Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1951-04-11
CONTROL OF
WAGES BY OPS.
EXPLAINED


The effects of federal wage
upon workers is explained here
oy the U. S. Department of Lab.
or.
To date, the Wage Stabilize.
ton Board has issued 10 general
regulations affecting wages nd
salaries. The principal provisions
OF these regulations are as fol
lows:
ID To begin with, all wages
and salaries were frozen" at the
levels prevailing on Jan. Is, 1851
New employees hired after that
date may not be paid higher
rates. Overtime and premium
pay practices in effect on Jan. 25
may be continued.
CD Wage and salary increases
agreed to prior to Jan. 26 are per-
mitted and do not require ap.
proval by the Wage Sterilization
Board. Wage increases granted
through arbitration, or to accom-,
plish intra-plant adjustments, al
so are permitted, provided they
were agreed to on or before
Jan. rs.
90 Wage increases necessary
to effect compliance with the
Federal Wage and Hour Law, or
any other state or federal law
setting minimum wage rates, are
permitted without Board ap,
proval.
ca Increases which conform
to the national wage stabili.
cation policy may be made in the
wages of state, county, munich,
pal and other non-federal public
employees whose compensation
is fixed by statute.
50 Wage Sterilization Board
approval is not necessary for GER
tain limited merit or length of
service wage increases within es-
tablished rate ranges. Nor is adj
vance APPROVAL necessary for pro-
motions or transfers of workers
at the stabilized rates, establish
ing rates for new or changed
jobs hiring of new employees, or
for permissible variations in
wages due to operation of estab-
lished piece-work plans, incentive
systems, or commission practices.
CO General wage increases of
10 per cent above the wage levels
prevailing on Jan. Is, 1850, may
be granted. The 10 per cent
stands for the total of general
wage increases permitted after
Jan. Is, 1850. Employers who
grant such increases must report
the essential facts and their
methods of calculation to the
nearest office of the Wage and
Hour Division within 10 days af-
ter the wage increases go into
effect.
CD Religious, charitable ane
educational institutions which
are exempt from federal income
taxes may make wage adjust
ments in line with the Boards
regulations without prior approx
al. However, this does not apply
to business enterprises owned
and operated by these institu-
lions. unless the enterprises
themselves are exempt from in
come taxes.
80 Wage increases resulting
from "escalator" clauses or cost
of,living plans based upon the
Bureau of Labor Statistics con-
sumers' price index are permit
ed without Board approval, pro-
vided these plans or clauses were
in effect on Jan. rs, 1851. How
ever these increases must be re-
ported to the nearest Wage and
Hour Office within 20 days after
they go into effect.
90 Wage rates set for new
plants may not exceed rates PAID
in the same or comparable jobs
in the same or comparable in
dustries in the local labor market
area. If a new plant begins eper
ations before April Is, Board ap'
proval is not required for the
new wage schedules. If the plant
starts operation after April Is
the wage schedules must be filed
with the nearest Wage and Hour
Office three weeks prior to the
date the plants employees are
hired.
1O) Wage increases for GER