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5] THE LAWS OF BRITISH GUIANA.

[A.D. 195Z· • ,I � I assent, C. C. \\IOOLLEY, Gove!'nor.

6th March, 1952.

ORDINANCE No.

5 OF 195.'.·.

AN ORDINANCE workers.

certain to regulate the conditions of employment of A.D. 1952.

BE IT ENACTED by the Governor of British Guiana, with [8th M 1rch, 195?..J the advice and consent of the Legislative follows:- Council thereof, as Short title.

1.This Ordinance may be cited as the Labour (Conditions of Employment of Certain Workers) Ordinance, 1952.
--� 2.In this Ordinance - Interore­ tation.

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5 of 1944.
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"parlour" shall have the meaning assigned to that expression 1944; by section two of the Shops Ordinance, "wages" includes anything the provisions remuneration and received by a worker under of this Ordinance or by virtue of his employment; as part of his "worker" means any of the persons specified in the first column of the Schedule and employed or parlour, the family of the occupier in any hqtel, restaurant, any member of but does not include to this Ordinance cook-shop of such premises.
Schedule.

Minimum wages to be paid to certain warkers.

Schedule 3.Every worker shall be paid the appropriat e rate of wages set out in the second column of the Schedule to this Or'dinance: Provided that to time by order published any of the aforesaid 4.Subject to the provisions rates of wages as he thinks fit.
six, seven and ten of of sections the Governor in in the Gazette Council may from time vary, alter or amend the Shops Ordinance, of his employer in any one week, shall be paid in respect works for any period exceeding fifty-six hours of every hour or part 1944, every worker who at the request Over-time rates.

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5 of 1944.

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1952 JLABOVR(Conditions of Employment of Certain Workers)[ No.5 lJ of an hour so worked in excess of fifty-six half times the rate at which he would, but for this section, paid.
hours, at one and a be of any worker 5, The employer in any Luncheon day, allow to such worker an interval.

who is employed hotel shall, on each working interval or dinner as the case may be, and another interval fifteen from work of not less than one hour for luncheon minutes for any other meal taken on the premises.

of workers in any hotel shall provide 6.The employer of not less than room for the accommodation of workers during any dation.

Ac�ommo­ from work provided for by this Or.dinance.
a suitable intervals 7.Every employer holiday grant to such worker a half-holiday shall grant to every worker a half-Weekly shall �a��d in every week, and in addition e Sunday.

0 1 ay.

on one week-day on every alternat 8.

(1) Every .employer of workers shall keep a register in Register.

such form as the COipmissioner - shall be entered of Labour may approve in which (a)particulars of wages paid to workers employed by him; (b)the date on which each worker entered his employment.
(2) Ev�ry such employer shall produce the register for the Deputy Com­ of or Assistant Inspector the inspection missioner of Labour Labour, of the Commissioner or any Inspector to do so.

when requested who - 9.

(1) Any employer of Labour, Offences.


(a)fails to pay to any worker in his employ the wages prescribed (b)contravenes by this Ordinance; or any of the provisions of sections five or six of this Ordinance; or (c)fails to grant to any worker in his employ any as required by section seven of this half-holiday - Ordinance, shall be liable on summary conviction fifty dollars.
to a penalty not exceeding (2) Any employer who - (a)fails to keep a register (1) of section in the manner prescribed eight of this Ordin­ by subsection ance; or (b)fails without lawful excuse to produce for the inspection in subsection Ordinance, - on summary conviction of any of the persons (2) of sectio:p. eight of this to a penalty not exceeding the register specified shall be liable one hundred dollars.
10.This Ordinance shall apply to - Applica- (a)the city of Georgetown thereof; the boundaries (b)the town of New Amsterdam; (c)the village of Bartica.

and and within three miles of t}_��.

of vidmance.

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5] 'l'HE LAWS OF BR.l'l'lSH GUIANA.

[ A.D. 195Z· Commence-11.This Ordinance men� of Governor may, by Proclamation Ordmance.

shall come into force on such day as the published in the Gazette, appoint.

(a)Hotels SCHEDULE.

·' 2 and 3).


(Sections Worker Minimum Rate of Wages Eight dollars cook Five dollars Four dollars Four dollars Calegory of Head cook .

.

Assistant Kitchen maid Pantry maid Head waiter Eleven dollars Seven dollars Waiter Four dollars Maid Maid-waitressSix dollars Bellboy Three dollars and forty cents per week.

and forty cents per week.

and eighty cents per ·week and eighty cents per week.

and sixty cents per week.

and eighty cents per week.

and eighty cents per week.


and sixty cents per week.

per week.

Note: (i)The above workers shall be supplied on every working day in addition of wages.

with hot meals to the above rates (ii)Where any of the above workers is required a uniform, laundered (b)Reslcnirants and Cook-shops such uniform shall be supplied free of charge by the employer.

of Worker Mir?inmm Rate of Wages Category Cook Head Waitress Seven dollars Six dollars and twenty cents per per week.

to wear and kept ,..,.

week.


Waitress Four dollars Order girl Boy .

.

Dish Washer Four dollars and eighty cents Six dollars Four dollars and twenty cents per week.

and eighty cents per week.

per week Note: (i) The above workers shall be supplied with hot meals day in addition to the above rates per week.

on every working of wages.

(ii)Where any a uniform, laundered free of the above workers is required such uniform shall be supplied of cha:·ge by the employer.
to wear and kept (c)Parlours Categ'Dry Assistant Waitress Boy .. of Worker Minimum Rate of Wages Four dollars Four dollars Three dollars and eighty cents per wr!ek.

and eighty cents p'2(' week.

and sixty cents per week. "