The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-09-16
Official Explanation of Presidents Re- employment Agreement Released
 Defines Duties, Work Hours, Etc

So that hundreds of Wdter- burians enrolled under the "Bluo Eagle" may have ready answers to questions daily asked of them by employers or associates, the local NRA committee has released an official explanation of the Presi- dents Unemployment agreement. It defines the industries affected. deals with child labor, maximum working hours. minimum wages, takes up the practice of subter- fuges, prefiteering, adjustments codes, cooperation, substitutions and exceptions.
 The information was received hero yesterday direct from Wash- ington. It deals with problems old to some, but new and interesting to others.
 Here's what all signers of the Presidents agreement promised to comply with:
 This agreement binds you to put It's terms into effect from the time you sign the Certificate of Com pllance until December 31, 1S3S; but when the president has ap- proved code for your trade or industry. that code takes the place of this agreement.
 YOU AGREE:
 Child Labor
 1. After August 31, 1888, not to employ any person under 16 years of age, except that persons be- tween 14 and 16 may be employed (but not in manufacturing or mechanical industries) for not to exceed 8 hours per day and those hours between z 0. m. and ?. m. in such work as will not interfere with hours of day school.
 This means that after August 31, 1888, you agree not to employ any children under IA years old in any kind of business. You may employ children between 14 and 16 years old, but only for 3 hours q day and those hours must be between z in the morning and at night, and arranged so as not to interfere with school. You agree not to employ any children under 16 years old in Q manufacturing or mechanical industry at any time. Maximum Hours
 2. Not to work any accounting, clerical, banking, office, service, or sales employees (except outside salcsmen) in any store, office, de- partment, establishment, or public utility, or on any automotive or horse- drawn passenger, express, delivery, or freight service, or in any other place or manner, for more than 40 hours in any one week and not to reduce the hours Of any store or service operation to below 52 hours in any one week, unless such hours were less than 52 hours per week before July l, 1883, and In the latter case not to reduce such hours at all.
 This means that you agree not to work any of the kinds of em- ployes listed in this paragraph (except outside salesmen) for more than 70 hours q week. This paragraph covers all employees except factory workers, mechnni- cal workers and artisans. How ever, no limit on hours and no minimum wage applies to purely agricultural labor. domestic ser wants, or persons working for you solely on a commission basis; but if you have persons working for you who are guaranteed Q base pay in addition to their commis. sion, then their base pay plus com. missions must equal the minimum wage.
 This agreement sets no maxi. mum on the number of hours you may keep your business open. You agree not to keep wholesale. re- tail, or service establishment open less than 52 hours Q week unless 1t was open less than 62 hours a week before July 1, 1888. Even then you agree to keep 1t open as long as you used to keep 1t open before July 1. Of course, if you have always kept your store open shorter hours in the sum- mer months you can continue to do so this summer, but you