The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-08-26

A--NO Cple SACL as YOU NcutlC
considered part Of your compensate
oent commission 81 MI sales by large
-e pa. .mert stere which has accepted far
eode Ase these gag and reh. wages
A-Only provided that your week
~ earnings Go not fall below $3.50
q week
81 an dr. elevator soy in large
SIX aays q week. vs.h ever; .h.-a sa-dar
H WA should w wages ard hours
A-Temporary code for office
buildings specifies that no employe
shall be worked more than forty
eight hours a week. Minimum wages
shall be not less than Sl4-50 a week
g What Is 'he code covering hotels
ana Al. cnp.oyes beAboys mattresses
A-No code has been approved for
the hotel industry Hotels wishing
TO display the Blue Eagle must op-
crate for the time being under pro-
visions Of the PRA.
@ work in a restaurant ir large
Nl5iC ct..clu1. seven DAVIS q week. z ul
70 p w. with iortv-6re minutes de-
e1c,ed Cox rcs' perioo which leaves only
7i. working hours a dlV. or approximately
,assi' seen ho-Ts Heek ! am PAID q
.
Are my wages ard hours corrcct7 @ J
4 Your wages and hours are in
accordance with the provisions Of
the temporary code approved for
the restaurant industry
OF am bookkeepcr and stenoerapher
IL the emp.oH % q transfer and storage
company I am ON 41-Nolr week and
states that he IS under no obligation 20
pay more than tha' He further states
that be IS operating under f1e MaFfoWcr
cooe which. suppose Is 2 transporiai4o,n
code is it code from Wasnin-fou' Is
my salary correct "
A-There Is no code covering your
employers industry other than the
unmodified PRA Unless yoIr en-
ployer has signed this agreement.
he is under no obligation to pay YOU
any minimum wage Communicate
with your local NRA campaign com
mittee. that he may be urged To
Join in the Presidents re-employ-
ment program We fear that the
code to which your employer re-
fers is a certain code Of indepen-
dence established A . 1920 II IS
certainly no code from Washington
Under the PRA. your salary would
be at least S145O for a maximum
week Of forty hours
r
canning factory
A-The provisions Of the tempo
rary code for the canning industry
are too complex to be given here IN
full A great many exceptions are
noted 10 the maximum hour pre-
visions of the PRA In general. a
minimum wage of 30 cents an hour
is specified for factory employees
=
Q-What is the minimum wage for
craftsmen or Dluc-priuters2
A-Depends upon the industry in
which they are employed and the
code provisions in effect covering
such an industry Give US this in
formation and We will answer your
question.
Own q specific wage be SCI for per
sons employed in roadh9uses walters.
etc ? The employees Ia the house 70 which
I refer are on siXtv-two-hour a week
schedule. working every day and from
10 y three nights a week The wages are
II W
Probably would be asked TO
sign NRA under provisions Of the
temporary restaurant code, which
provides Tor a maximum work week
OF for'v-eight hours for female en-
ployes, forty-four hours for male
and minimum wage of n
cents an hour in indianapolis and
trade area Of the city Deductions
from the minimum wage may be
made for meals at the rate Of -
cents a meal. but not TO exceed 50
per week. No provision is made in
the code for deductions for room
and it specifically states that tips
are not deductible
Q--Are commissions counted as wages
p. II.
A-Under PRA persons selling
solely on commission are exempt
from the operation OF the agree
ment
o-Does the code affect janitors ~
churches2 What should be our minimum
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