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REPORT ON THE INVESTIGATION INTO A SECTORAL DETERMINATION FOR THE HOSPITALITY SECTOR-2010 INDEX CHAPTER ONE: 3 Background to the investigation 3 Terms of reference 5 Methodology 5 Phase One – Administrative aspects 5 Phase Two – Consultation with stakeholders 5 Phase Three – ECC Process 8 Phase Four – Publication of the amended sectoral determination 8 Structure of the report 9 Sector Profile 10 Employee profile within the sector 11 CHAPTER THREE 13 Job categories 13 Minimum wages 16 Minimum wage increases for year 2 and 3 22 Accommodation 23 Sunday Work 24 Night work and provision of transport 26 Additional issues raised 27 CHAPTER FOUR 31 EVALUATION IN TERMS OF ECC CRITERIA 31 The ability of employers to carry on their business successfully 31 The operation of small, medium and micro-enterprises 32 The cost of living 32 The alleviation of poverty 32 The likely impact of any proposed condition of employment on current employment or the creation of employment 32 CHAPTER FIVE 33 SUMMARY OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS BY THE ECC 33 5.1 Job categories 33 5.3 Minimum wages 33 5.4 Minimum wage increases for year 2 and 3 33 5.5 Accommodation 33 5.6 Sunday Work 34 5.7 Night work and provision of transport 34 CHAPTER ONE: As directed by you, the Employment Conditions Commission (ECC) has pleasure in presenting you with a report on its investigation into the Hospitality Sector. Background to the investigation The current sectoral determination 14 for the Hospitality sector was published on 15 May 2007 and became effective from 1 July 2007. The wages component of the determination will lapse on 30 June 2010. The determination regulates conditions of employment and minimum wages to be paid in the hospitality sector. The wages were set in accordance with the number of employees an enterprise employs, where an enterprise with 10 or less employees pays 10% less than an enterprise with more employees. This approach was informed by the fact that the majority