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(c) $40.00 per hour for work done by such workers during any periodon a public holiday.5. (3) In this paragraph—“hourly workers” means workers who, by agreement with their employers,normally work for less than 40 hours per week for any one employer;“normal working week” means the number of hours in each week during whichthe weekly worker in relation to whom such period is specified is normallyrequired to work for his employer, but does not include any period on a rest dayor on a public holiday;“weekly workers” means household workers who, by agreement with theiremployers, regularly work for not less than 40 hours per week for any oneemployer.Workers shall be paid for waiting time, etc.6. (1) Any period during which any worker, acting on the instructions ofhis employer, waits at his work place in order to be available to perform any ofhis duties whenever he is required to do so shall be reckoned, for the purposesof paragraph 4 or 5 as the case may require, as a period during which work isdone by that worker.6. (2) Where a casual worker reports for duty at his work place on anyday in accordance with the instructions of his employer and the provisions of subparagraph(1) do not apply as a result of any special circumstances of the case,that worker shall be deemed, for the purposes of paragraph 4 or 5, as the casemay require—(a) to have worked 4 hours on that day if he is not required to do anywork or if the number of hours for which he is required to work is not morethan 4; or(b) to have worked for 8 hours if the number of hours for which he isrequired to work is more than 4 but less than 8.6. (3) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (2) “casual worker” means anyworker who is employed—(a) from day to day; orOffences.(b) for the performance of a particular task which normally cannot beperformed in less than one working day.
7. Any employer who—(a) contravenes the provisions of sub-paragraph (1) of paragraph (8);or(b) deducts from the wages of any worker any amount for lodgings orfood supplied by him to that worker or for any other benefit conferred byhim on that worker,shall be guilty of an offence and be liable on summary conviction before aResident Magistrate to a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars and in default ofpayment to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months.Savings.8. (1) Where any order (other than this Order) made under the Act fixes inrespect of any worker a minimum wage of which the hourly rate is higher than thehourly rate of the minimum wage fixed in respect of that worker by this Order, thehourly rate of the minimum wage fixed by that order shall apply in respect of thatworker instead of the hourly rate of the minimum wage fixed by this Order.8. (2) Nothing in this Order shall be construed as preventing the paymentof wages at rates higher than the rates fixed by this Order and all contracts ofemployment subsisting at the 2nd November, 1975, at such higher rates shallcontinue to be valid.8. (3) For the avoidance of doubt, no worker shall be paid less than therates of wages fixed by this Order.THE MINIMUM WAGE (INDUSTRIAL SECURITY GUARDS) ORDER, 1982(under section .3)(Made by the Minister on the 29th day of September, 1982)L.N. 82/82Amdt.L.N. 104/84159/8555c/9110/9354/94145/951/97
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