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SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 452.45
CANNING INDUSTRY WAGES COUNCIL
WAGE REGULATION ORDER
2nd May, 1977
LEGAL NOTICE 51 of 1977, as amended by Legal Notices 90 of 1977,
130 of 1978 and 115 of 1989.
Title.
Wage Regulation Order.
Field of operation 
of Wages Council.
2. The provisions set out in the Schedule to this Order shall
apply to all employees in respect of whom the Canning Industry
Wages Council operates.
Amended by:
L.N. 90 of 1977;
L.N 130 of 1978;
L.N. 115 of 1989.
SCHEDULE
Interpretation.
Cap. 252.
"customary holidays" means the days (other than Sundays)
declared for the time being to be public holidays by or under the
National Holidays and other Public Holidays Act;
"day" means a period running from midnight of one day to
midnight of the next following day;
"half-day" means a period of twelve consecutive hours ending at
1.00p.m. or 1.00a.m.;
"hours of work" means the time on any day during which
employees are at the disposal of the employer, exclusive of the
intervals allowed for meals and rest;
"part-time employee" means an employee who is not a whole-
time employee;
"period of employment" means the time in any day during which
employees are at the disposal of the employer, but inclusive of the
intervals allowed for meals and rest;
"time-and-a-half" and "double-time" mean respectively one and a
half times and twice the minimum time rate applicable to the
employee;
"wages" means remuneration or earnings, payable in money by
an employer to an employee;
"week" means a calendar week;
"weekly day of rest" means a period of twenty-four consecutive
hours commencing at the time at which the worker would normally
commence his turn of duty;
"whole-time employee" means an employee who is employed for
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more than thirty hours in any week, spread over not less than four
days.
Hours of work.  2. The minimum weekly remuneration shall be related to a
week of not more than
( a ) forty hours in the case of all whole-time employees,
other than watchmen, and
( b ) sixty hours of work, spread over a six-day week, in the
case of watchmen.
Minimum 
remuneration of 
whole-time 
employees.
3. The minimum weekly remuneration payable to whole-time
employees, both males and females, shall be the following -
( a ) watchmen ................................................ Lm17.38,0
( b ) other employees aged:
(i) 18 years or over ............................... Lm17.38,0
(ii) 17 years ...........................................Lm14.47,0
(iii) 16 years ...........................................Lm13.24,0
Minimum daily 
rest.
4. Whole-time employees, other than watchmen, shall be
allowed intervals for meals and rest of not less than, in the
aggregate, one hour every day.
Minimum weekly 
rest.
5. Whole-time employees shall be allowed a weekly day of
rest in every period of seven consecutive days.
Minimum overtime 
rates.
6. (1) In the case of whole-time employees, other than
watchmen, overtime shall be payable as follows:
( a ) for all time worked in excess of forty hours in any
week, exclusive of any time paid for at overtime
rates .................................................. time-and-a-half;
( b ) in a five-day week, for all time worked in excess of
eight hours on any day ...................... time-and-a-half;
( c ) in a six-day week, for all time worked in excess of
seven hours from Monday to Friday, and five hours on
Saturday ........................................... time-and-a-half;
( d ) for all time worked on Sundays and customary
holidays .................................................. double time:
Provided that in any week which includes a customary
holiday, overtime at time-and-a-half shall be payable for work, in
excess of thirty-three hours, exclusive of time paid for at overtime
rates, to whole-time employees other than watchmen.
(2)  Overtime at the rate of time-and-a-half shall be payable to
watchmen for all time worked in excess of sixty hours in a period
of six consecutive days, and for all time worked on the seventh day.
Vacation leave. 7. (1) In addition to the minimum weekly rest to which
whole-time employees may be entitled under paragraph 5, whole-
time employees shall be entitled to the national holidays and to all
public holidays with full pay, and to the following vacation leave
not being less than:-
( a ) four working weeks and one working day during the
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calendar years 1988 and 1989;
( b ) four working weeks and two working days during the
calendar year, 1990;
( c ) four working weeks and three working days during the
calendar year, 1991;
( d ) four working weeks and four working days during the
calendar year 1992 and during any calendar year
thereafter:
Provided that when a whole-time employee is in
employment for less than twelve months during any calendar year,
he shall be entitled to such part of the said vacation leave as is in
proportion to the number of months in employment.
(2)  For the purpose of this paragraph "vacation leave" means
leave with pay which may be availed of on days agreed upon
between the employer and the employee, provided that one day
vacation leave during 1988 and 1989, two days vacation leave
during 1990, three days vacation leave during 1991, and four days
vacation leave during 1992 and during any calendar year thereafter
shall not form part of any shutdown and shall be granted by the
employer as optional leave in addition to any optional leave the
employee may have been entitled to on the 9th November, 1988.
Sick leave. 
Cap. 318.
8. (1) Whole-time employees shall be entitled to sick leave in
every calendar year as follows:
( a ) twelve days on full pay, less any sickness benefit to
which they may be entitled under the Social Security
Act;
Cap. 318.
( b ) twenty-four days on half pay, less half the sickness
benefit to which they may be entitled under the Social
Security Act:
Provided that in either case a medical certificate certifying
incapacity for work covering the period of absence is to be
produced to the employer.
(2) Employees employed for a lesser period than one year shall
be entitled to sick leave in proportion to the number of months in
employment.
Injury leave.
one year injury leave on full pay, less the full amount of any injury
benefit to which such employee may be entitled in terms of the
Social Security Act, if he is injured during the actual discharge of
his duty and such injury is not due to contributory negligence on
his part or to the contravention by him of any safety rules laid down
by the managment.
Bereavement 
leave.
10. Whole-time employees shall be allowed two days paid
leave on the occasion of the death of any of the following relatives:
the wife, husband, mother, father, (or the person who at the time
was in fact acting as the mother or father of the employee), the son,
daughter, brother or sister.
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Special leave. 11. Whole-time employees shall be allowed three working
days paid leave on the occasion of their marriage and one working
day paid leave on the occasion of the birth of a child to their wife.
Jury service. 12. All employees called for jury service shall be allowed the
necessary time off without loss of pay to attend the Courts.
Minimum 
remuneration of 
part-time 
employees.
13. Part-time employees shall be paid  pro rata  at an hourly
rate not less than that applicable to whole-time employees, namely
the appropriate rate per week shown in paragraph 3 of this
Schedule divided by sixty in the case of watchmen, and divided by
forty in the case of other employees.
Waiting time. 14. An employee shall be entitled to the payment of the
minimum remuneration applicable to him for all time during which
he is present on the premises of his employer or in any other place
in connection with his employment unless he is present thereon in
any of the following circumstances:
( a ) without the employer’s consent, expressed 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.
Retiring age.  15. In cases where the retiring age of a male employee is
expected at the age of sixty years, such employee shall be given the
opportunity by his employer to retain his employment beyond this
age at least until the age of sixty-one years, provided that the
employee in question shall still be allowed, if he so wishes, to retire
at the age of sixty years.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the order but is intended to indicate its
applicability).
The provisions in the above Schedule shall apply to all
employees in any undertaking or in any part of an undertaking the
activities of which consist wholly or mainly of the following:
( a ) canning and preserving, including packing in airtight
containers, of fruits, vegetables, and fruit and
vegetable juices; dehydrating and quick freezing of
fruits and vegetables; and any other process incidental
thereto;
( b ) manufacture of preserves, jams, jellies, pickles,
sauces, or canned soups, including the canning and
preserving of meat, meat products and any other form
of meat processing; and the manufacture of ice;
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( c ) canning and preserving of fish and other sea foods,
including salting, drying, smoking, curing, pickling,
dehydrating, packing in air-tight containers, quick-
freezing and any other form of processing;
( d ) cold storage of fruits, vegetables, meat, fish and other
foods.
