The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-09-07

at liberty to hire one part-time if
he wishes. He should pay part
time helper not less than 302 cents
an hour for each working hour. He
is not obliged to pay the full min
imum weekly salary for part-time
help. He would need to employ
such part time worker only four
hours a week
9.Do the railroads come under the
A-The railroads are not included
in the NRA program. Railroad prob
lens are being studied by the office
of the federal railroad co-ordinator,
Joseph B. Eastman.
Q-An employer having signed MIRA and
endeavoring to live up to it has almost
too much business to keep an eight-hour
day schedule. although he has hired two
guilty and responsible to NRA enforce
day five days week? H. J. H.
Aft you will tell us the nature of
this business, we will give you the
maximum hour provisions covering
it. Employers are allowed to en-
ploy workers over the maximum
number of hours only in case Of
emergency. If this rush of bust
ness is fairly steady it can hardly
be termed an emergency and more
men should be hired to take care
of it.
Q-My son. Is years old. is employed in
drug store eleven hours a day. seven
days week. at a salary of 81 weekly.
The drug store is supposed to be operat--
ago, the management forced my son to
sign apprenticeship papers. saying that II
he DID not Sgp he wegd be e s q
week. Is this correct procedure? H. G.
A-Apprentice contracts must
have been in operation Aug. 1 to
have any status under the NRA. In
the above case the drug store OBJ
viously is trying to evade provisions
of the agreement. This is viola
ton of the code under Sec. 8 of the
NRA regarding evasions and subter-
fuges. Report violations to the In
dianapolis NRA campaign commit
tee.
Q-what is the code for bowling alleys
price per game wages for pin boys, also
managers salary for bowling alleys?
A-No separate code has been ap-
proved for bowling alleys, although
one has been submitted. Until such
time as a code for this industry is
approved, bowling alleys displaying
the Blue Eagle will operate under
the provisions of the NRA, copy
of which may be obtained from the
postoffice.
O-What provisions have BEEN made for
unemployed pharma cists? was a pharn-
acist's code rejected by the MIRA board?
To whom was the PHARMACISTS code sent?
Why was the pharmacists code rejected?
S. G..
A-No employment agency ma
chinery is contemplated under the
NRA program. The MIRA will con-
slider only codes regulating indus
tries, not classes of employments.
Pharmacists are as rule not en-
gagged in any industrial operation,
but are employees of various in
dustries. They will be governed by
the codes for the industries by whom
they are employed.
Qowhat is the code for night watch
men? j. A.
A-See answer to above question.
Watchmen are governed by provi-
.sions of the codes approved for the
industries by whom they are en-
ployed.
Q-what provision has the MIRA made
for small home laundrIess ,, Which r hire no
E. M. A.
A-There is no provision of the
MIRA program regarding these es-
adjustments, except that if and
when they employ any help they are
expected to abide by the wage and
hour provisions of the laundry code.
Q-I am working in a laundry on a
steam press as operator and iron coats
and aprons. The laundry sent in its
laundry. But it does the same washing
as other laundries do. I work twenty-five
hours a week and get % cents an hour
What should my wages be? 1 worked three
years q. M. Z.
A-Your hourly rate already is
above the minimum rate specified in
the temporary laundry code and you
are working fewer than the max
imum number of hours specified.