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WAGES COUNCILS
STATUTORY MINIMUM REMUNERATION
Part I
MALE WORKERS
GENERAL MINIMUM TIME RATES
1. Subject to the provisions of paragraph 4 relating to workers who return to the trade after service with H.M. Forces and to the provisions of paragraph 6 relating to shift workers on a daily two-shift system , the general minimum time rates for male workers are as follows:—
| Per week of 42 hours | ||
| s. | d. | |
| (1) MACHINE TACKLERS (that is, workers who are engaged in setting, adjusting and keeping running paper bag machines, with or without printing or other attachments, and in superintending and carrying through all other operations that can be performed in whole or in part by such machines, or if under 21 years of age are engaged in one or more of such operations):— | ||
| (a) Workers other than those to whom the minimum rates set out in sub -paragraph (1)(b) apply: | ||
| Aged 21 years or over | 233 | 0 |
| Aged„ 20½ and under 21 years | 194 | 3 |
| Aged„ 20 and under 20½ years | 175 | 6 |
| Aged„ 19½ and under 20 years | 154 | 3 |
| Aged„ 19 and under 19½ years | 141 | 0 |
| Aged„ 18½ and under 19 years | 127 | 6 |
| Aged„ 18 and under 18½ years | 121 | 6 |
| (b) Workers entering the trade for the first time at or over the age of 20 years as machine tacklers, during the following periods of employment as such:— | ||
| During the 1st six months | 160 | 0 |
| During the„ 2nd months„ | 176 | 3 |
| During the„ 3rd months„ | 195 | 0 |
| During the„ 4th months„ | 211 | 9 |
| During the„ 5thd months„ | 228 | 0 |
| Thereafter | 233 | 0 |
| (2) PAPER BAG CUTTERS OR SLITTERS : | ||
| (a) Workers other than those to whom the minimum rates set out in sub-paragraph (2)(b) apply:— | ||
| Aged„ 21 years and over | 207 | 6 |
| Aged„ 20½ and under 21 years | 173 | 9 |
| Aged„ 20 and under 20½ years | 161 | 6 |
| Aged„ 19½ and under 20 years | 144 | 6 |
| Aged„ 20 and under 19½ years | 135 | 9 |
| Aged„ 18½ and under 19 years | 126 | 9 |
| Aged„ 18 and under 18½ years | 121 | 3 |
| (b) Workers entering the trade for the first time at or over the age of 20 years as paper bag cutters or slitters, during the following periods of employment as such:— | ||
| During the 1st six months | 155 | 9 |
| During the„ 2nd months„ | 164 | 6 |
| During the„ 3rd months„ | 180 | 6 |
| During the„ 4th months„ | 193 | 9 |
| After two years | 207 | 6 |
