The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-09-13


o-I am working in doctors Office
as his assistant ana am b %or e1a Gery
noon off each week. He can AFFORD TO
pay me only small salary. vhlch ISL
enough for me to meet expenses.
Would there be any law forbidding me
TO continue working for him. then Work
in a restaurant as a waitress through the
dinner hour for IN evening? Do ooctcrs
come under the NRA? P. O. u.
A-Doctors are under no compul-
sion to sign the PRA, according to
a letter by Donald Richberg, gen.
eral counsel for the NRA. If they
wish, they voluntarily may comply
with the terms Of the agreement to
be part of the general program
of unemployment and higher
wages. There is nothing in the NRA
program to prevent you from hold
ing two part-time jobs.
n
O-What are the maximum hours
week for truck driver employed by an
employer working under the NRA sub
stitute construction industry cade?
NJ x.
A-The temporary modification of
the PRA for the construction indus
try provides as follows: Employers
in the construction industry shall
pay wages not less than the mini
mum rate of wages for unSkilled Ia
Dor hereby established which shall be
not less than 40 cents an hour I'M
less the hourly rate for the same
class of work on July Is, 1929, was
less than 40 cents an hour in which
case the hourly rate shall be not less
than that of July Is, 1929. and in no
event less than 80 cents per hour
Employers in the construction in
dustry shall not employ any en-
ployee in excess of the maximum
average of thirty five hours a week
during a siX-month calendar period,
or fOrty-eight hours in any week in
such period, or eight hours in any
one day These rates apply to the
least skilled labor in the industry.
Rates for skilled labor should be adj
justed above this figure to maintain
already existing differentials in
rates paid skilled and unskilled la
Dor.
II u
Q-I am employed by a wholesale cigar
company. We are members of the Ma
tional Association of Tobacco Dealers. We
hour week. Our code has not been. &C
cepted by the NRA. Should we observe
the blanket code of 40 hours until our code
has been approved?-A. L. K.
ArYou should observe the pro-
visions of the PRA until such time
as NRA approves a temporary modi-
fication of the PRA for your indus
try, or until such time as the per-
manent code for your industry is
approved by the President.
O-What is the code for furniture work
ers? Also. are they allowed to pay boys
code? I have a small repair shop which
brings in from one to five dollars a week
which I work at after work hours. Will
I have to give that up? 1 do the work
at home Is a man and his wife allowed
to have a job a the same time? Is
man working in the poStoff1ce allowed to
do other work after his ffice hours?-F. w.
A-Temporary modification Of the
PRA for furniture manufacturers
provides for a maximum working
week of forty hours at a minimum
wage rate of not less than 81 cents
an hour for factory workers. Ger
tain of the approved codes carry a
provision preventing employees from
evading the maximum hour provi-
sions of the codes by working part
time for other employers, but if you
own and operate this shop in your
home, it probably would be ruled
that you were not working for an
other employer and so could con-
tinue the practice.
There is nothing in the NRA pro-
gram prohibiting both man and wife
from working. Government en-
ployes are not subject to the pro-
visions of the codes; however, the
civil service commission recently is
sued a statement saying that the
practice of government employees
holding outside jobs in addition to
their federal employment would be
looked upon with disfavor.