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Clinton News-Record, 1968-12-23, Page 7leap Cbritniaz laing flop! The best of the season to our custOrners.-we've enjoyed serving you and hope to do so again! Thank you for your patronag e! H. LOBB & SONS EQVIIIIMPANT 482-901 eLINtal The New Employment 'Standards Act provides minimum standards for overtime pay, holiday pay and vacation pay; pro-; tests 'against lortglhours; 113 erfsures equal pay for k • equal work for women workers; sets higher rates of minimum wages. Ontario's employment standards program is con- cerned with the economic well-being of the Province's manpower resources. The new Act up-dates and broad- ens. the minimum standards for wages and working con- ditions to safeguard workers against exploitation and to protect employers against unfair competition based on lower standards. hours of work The working hours of an employee shall not exceed eight in the day and 48 in the week. However, under certain conditions a permit to work overtime may be obtained from the depart- ment. Employees whose only work is supervisory or man- agerial are exempted from the hours provisions of the Act. .4 girl cinder IS years shall not, be required to work more than six hours over- time each week, ,11/1 cppine$15 ' oncol:10414)10,d fear I goit, as die Soak the se III ill /et. t et, to th c 411441»8e-r4 ate foe. Otte MANAGEMENT AND StAi i= THE OLD MILL BAINTON LIMITED Minimum Wage Increase ' Present Rale General Minimum $ 1,00/hr General Learner Rates (4 Months max,) .90/ht Construction Rate 1,25/ht Student Rate, General First Month Summer Hotels, Tourist ReSorta, Restaurants & Taverna Learners in'this Industry (1 Month max,) (beduttible allowarte for reorn and board) Taxis--,35% of proceeds, or Delivety & 5hbe Shine Nye Ambulance Driver & Helper fit 'Nati( fs less then 48 hours per week ,80/ht ,70/hr 1,00,11r ,90, hr 15,00/wk 17,00/wk . .75/hr 1,15/hr 1.30/hr .60/hr .96/hr L80/hrf 62,40/wk il' *flat tninimuhf, if hts, exceed 48 .8, ne records kept Rate Effective Jan, 1, 1969 $ 1,30/hr 1,20/hr 1.55/hr 1.00,hr ,90,*fir 1,15, hr 1.00, hr Rate Effective Oct. 1, 1999 Modern Christmas celebrations are steeped in superstitions. Some people consider it lucky to have the Christmas pudding stirred by everyone in the house. It is considered unlucky, though, to send carolers away empty-handed. There are those who consider letting ivy predominate in the Christmas decorations, or Winging holly into the house before Christmas Eve, to be courting misfortune. But it is considered 'good hick to have mistletoe in the house at christmas When the clock strikes midnight on Christmas Eve, all the doors should be opened to Year's last meeting of Brucefield UCW The: Bruceflea Church, Tuckersmith Unit . 1, held its Christmas meeting and dinner at the hoine of Mrs. John Broidfoot with an attendance of 30. Mrs. G. Richardson at the' piano opened ' the meeting singing carols. Mre. W. McCartney and Mrs, B. Walters were in charge, assisted by Mrs. Merton Keys , who read the scripture passage on The Birth of Christ. The business part of the meeting was chaired by Mrs. Ross Chapman, Mrs. D. Stewart kindly invited the Unit to her home for, the meeting January 13. 'Mrs. W. Haugh, Miss M. Swan, and Mrs.' Berry are to prepare the programme for the coming year. The slate of officers to be BY MRS. H. f. BERRY the same as last year, Mrs. Gordon Richardson was presented with a cup and saucer Wialiing her happiness in her new home in Clinton. Lovely gifts were exchanged and a -vote of thanks was extended. to ' Mrs. Broadfobt, The meeting closed with prayer. , by BILL SANDFORD Humber College News Service let out the evil spirits, some people believe. In some rural areas of the world, tying straw , bands on the snow-covered fruit trees is thought to guarantee a bumper crop the following spring. Prosperity will come to the first person who opens the door on Christmas Day. But, to ensure good fortune to the household, the first person to enter the house should be dark haired. On no account should a red-haired person be the first to enter. No member of the , family should be permitted to leave the house until the dark-haired person has visited. A, popular notion, held in ABOUT MUSCLES! Women need not be overly concerned that they will develop big muscles if they exercise regularly. . Even men who undertake a long-terin, intensive programme of weight lifting for strength improvement, often find it extremely difficult to increase the size of their muscles, says the "Get Fit — Keep Fit" publication of the Department of National 'Health and Welfare. theory at least by many Canadians, is that good luck comes to those who kiss under the mistletoe. Mince pie is another, good luck charm. The number of pies eaten in different houses will determine the number of charmed days in the coming year. Nature and the weather also enter the picture of Christmas superstitions. Seeing the sun shine through an apple tree on Christmas morn is a good omen, but-- If Christmas Day , on a Monday fall, A troubious winter we shall have all. The future can also be foretold by dreams during the 12 nights following Christmas, say the superstitions. But this is only true if you don't turn the mattress during this time. t.' Members of the Mary and Martha Unit went carolling at the Clinton Public Hospital early this month. A short business meeting followed at the home of Mrs. Beecher Menzies. Mrs: A. J. Mowatt led the worship service with the Christmas story, "Peace on • • • • . Mary „gad, Martha,: gait smgc carols t• • „„ " , T.15; 41;4 tei Stanley's UCW The 3tanley Unit UAW. December meeting was hid ,at the home of Mrs. D. Triebner. moment of mem* was' observed in memory of Mrs. Dinners. A ChriPtinas, reading was given by Mrs. G. McGregor. Mrs, L. gyre read the Scripture Luke 2 . verses 3,17, followed by Praye,r. 'Mrs. L. gyre read an article,' "We all have•Christrnas". Prayer by Mrs. G. McGregor. Mrs. D. Triebner took over the meeting Madeleine Lane The Christmas meeting of the Madeleine Lane Auxiliary began with a ' pot luck dinner in the church rooms. Following a bountiful meal, the devotional portion Of the meeting opened with the responsive reading of St. Luke, Chapter II, verses 1-20 followed by the Lord's Prayer repeated in unison. Catholic women's The Catholic Women's League of St. l'aid's Roman Catholic Chapel, Canadian Forces Base Clinton, held its annual Christmas Party combined with a meeting in the • Ritchie Building this month. The Catholic Chaplain, Fteverend F. J. Lally celebrated I OM F. JACKSON, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Jackson of Kippen, recently graduated from Wells Academy, London. Earth Goodwill Toward Men7/' taken from St. Luke 2. The various vacancies in the offices were filled for the coming year. The January meeting will be held at Mrs. Ted Davies' home. A delightful social time closed the Christmas meeting. overtime pay The Act provides that an employee will receive a min- imum of one, and one-half times his regular wage-rate for any work in excess of the maximum 48 hours per week: In addition to providing pre- mium pay, this requirement is designed to curb the use of excessive overtime. Special overtime provi- sions have been established for the following industries and may be obtained by writing the Employment Standards Branch of the Department: Sewer and Watermain Construction; Interurban and Municipal Transport; Local Cartage; Tourist Resort; Restaurant and Tavern; Fruit and Veg- etable Processing; Taxi; Ambulance Service; High- way Transport and Rdad Building. statutory holidays A regular, full-time employee and certain categories of part-time employees who work on a statutory holiday must receive a minimum of one and one-half times their regular wage rate. The holi- days are Christmas Day, New Year's Day, Good Friday, Victoria Day, Dominion Day, Labour Day and Thanksgiving Day. Sub- stitute holidays may be arranged with the approval of the Director. equal pay for equal work .• In order to protect the grow- ing segment of women in the labour force the existing legislation covering equal pay for equal work under the Human Rights Code has been strengthened and trans- ferred to the Employment Standards Act. This provi- sion ensures that a woman who does the same job as a man in the same establish- ment is entitled to the same pay. The question of what is equal ,work will be deter- mined on the basis of skill, effort, responsibility and working conditions. THIRD SHIFT. No girl under 18 years shall work in an establish- ment between midnight and 6 a.m. If a woman works on a shift that begins or ends between 12:00 midnight and 6 a.m, her employer must provide transportation from her residence to the job or from the job to her home, vacations with pay The Act provides that every employee shall be given an annual paid vacation of at least one week after one year of employment. The vaca- tion pay must not be less than 2% of the total pay received in the year in which the vacation is given. When an employee works for a period less than one year he is entitled to 2% vacation pay for the period worked. After three years of employ- ment, the minimum is two weeks paid vacation and the pay must not be less than 4% of the annual earnings. The Vacation with Pay Stamp book systern for cOn- StrOction workers Will be phased out between January 1, 1970 and June 36, 1970. protection for homeworkers Any person doing homework as defined in the new Act is now considered to be an employee and is protected by the legislation. Employers are required to provide a statement of wages and deductions to each em- ployee at the time wages are paid. It must show: pay period, rate of wages, amount of wages, all deduc- tions and the purpose of each, allowances and the net amount being paid the em- ployee. Deductions include those authorized by the employee and such usual deductions as Unemploy- ment Insurance, Income Tax, Canada Pension, Company Pension Plan and Hospitalization. collection of unpaid wages The department may now collect unpaid wages for an employee including the amount of wages due, over- time pay and 'vacation pay up to a maximum of $1,000. Formerly collection could be made for wages only up to the level of the minimum wage. NOTE There are some industries in the province under the juris- diction of the Federal Govern- ment such as banks, airlines, railways etc, These industries are covered by the Canada Labour Standards Code and are not under the jurisdiction -of this Act. If you are in doubt which legislation applies to you, call the Employment Standards Branch (Telephone: 365.5251), for information. The above is only a general summary of the Act. For More specific in- formation regarding the Act and its regulations concerning overtime per mits, exemptions for special oecupations, etc., contact: Employment Standards Branch /4 Victoria Street Toronto 1A, Ontario W. D. ail!) Landsborough, centre, employed for the last, seven years at CFB Clinton, receives a retirement scroll from the acting base commander,' Lt. Col. 0. H. Hack. Mr. Landsborough, a native of Tuckersmith Township, retired from farming in 1962 and started working on the base food services staff. For the last four years he has been employed in the base supply section as a carpenter. He lives with his wife, Edith, at 154 Victoria Street, Clinton. Captain. Cummings, base supply officer,• is at far right above. (Canadian Forces Photo) Modem Christmas customs are steeped in superstition exchanges gifts With the Offering and dedication.. Sympathy and get-well cards were coot And 'n card of appreciation was, receiVed7 Ti e January meeting is to be at Mrs. W)lson's. The roll call will be "A New Year's li•esoliition." Christmas programme consisted ofpciems, stories and a contest, followed by the exchange 'of gifts. The meeting closed with Prayer. A very delicious lunch 'was served 167 the,hostess and her helpers, Mrs. C. Henderson and Mrs. G. Clifton, auxiliary meets The roll call was answered by members voicing a Christmas thought or telling' of their Christmas plans. • After the business Portion of the meeting, conducted by the • president; Mrs. R. Homuth the meeting closed with the Mizpah benediction, Christmas party Mass prior to the meeting. The members of the Protestant Guild were 'special guests and the ecumenical spirit prevailed. A delicious lunch was served and all participated in some games. The programme chairman was Mrs. Ann Nickerson who was ably assisted by Mrs. Marion McNee. Clinton News-9.pcprij, ..Mpnclgy, December 3, 1968 7 MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL . J. & T. MURPHY LIMITED Chrysler - Plymouth Fargo Sales and Service Phone 482-9475 Huron Street • Clinton, Ontario Ontario Department of Labour 14"- Dalton 8a1e8, 0.C., Minister Notice to Employers &Employees At 12.01 a.m. on January Est, i969, the new Ontario Employment Standards Act becomes law V 4 I