Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1886-03-09
TIE HIRED HELP.

To avoid danger OF irritating disputes
Il Il better for both parties % have
written contract specifying especially The
following points In regard 10 which misun.
dersiandings most often arise
The length OF term OF hiring; The pay
and The mode OF payment The hours
OF work on week days. srrangements TOT
overtime on special occasions OF need,
binding the emp,oye 10 assls, the employ.
er In urgent cases FOR special rate OF
pay holidays and work expected OF them,
Including Sundays; causes for dismissal
on the one part and Of quitting work on
The other; what pay should be given Tor q
broken month. and by the day In such
cases; penalty for absetce from work
without leave, which IL As serious q mat
Ter for The employer a. would he The fall
uro 20 pay wages FOR the employed the
charge for board during lost time, and
auy other special point which might need
20 be made satisfactory and certain.
when a man IL hired by the month OF
any other period and is paid so much .
dsy bis pay goes on only when be wof.s
ADD be keeps holidays st his own cost II
he is hired BY the month and paid for the
month, he IL expected 20 work every day,
Sundays inelnded, doing on these days on-
ly absolutely necessary work ~ milking
feeding. Watering and cleaning the anil
mails. Other holidays are not legally Idle
days and the hired man Is not excused
from work unless the employer gives him
The holiday II The man leaves work on
such days 10 ls st his own expense.
working month has tweniy-six days and q
man who loses time or breaks bis tine Is
paid on this basis. A man who hifcs by
The month Il paid by the month, and II he
voluntarily leaves without good reason be-
fore sny month Il expired be cannot col
lect that months pay nor any part OF IT,
Bu, he cannot be discharged until the end
OF the m0uiL or be can collect the whole
OF the months pay except be Is discharged
for good cause.
la eases where the employer furnishes .
house 10 the hired man who may have
family, . condition in the contract should
provide that the house be vacated the next
day afier The hired man quits work OF his
own motion. This Is Just 10 the employer
and no hardship 10 the employed, because
be can better continue work until be Is
ready 10 move than the employer can do
without help until the house Is vacated.
II Is well also 10 have provision that
moths notice 20 leave shall be given on
both sides, excepting for gross misconduct
on either part. This provision tends TO
20 sell-control on the part OF both, who
are each apt 10 fy OF on the least provo
cation, the employer appearing 10 domineer
while the hired man is thought 10 be I'm
pertinent "Take no heed 70 all words that
are spoken" Is useful In such cases. IL Is
better % reserve ones self until later In
cases OF dlspu,e and then speak oily With
reason and delloerstlon, for cit Is fool
speaks all bis mind"
Moreover, the employer should act the
part OF 4 friend 20 bis workman. what
pleasant record WAS that OF the hired man
who served faithfully forty years and be-
tween whom aud bis employer there was .
kindly consideration growing out OF this
long reciprocal service and friendly regard.
N the employer is superior In any gins TO
his hired man, let him In thankfnlness for
these advantages impart some OF them TO
the inferior and thus twice bless these
gins. II any employer or hired man needs
good advice Ia these regards LEI him read
What the Apostle James wrote aud govern
himself accordingly. There should be
cordial sympathy between employer aud
employed and O mutual desire 20 do what
Il exactly right 10 each other. IL should
not be q question solely OF money, for this
has q degrading influence upon mems
minds and often leads 20 injustice when
small matters are In question.
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