ber of votes not being able to act as checkweigher, the defeated candidates will automatically become actingcheckweighers in turn according to the number of votes received: "(d.) Any person who interferes with the nomination of candidates or obstructs the election of a checkweigher shall be guilty of an offence against this Act, and shall be liable to a penalty of a fine of five hundred dollars or one month imprisonment, or both." VICTORIA, B.C.: Printed by CHARLES F. BANFIELD, Printer to the King's Most Excellent Majesty. 1925. H' Employees. [Assented to 19th December, 1925.] IS MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of British Columbia, enacts as follows::- 1. This Act may be cited as the "Male Minimum Wage Act." 2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires :- 66 66 Employee" means every adult male person to whom this Act Employer" includes every person, firm, or corporation, agent, "Minimum wage" means the amount of wages fixed by the "Wage" or "wages" includes any compensation for labour or services, measured by time, piece, or otherwise. Short title. Interpretation. 3. It shall be the duty of the Board to ascertain the wages paid Duties of Board. to employees in the various occupations to which this Act applies, and to fix a minimum wage for such employees in the manner pro vided in this Act. 4. The Board may conduct such inquiries as it deems necessary Power to hold for the purposes of this Act, and for the purpose of obtaining infor- inquiries. Order establishing minimum wage. Publication of orders. Posting of copies of order. Records to be kept by employers. Inspection of books and records. mation it shall have all the powers and authorities conferred by the "Public Inquiries Act" upon commissioners appointed under that Act, and the provisions of that Act shall extend and apply, mutatis mutandis, to every inquiry held by the Board under this Act. All witnesses subpoenaed by the Board shall be paid the same witness fees and mileage as are allowed by law to witnesses before the Supreme Court. 5. (1.) After inquiry the Board may by order establish a minimum wage for employees, and may establish a different minimum wage for different conditions and times of employment. (2.) In the case of any employees classified by the Board as handicapped, or as part-time employees, or as apprentices, the Board may by permit in writing authorize the payment of a wage less than the minimum wage fixed under subsection (1); and may in any case limit and define the number of handicapped employees, or part-time employees, or apprentices to whom the lesser wage fixed under this subsection may be payable by any employer. 6. Every order of the Board establishing a minimum wage shall be published in the Gazette and shall take effect at the expiration of thirty days after the date of publication. 7. The Board shall supply copies of every order establishing a minimum wage to any employer requesting the same, and every employer of employees affected by any such order shall post and keep posted in a conspicuous place in his establishment or plant a copy of the order, so that all employees affected thereby may have ready access to and see the same. 8. (1.) Every employer shall keep in his principal place of business in the Province a true and correct record of the wages paid to and the hours worked by each of his employees, together with a register of the names, ages, and residential addresses of all his employees. (2.) Every employer shall, on demand of the Board or any person authorized in writing by the Board, produce for inspection all records kept by him relating to the wages, hours of labour, or conditions of employment affecting any of his employees. 9. The Board may, either by any member of the Board or by any person authorized in writing by the Board, inspect and examine all books, pay-rolls, and other records of any employer which in any way relate to the wages, hours of labour, or conditions of employment affecting any employees; and may take extracts from or make copies of any entry in such books, pay-rolls, and records; and may require from any employer full and correct statements respecting the wages paid to his employees and the hours of labour and conditions of their employment duly verified on oath. 10. (1.) Every employer who contravenes any order of the Board Penalties. made under this Act by the payment of wages of less amount than the minimum wage fixed by the Board shall be liable, on summary conviction, to a penalty of not less than fifty dollars nor more than five hundred dollars for each employee affected; and in default of immediate payment of such penalty shall be liable to imprisonment for a period of not less than two months nor more than six months. (2.) Every employer who neglects or fails to perform any duty imposed on him by this Act, or who refuses or neglects to permit of any inspection or examination authorized by this Act, or who refuses or neglects to furnish any information required under this Act shall be liable, on summary conviction, to a penalty of not less than ten dollars nor more than five hundred dollars. to recover full 11. If any employee is paid less than the minimum wage to which Employee entitled he is entitled under this Act, the employee shall be entitled to minimum wage. recover from his employer, in a civil action, the balance between the amount paid and the amount of the minimum wage, with costs of action. 12. For the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of this Regulations. Act according to their true intent or of supplying any deficiency therein, the Lieutenant-Governor in Council may make such regulations not inconsistent with the spirit of this Act as may be considered necessary, advisable, or convenient. 13. This Act shall apply to all occupations other than those of Application. farm-labourers, fruit-pickers, fruit-packers, fruit and vegetable canners, and domestic servants. VICTORIA, B.C.: Printed by CHARLES F. BANFIELD, Printer to the King's Most Excellent Majesty. |