of a workshop to pay the whole or part of any guaranteed remuneration to which the employee is entitled under this Agreement is advised to make use of the National Council's grievance and conciliation machinery; however, the employee may refer any such complaint to an industrial tribunal.