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Labour (Conditions of Empwyment of Certain Workers).

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1571 CHAPTER 110.

LABOUR (CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT OF CERTAIN WORKERS).

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS.

SECTION.

1.

Short title.

2.

Interpretation.

3.

Minimum wages to be paid to certain rates.

4.

Over-time 5.Luncheon interval.

6.

Accommodation.

7.

Weekly half-holiday.

8.

Register.

9.

Offences.

10.Application of Ordinance.

workers.

SCHEDULE.

CHAPTER 110.

LABOUR (CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT OF CERTAIN WORKERS).
An Ordinance certain workers.

to regulate the conditions of employment of 5 of 1952.

[1ST APRIL, 1952.]

1.This Ordinance of Employment of Certain may be cited as the Labour (Conditions Ordinance.

Workers) Short title.

2.In this Ordinance- Interpreta­ tion.

"parlour" expression shall have the meaning assigned to that by section 2 of the Shops Ordinance.

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118• " wages " includes anything received by a worker under as part of his remuneration of this Ordinance the provisions or by virtue " worker of his employment ; and " means any of the persons column of the schedule hotel, restaurant, any member of the family of the occupier to this Ordinance or parlour, cook-shop in the first specified and employed but does not include of such premises.

in any Schedule Il--48* B.G.-VoL.

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Labour (Conditions of Employment of Certain Workers).
Minimum wages to be paid to certain workers.

Schedule.

3.Every worker shall be paid the appropriate rate of wages set out in the second column of the schedule that the Governor in Council Provided to this Ordinance may from time to vary, alter or amend any : in the Gazette time by order published of the aforesaid rates of wages as he thinks fit.

Over-time rates.

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118.


4.Subject to the provisions of sections works for any period every worker who at the request exceeding Shops Ordinance, ployer week, shall be paid in respect worked in excess of fifty-six rate at which he would, but for this section, fifty-six hours in any one of every hour or part of an hour so hours, at one and a half times the be paid.

6, 7 and 10 of the of his em­ Luncheon interva.1.


5.The employer of any worker who is employed in any hotel on each working day, allow to such worker an interval shall, from work of not less than one hour for luncheon case may be, and another interval for any other meal taken on the premises.

or dinner as the of not less than fifteen minutes Accommo­ dation.

6.The employer of workers room for the accommodation of workers in any hotel shall provide during any a ls from work provided for by this Ordinance.
suitable interva Weelµy.

ha.lf-holida.y.

7.Every employer shall grant to every worker a half-holiday on one week-day such worker a half-holiday in every week, and in addition on every alternate Sunday.

shall grant to Register.

8.


(1) Every employer of workers of Labour may approve shall keep a register in such in which shall form as the Commissioner be entered- ( a)particulars (b)the date on which each worker entered of wages paid to workers (2)Every such employer shall produce inspection missioner Labour, of the Commissioner of Labour or any Inspector of Labour, or Assistant when requested to do so.

employed by him ; his employment.

the register for the the Deputy Com­ of Inspector Offences.

9.
9.

(1) Any employer who- (a)fails to pay to any worker in his employ the wages ; or by this Ordinance prescribed (b)contravenes ; or this Ordinance any of the provisions of sections 5 or 6 of (c)fails to grant to any worker in his employ any half­ as required by section 7 of this Ordinance,- on summary conviction to a penalty not exceeding holiday shall be liable fifty dollars.

Labour (Conditions of Employment of Certain Workers).

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1573 in the manner prescribed by (2)Any employer who- ( a)fails to keep a register ( 1) of section subsection (b) fails without the inspection (2)of section of any of the persons specified 8 of this Ordinance- lawful excuse to produce ; or the register for in subsection 8 of this Ordinance shall be liable one hundred on summary dollars.
conviction to a penalty not exceeding 10.This Ordinance shall apply to- ( a)the City of Georgetown boundaries thereof ( b)the town of New Amsterdam (c)the village of Bartica.

; and ; and within three miles of the Application of Ordinanoe SCHEDULE.

(a)HoTELS.

es.

2and 3.

Minimum Rate of Wages.

of Worker.


Category Head cook cook Assistant maid Kitchen Pantry maid Head waiter ... Waiter Maid ... Maid-waitress Bellboy NOTE: (i) The above workers shall be supplied Eight dollars Five dollars Four dollars Four dollars Eleven dollars Seven dollars Four dollars Six dollars Three dollars and forty cents per week.

and forty cents per week.

and eighty and eighty cents per week.

cents per week.

and sixty cents per week.

cents per week.


and eighty and eighty cents per week.

and sixty cents per week.

with hot meals on every working per week.

day in addition to the above rates of wages.

(ii) Where any of the above workers is required and kept la.undered to wear a uniform, such free of charge by the uniform shall be supplied employer.

(b)RESTAURANTS AND COOK-SHOPS.

Minimum Rate of Wages.

per week.

of Worker.

Six dollars Category Cook .. .


Head Waitress Seven dollars Four dollars Waitress Order girl Six dollars Four dollars Boy .

.

.

Four dollars Dish Washer NOTE : (i) The above workers shall be supplied per week.

and twenty cents per week.

and eighty cents per week.

with hot meals on every working and twenty cents per week.

and eighty cents per week.

day in addition to the above rates of wages.


(ii) Where any of the above workers is required and kept laundered to wear a uniform, such free of charge by the uniform shall be supplied employer.

(c) PARLOURS.

of Worker.

Category Assistant Waitress Boy ...

Minimum Rate of Wages.

Four dollars Four dollars Three dollars and eighty cents per week.

and eighty cents per week.

and sixty cents per week.