Evening star., 1938-02-08


radiation OF minimum Uage ld1D
for uonlen in District. Local du-
thorities Immediately re-established
administrative machinery and de-
termination uds made some months
ago for uomen retail clerks. Labor,
employer and public all participate
in deliberations With tull OppOr-
tunity for appeals after ,Ddges are
determined.
Beginning May 8, unless objections
are voiced at hearing month hence,
mattresses in Washington will be as
sured a weekly minimum wage Of
$l3.25-tips excluded.
This was the basic rate announced
late yesterday by the District Mini
mum Wage Board after it had adopted
unanimously the recommendations OF
the Hotel. Restaurant and Allied In
dustries Conference.
As far as the Minimum Wage Board
was concerned. the question Of tips
or gratuities, which had consumed
considerable time at hearings held
by the conference, was not q factor
in the final decision. Adopting the
conference recommendation, the board
decided that in no case shall gratui-
ties or tips be included as any part
of wages"
Other Wages Set.
The recommendations. affecting ap-
proxlmately 10000 women workers,
also set up minimum wages for other
workers in such industries as res
taurants, lunch counters, cafeterias,
boarding houses, hotels, apartment
houses, rooming houses, clubs, hos
pitals, office buildings, etc.
A minimum weekly wage of SIT is
set for telephone operators. hat check
girls, elevator operators and clerical
workers.
A $3.50 basic wage is set for cooks,
counter girls, salad girls. food checkers,
bus girls.
For chambermaids. vegetable girls,
dish and glass washers. kitchen help,
parlor maids. linen room girls, clean
ers, janitresses and charwomen, the
minimum is set at $14.50.
The telephone operators, hat check
girls and other workers in this classi-
flcation will be paid for a standard
work week OF from 40 to 48 hours,
and the hourly rate for those who
work less than 40 hours will be 40
cents an hour.
Part-Week Scale Set.
For the counter girls, cooks, salad
girls, etc. the Accent rate for part
time work also will prevail. The
hourly wage for chambermaids, par
lor maids and others in this classi-
flcation who work less than 40 hours
will be IS cents. The hourly wage
for mattresses employed less than 36
hours a week was set at 40 cents.
1t further was recommended that
"for workers whose hours of employ
ment are not limited by the eight-hour
day and 48-hour week law, an addi-
tional S cents shall be paid for each
hour worked in excess OF 81 hours"
In regard to split shifts the board
decided: Not more than IL consecu-
tive hours shall elapse between the
beginning and the termination of the
hours worked by any employe in any
24-hour period. and not more than
one interval of duty shall be permit
ted during the course of such IL con-
secutive hour period of employment
Time out for meals within the 12-
hour spread. but not to exceed total
of one hour, shall not constitute an
interval of duty between shifts"
Meal Deductions Set.
The board also listed the following
deductions:
For each bona fide meal furnished
by the employer, a deduction Of 80
cents may be made from the minimum
rates.
Where lodging is furnished, a de-
duction Of So a week may be made.
where uniforms are furnished and
laundered by the employer, deduc-
ton not to exceed 81 week may be
made, except that in the case of vege-
table girls and others in that group
a deduction not to exceed so cents
per week may be made.
I'm cases where uniforms are not
furnished by the employer, no deduc-
ton shall be made and no girl shall
be required to pay more than $3.50 for
a uniform nor required to purchase
more than three in any one year"
Board officials said that approval
of the minimum wage of $l4.50 for
chambermaids. mattresses, charwom-
en-, ETC., had been voiced Immediately
by apartment house and Office building
superintendents. Z