Works and Buildings

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H.M. Stationery Office, 1952 - Building - 540 pages

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Page 468 - ... (2) The contractor shall in respect of all persons employed by him (whether in execution of the contract or otherwise) in every factory, workshop or place occupied or used by him for the execution of the contract comply with the general conditions required by this Resolution. Before a contractor is placed upon a department's list of firms to be invited to tender, the department shall obtain from him an assurance that to the best of his knowledge and belief he has complied with the general conditions...
Page 468 - ... at least the previous three months. 3. In the event of any question arising as to whether the requirements of this resolution are being observed, the question shall, if not otherwise disposed of, be referred by the Minister of Labour and National Service to an independent tribunal for decision.
Page 468 - In the absence of any rates of wages, hours or conditions of labour so established the contractor shall pay rates of wages and observe hours and conditions of labour which are not less favourable than the general level of wages, hours and conditions observed by other employers whose general circumstances in the trade or industry in which the contractor is engaged are similar.
Page 468 - ... than the general level of wages, hours and conditions observed by other employers whose general circumstances in the trade or industry in which the contractor is engaged are similar. (2) The contractor shall in respect of all persons employed by him (whether in execution of the contract...
Page 468 - The contractor shall pay rates of wages and observe hours and conditions of labour not less favourable than those established for the trade or industry in the district where the work is carried out by machinery of negotiation or arbitration to which the parties are organisations of employers
Page 497 - It is clear that the reconstruction of town and country planning after the war raises great problems and gives a great opportunity. The Minister of Works has, therefore, been charged by the Government with the responsibility for consulting the departments and organizations concerned with a view to reporting to the Cabinet the appropriate methods and machinery for dealing with the issues involved.
Page 468 - The contractor shall recognise the freedom of his workpeople to be members of trade unions. 3. The contractor shall at all times during the continuance of the contract display, for the information of his workpeople, in every factory, workshop or place occupied or used by him for the execution of the contract a copy of the Fair Wages Resolution.
Page 435 - Economy in the use of material in the post-war period ; (b) simplified and speedier procedure and construction ; and (c) wherever possible, improved quality and design. " To make recommendations for such standards as well as for standards for terminology and consumer requirements : to collect, review and correlate recommended standards put forward by Study Committees of the Directorate...
Page 468 - ... rates of wages and observe hours and conditions of labour not less favourable than those established for the trade or industry in the district where the work is carried out by machinery of negotiation or arbitration to which the parties are organisations of employers and trade unions representative respectively of substantial proportions of the employers and workers engaged in the trade or industry in the district.
Page 467 - ... fair" wages and to apply them to all persons employed by him in every factory, workshop or place where the contract is being executed. Contracting departments will require an assurance from a new contractor that to the best of his knowledge and belief he has complied with the general conditions of the Resolution for at least the previous three months. (3) Under the old Resolution the Minister of the contracting department had, if called upon, to decide whether or not fair wages were being paid....

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