Citation
Interpretation
“cashier” means a shop assistant whose principal duties consist of receiving, accounting for and issuing receipts for cash received in the course of business;
“cleaner” means a shop assistant who is responsible for cleaning and keeping business premises in an orderly condition;
“clerical worker” means a shop assistant employed wholly or mainly in clerical work;
“driver/loader” means a shop assistant who is employed as a light motor vehicle driver and who is also required to load or off- load goods of a weight and size which are reasonably manageable by a single person and who may also be required to assist a loader/porter;
“loader/porter” means a shop assistant who is wholly or mainly employed in one or more of the following duties, that is to say, taking messages, collecting or delivering mail, portering goods or supplies, packing or unpacking goods, and loading or unloading vehicles;
“medical certificate” means a medical certificate prepared by a registered medical practitioner;
“messenger/driver” means a shop assistant who is employed as a light motor vehicle driver and who is also required to collect or deliver mail, messages, packages and other items within business premises or elsewhere;
“part-time shop assistant” means a shop assistant whose weekly hours of work are less than forty hours;
“pay” means in the case of a full-time shop assistant the weekly rate of pay that a shop assistant usually receives and in the case of a part-time shop assistant the hourly rate of pay that such a shop assistant usually receives;
“receptionist” means a person who receives callers, ascertains their needs and assists accordingly, receives and relays telephone calls, assists with typing and other pertinent clerical duties;
“sales clerk” means a shop assistant who displays, explains and sells merchandise to customers;
First Schedule
“shop assistant” means any one of the categories of persons listed in the First Schedule employed in a hardware store, grocery, supermarket, drug store, jewellery store, dry goods store, pawn shop, provision shop, agricultural store, flower shop, boutique, furniture store, stationery and book store, or such other similar undertaking, whether employed on a full-time basis or part-time basis;
“stock replenisher” means a shop assistant who is responsible for monitoring the state of the stock and replenishing as necessary;
“supervisor” means a shop assistant who is in charge of sales clerks and who is responsible for the proper care of stock and for service to the general public;
“telephone operator” means a person who operates a telephone switchboard and routes incoming and outgoing calls;
“window dresser” means a shop assistant who is responsible for the arrangement and display of merchandise or other commodities;
“wrapper” means a shop assistant who attends to the wrapping of goods in business premises for delivery to purchasers.
Minimum remuneration. First Schedule.
Hours of Work
Overtime
Vacation Leave
Sick Leave
Maternity Leave
FIRST SCHEDULE |
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MINIMUM WEEKLY REMUNERATION FOR SHOP ASSISTANTS |
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Category of Shop Assistant |
Weekly Wages for |
Hourly Rates for |
Supervisor |
280 |
7.7 |
Window Dresser |
225 |
6.2 |
Driver/Loader |
225 |
6.2 |
Messenger/Driver |
225 |
6.2 |
Clerical Worker |
200 |
5.5 |
Telephone Operator |
195 |
5.36 |
Cashier |
210 |
5.8 |
Sales Clerk |
200 |
5.5 |
Loader/Porter |
190 |
5.25 |
Stock Replenisher |
190 |
5.25 |
Wrapper |
185 |
5.1 |
Messenger |
185 |
5.1 |
Cleaner |
185 |
5.1 |
Receptionist |
200 |
5.5 |
SECOND SCHEDULE |
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OVERTIME PAY FOR FULL-TIME SHOP ASSISTANTS |
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(1) For overtime worked beyond eight hours on a working day |
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First four hours |
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one and one-half times hourly pay |
Second four hours |
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two times hourly pay |
Thereafter |
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three times hourly pay |
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(2) For time worked on day off |
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First eight hours |
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two times hourly pay |
Thereafter |
… |
three times hourly pay |
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(3) For time worked on Sunday |
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First eight hours |
… |
two times hourly pay |
Thereafter |
… |
three times hourly pay |
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(4) For time worked on public holiday |
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First eight hours |
… |
three times hourly pay |
Thereafter |
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four times hourly pay |
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For the purposes of this Schedule “hourly pay” means in the case of the full-time shop assistant his pay divided by forty. |