Evening star., 1933-09-21

by Lue hSSOCldtcu 1IcSos
Among the major provisions OF the
general retail code now before Hugh S.
johnson, the N. R. A. administrator,
for decision are the following:
Child labor-On and after the ef-
fective date Of this code, no person
under the age of 16 years shall be
employed by any retailer, except that
persons IA and is years Of age may
be employed either.
(a) For a period not to exceed three
hours per day on six days per week, or
(b) For one day per week such day
not to exceed eight hours. in either
case, all such hours Of work shah be
between am. and z pm. and shall
not conflict with the employees hours
of day school,
State Law Exceptions.
It is further provided, that where a
State law prescribes higher minimum
age, no person below the age specified
by such State law shall be employed
within such State.
Store hours and hours Of labor,
Section 1, basic store and working
hours-On and after the effective date
of this code, establishments in the re-
| tail trade shall elect to operate upon
one Of the following schedules OF store
hours and hours of labor: =.
| Group Amy establishment may
telect to remain open for business less
than Sc hours but not less than az
hours per week, unless its store hours
| were less than So hours prior to June
II, 1885,, In which case such establish
ment shall not reduce Its store hours;
no employe Of these establishments
shah work more than 40 hours per
week, nor more than eight hours per
day, nor more than six days per week.
63 Hours Is Maximum.
Group B.-Any establishment may
elect to, remain open for business 56
| hours or more per week but less than
63 hours per week; no employe OF sucn
establishment shall work more than A
hours per week. nor more than nine
hours per day, nor more than six days
per week.
| Group C-Any establishment may
elect to remain open for business IS
| hours or more per week; no employe
of such establishment shall work more
than 48 hours per week, nor more
| than 10 hours per day, nor more than
six days per week.
No employe shall work for two or
| more establishments greater number
of hours, in the aggregate, than ne
would be permitted to work for that
| one Of such establishments which oper-
ates upon the lowest schedule OF wofk-
! ing hours.
No employees not included In the
foregoing paragraphs, and not specin-
cally excepted hereinafter. shall work
more than 40 hours per week, nor more
than eight hours per day, nor more than
six days per week.
Section 2.-Schedule of hours to be
! posted. On or within one week after
| the effective date of this code every
retail establishment shall designate
under which Of the groups set forth In
the preceding section 1t elects to oper-
ate and shall post and maintain IN
conspicuous place In the store copy
| of such election showing its store
hours and employe working hours.
| Section 3.-Changes in store hours
and employe working hours.
No establishment may change from
the group in which 1t has elected to
operate except upon December 81 OF
every year.
Must Keep Basic Week.
Any establishment, however, may at
any time increase its store hours, pro-
yided it maintains the basic work week
Of the group in which it originally
elected to operate.
| ANY establishment may, for period
not to exceed three months during the
Summer, temporarily reduce its store
hours, but the weekly wages Of its en-
ployes shall not on that account be re-
duced. @
Section 4.-Exceptions to maximum
| hours of labor. (a) Professional persons.
outside statesmen. outside collectors,
watchmen and store detectives. The
| maximum hours of labor prescribed in