The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-08-22

mum hour provisions OF the agreeme
Q-What should my wages and hours
90 u am employed from ten 20 twelve
hours day. Seven days week.
A-Domestic employees are not in
cluded in provisions Of PRA.
O. an a domestic working liza hours
q day. on an average q SIX or seven i
and should my hours be limited?-J X
A-Domestic servants are exempt
from provisions of PRA.
o-I am the proprietor Of barber shop
complying with the hour and wage scale.
but am losing money because neighoor-
hood shops are not doing he same2 Has
shops? n so. what is I'm J.
A-T-he temporary agreement for
the barber industry has been ap-
proved Copies may be had at 5
cents each from superintendent Of
documents. Washington, D. c.. A
maximum week of forty-eight hours
work is provided for BARRIERS. The
minimum wages are those of PRA,
copies of which may be had from
your postoffice.
What are the maximum number of
hours that an operator OF a barber shop
can work. What are the next maximum
hours Tor a JourneYman barber Is there
a limitation as 70 hours for salesman
OF mems tailoring-SuitS and shirts-who
sells on a purely commission bssis7 Would
taking orders for above mentioned sales
Of mems clothing interfere with maximum
working hours in the barber shop?-B. B.
Medora.
A-The owner of a barber shop is
restricted to forty-eight hours a
week If he actively engages in bar
bering. These also are Journey
mems hours. under the BARRIERS
code. Statesmen whose compensa-
ton is solely from commissions
with no base salary and no guar
teed compensation are not restricted
in their hours, nor would these
hours De reflected against the maxi
mum served in barbering
g Do state Institutions come under the
NRA ruling?-G. r.
A-No local or state government
is affected by PRA.
Q-what is the code for clerical work
ers2-E. w.
Aft under PRA and not under
a separate code, the hours are lin
tied to forty hours a week.
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working hours for drug store clerk at
cigar COUNTER Do they have to be
worked on as regular number out of
each "a? w. @.
A-Under the modified agreement
approved for drug stores, clerks
hours are limited to forty-eight
hours week and eight hours day
maximum.
Q-What are the details in the theater
eode-vages and hours for reel men. etc?
A-No code for movies has been
approved, and details of the pro-
| posed code are not available Sub
mission of this code is expected each
day now.
o-What are the hours and wages for
an apprentice in sign painting?. A. L. II.
A-No code has been approved fol
this industry, so the general pro-
visions of PRA govern this type of
work. Hours are limited to thirty
five hours week and a minimum
wage of 40 cents an hour is set by
PRA, with the provision that ap-
prentices under contract prior to
Aug. l. 1898. are not affected by
/ the agreement. Neither are union
contracts affected.
the detective department on the railways?
A-Railways are not under PRA,
and it is doubtful If a code for this
industry is formulated.
o-Is a small food company. which has
signed the code and which displays the
eagle. living up 10 the pledge when IL
closes the doors OF It's shops at the sp-
city selling on purely commission basis
for any number of hours7 Is IL violating
the pledge TO have outside labor working
indehnitely7-L. ". p.
Amen selling strictly on COM
mission basis are not affected as to
hours by provisions of PRA or OF
the grocery code. You do not define
outside labor. so we are unable to
answer the second question specifi-
cally.
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Q-I own a barber shop. have q porter
| working for me. and l have provided him
! with room. materials and working
stand. furniture. etc. He keeps all that he
makes. and I pay him no salary. Should
he be paid q regular wage7
A-Under the temporary code
such condition is not specifically
mentioned, but it is our opinion that
the porter is an independent opera
tor and not subject to the provisions
of the code.
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Q-I understand that big concerns