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SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 452.60
BEVERAGE INDUSTRIES WAGES COUNCIL WAGE 
REGULATION ORDER
10th March, 1980
LEGAL NOTICE 29 of 1980, as amended by Legal Notice 112 of 1990.
Title.
Council Wage Regulation Order.
Field of operation 
of Wages Council.
2. The provisions set out in the Schedule hereto shall apply to
all employees in respect of whom the Beverage Industries Wages
Council operates.
Amended by:
L.N. 112 of 1990.
SCHEDULE
Interpretation.
Cap. 252.
1. In this Schedule, unless the context otherwise requires -
"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;
"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;
"outside worker" means a person employed mainly outside the
factory in the distribution and delivery of the employer’s products
and in the collection of the employer’s empty bottles and boxes;
"part-time employee" means an employee who is not a whole-
time employee;
"time-and-a-half" and "double-time" mean respectively one and a
half times and twice the minimum rate applicable to the employee;
"wages" means remuneration or earnings, payable in money by
an employer to an employee;
"whole-time employee" means an employee who is employed for
more than thirty hours in any calendar week, spread over not less
than four days.
Hours of work.
week of not more than -
( a ) forty hours of work in the case of whole-time
employees other than watchmen, and
( b ) fifty-two hours of work, spread over a six-day week, in
the case of watchmen.
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Minimum 
remuneration of 
whole-time 
employees.
3. The minimum weekly remuneration payable to whole-time
employees, both males and females, shall be that shown hereunder:
( a )  watchmen ................................Lm34.13 x 25c - 
  Lm34.63
( b ) other employees:
(i) aged 20 years or over ....... Lm34.13 x 25c - 
   Lm34.63
(ii) aged 18 years or 19 years ..... Lm32.88 
(iii) aged 17 years .....................  Lm30.24 
(iv) aged under 17 years ............  Lm29.13:
Provided that, where the remuneration is
incremental, the increment shall be awarded annually.
Minimum daily 
rest.
4. Whole-time employees, other than watchmen, shall be
allowed daily intervals for meals and rest of not less than one hour
in the aggregate in the case of inside workers and of not less than
one and a half hours in the aggregate in the case of outside workers.
Minimum weekly 
rest.
5. Whole-time employees shall be allowed one whole day off
in every period of seven consecutive days.
Minimum overtime 
rates.
6. (1) Whole-time employees, other than watchmen, overtime
outside workers or shift workers, shall be entitled to overtime rates
remuneration as follows -
( a )  for all time worked in excess of forty hours in any
calendar week ................................... time-and-a-half;
( b ) for all time worked in excess of eight hours on any day
of a five-day week ............................ time-and-a-half;
( c ) for all time worked in excess of eight hours on any day
of a five-and-a-half day week ............ time-and-a-half;
( d ) for all time worked on any customary holiday, when
such day falls on any day other than Saturday and
Sunday ............................................. time-and-a-half; 
( e ) for all time worked on Sundays or when a customary
holiday falls on a Saturday ..................... double-time:
Provided that any overtime due in accordance with the
provisions of sub-paragraph ( b ) or ( c ) of this sub-paragraph shall
only be payable if the total time worked in any calendar week is not
less than forty hours and so long as any reduction, in such number
of hours, is not the result of an employer’s order or as a
consequence of a customary holiday occurring on a working day.
(2) Whole-time outside workers may be entitled to overtime
remuneration on a commission basis:
Provided that such overtime remuneration may be offset
against any commission paid to the employee so long as the amount
of such commission is not less than the overtime remuneration due
to him at the following rates:
( a ) for all time worked in excess of forty hours in any
calendar week ................................... time-and-a-half;
( b ) for all time worked on any customary holiday, when
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such day falls on any day other than Saturday and
Sunday ............................................. time-and-a-half;
( c ) for all time worked on Sundays or when a customary
holiday falls on a Saturday ...................... double time.
(3) Shift workers shall be entitled to overtime remuneration as
follows:
( a ) for all time worked in excess of forty hours in any
calendar week ................................... time-and-a-half;
( b ) for all time worked on any customary holiday, when
such a day falls on any day other than a Sunday
.......................................................... time-and-a-half;
( c ) for all time worked on a Sunday being in excess of
forty hours in any calendar week ............ double-time.
(4) Watchmen shall be entitled to overtime remuneration as
follows -
( a ) for all time worked in excess of fifty-two hours in any
calendar week ................................... time-and-a-half; 
( b ) for all time worked on any customary holiday,
including Sundays, in excess of fifty-two hours in any
calendar week ........................................ double-time.
Vacation leave. 
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
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.
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Sick leave.
Cap. 318.
8. Whole-time employees shall be entitled to twelve days sick
leave on full pay in every calendar year less any sickness benefit to
which they may be entitled under the Social Security Act, provided
a medical certificate certifying incapacity for work covering the
whole period is produced to the employer:
 Provided also 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 sick leave as is in
proportion to the number of months in employment.
Bereavement 
leave.
9. Whole-time employees shall be entitled to two days leave
on full pay on the occasion of the death of one 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),
son, daughter, brother or sister.
Injury leave.
Cap. 318.
10. A whole-time employee shall be entitled up to a maximum
of 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 any contributory
negligence on his part or to the contravention by him of any safety
rules laid down by the management.
Marriage leave. 11. A whole-time employee shall be allowed three days leave
on full pay on the occasion of his marriage.
Birth leave.  12. A whole-time employee shall be allowed two days leave on
full pay on the occasion of the birth of a child to his wife.
Jury leave. 13. A whole-time employee called for jury service shall be
allowed all necessary time off on full pay to enable him to attend to
such service in Court.
Minimum 
remuneration of 
part-time 
employees.
14. The minimum remuneration payable to part-time
employees of the categories specified in paragraph 3 hereof shall be
pro rata  at an hourly rate arrived at by dividing the amount
appearing for the category by the number of hours of work per
week for the relative category:
Provided that in no case shall a part-time employee be paid
for less than three hours even if he has performed less than three
hours work.
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.
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order but is intended to indicate its
applicability).
The provisions of the above Schedule apply to all employees in
any undertaking, or in any part of an undertaking, which consists
wholly or mainly in the bottling or the production of distilled
spirits, wines, malt liquors, soft drinks and carbonated beverages,
and of any other activity so far as it is incidental or ancillary to any
such activity as aforesaid as the undertaking, including, without
prejudice to the generality of the foregoing -
( a ) the distilling of ethyl alcohol for all purposes, the
distilling, rectifying and blending of alcoholic liquors;
( b ) the production of wines, cider, parry or other
fermented beverages;
( c ) the production of malt or malt liquors, such as beer,
ale, porter and stout, and
( d ) the manufacture of non-alcoholic beverages, such as
soft drinks and carbonated mineral waters.
