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WAGES COUNCILS

13. In this part of this Schedule

(1) the expression "customary holiday"means:—

(a) In England and Wales—

(i)Christmas Day (or, if Christmas Day falls on a Sunday, such weekday as may be appointed by national proclamation, or, if none is so appointed, the next following Tuesday), Boxing Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday, Whit Monday and August Bank Holiday; or

(ii)in the case of each of the said days a day substituted by the employer therefor, being a day recognised by local custom as a day of holiday in substitution for the said day.

(b) In Scotland—

(i)New Year's Day (or the following day if New Year's Day falls on a Sunday);

the local Spring holiday;

the local Autumn holiday:

Provided that, where in any establishment it is custom or practice to observe all or any of such holidays, another day or other days, not fewer in may, by agreement between the employer and the not the days as number, worker, be substituted therefor ; and

(ii)three other days to be agreed between the employer and the worker.

(2) the expressions "time-and-a -quarter", "time-and-a-half" and "double time" mean, respectively,

(2) in the case of a time worker, one and quarter times, one and a half times and twice the hourly general minimum time rate otherwise payable to the worker;

(b) in the case of a piece worker

(i)a time rate equal to one quarter, one half and the whole of the hourly piece work basis time rate otherwise applicable to the worker and, in addition thereto,

(ii)piece rates each of which would yield, in the circumstances of the case, to an ordinary worker, at least the same amount of money as the said hourly piece work basis time rate.

WAITING TIME

14.(1) A worker is entitled to payment of the minimum remuneration specified in this Schedule for all time during which he is present on the premises of his employer unless he is present thereon in any of the following circumstances:—

(a) without the employer's consent, express or implied;

(b) for some purpose unconnected with his work and other than that of waiting for work to be given to him to perform;

(c) by reason only of the fact that he is resident thereon;

(d) during normal meal times in a room or place in which no work is being done and he is not waiting for work to be given to him to perform.

(2) The minimum remuneration payable under sub-paragraph (1) of this paragraph to a piece worker when not engaged on piece work is that which would be payable if he were a time worker.