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Show ..,.u •• Laws Affecting Women _, .... Wage Board Provisions Authorizes Testigation by the Industrial Com ssion to ascertain whether in any -upation, trade, or industry, wages id to females are inadequate to pply the cost of living. The Board has thus far set up min urn wages in four industries. Also regulations covering occupations where un en are employed. my rules and sse other and Retail Trade Occupations, Laundry d Cleaning, Dyeing and Pressing lustries, Public Housekeeping In stries, Restaurant Occupation. lefer to Industrial Commission Or 'No.5 for minimum wage and reg tions in the above occupations. . flours Maximum hours a . - - hours in any week. Variations 1. Time in excess of we can only be worked by special mit from the Industrial Commis n and is property is in imminent danger, in of emergency, or during peak periods. The maximum law exempts of cases burden executive positions. Lounging Rooms In all places where or more women are employed, a room properly equipped with chairs from 2. must the law domestic service and Employees working a split shift not work working periods in and than two they must fall more within 12 consecutive hours. Day of Rest In occupations covered by Order No.5, women must not work more than six day per week. Meal Period Adult occupation must minute lunch work more said meal able women in any a 30 have at least period and must not than five hours without period being made avail Rest Period At least granted when and if life a thirty (30) pounds in excess of or carry fifteen pounds. (15) six and couches for use of the workers shall be provided and a comfortable temperature maintained therein. . or a\1y or woman work in any industry, trade 8 hours in any day rupatlon 1 q a. Ot./ 10 minute rest period must be furnished for each 4-hours of work and be made avail able after 2% consecutive hours of work. This applies to all women work ers. Weight Lifting No female shall be permitted to lift any burden in excess Toilet Rooms Where three or more women are employed they must have separa te toilet rooms for women. and so marked. Toilet rooms must be kept clean and equipped with well fitting doors that will lock. Vacations Any woman working pur suant to Order No.5 who has had 12 months continuous employment shall vacation with pay equal to the average number of days work ed per week during the twelve month given be a period. The Industrial Commission of Utah is the administering agency for these laws, and further information may be obtained by writing Room 422, State Capitol or Phone DA 8-5971. Background Facts on Women Workers in the United States (Compiled by U. S. Department of Labor, Women's Bureau, Washington, D. C.) mployment and unemployment of men workers: 'he number of women workers is 3.1 million are professional and technical workers. primarily teachers and nurses. In the group engineers, adily increasing. It averaged 24.25 lion in. 1961. By 1970, the number vomen workers is expected to reach million. In March 1962, the num- doctors, .ccupations of woman workers: tail stores 24.1 million. About 1.5 mil l of this number were unemployed. was Vhile women work in many dif ent occupations and continue to er new occupations, the largest nber are in the clerical field. .0 million women are clerical work They include secretaries, steno phers, typists, bookkeepers, of ! machine operators, telephone op tors, and many other office work, .3 million are service workers. .4 million are 'kers. .2 million :ory private household are operatives, mostly production workers. E UTAH BUSINESS WOMAN technicians. 1.6 million are are a scientists, few and sales workers, al most all in retail trade. 1.2 million are managers, officials, and proprietors-mainly in small re 0.9 or million eating establishments. other women workers include farm workers and craftswo men. Marital and family status of wo workers: In March 1961,one in three (33%) of all married women was in the work men force. Married women accounted for more than half (55 %) of the total women workers. At the time 44 % of the single women number of same and 42% of those widowed, or divorced were separated in the work force. These groups accounted for slightly less than half ( 45 % ) of the total number of women workers. Approximately with children 3 million mothers under 6 years of age workers-many of them part They represent about one out of every 5 such mothers. On the other hand, 2 out of every 5 mothers are time. children 6 to 18 years of age are in the work with (but none under 6) force. Income and earnings of women workers: Women who worked full time the year round in 1960 received average income of $3,296, while men averaged $5,435. even Negro women received an smalled average income---$2,289. Women receiving highest ave professional occupations ($4,384), followed by managerial workers ($4,173) and clerical workers ($3,586). At the same time, several million wo men workers earned less than $1.00 rage earnings and technical an were the in hour. (Taken from WB-DC-62-404, U of U 9-1-62.) Page 11 |
