S.L. 452.155 Art. 2Interpretation. Cap. 452.    Cap. 252.  S.L. 452.87.

(1) In this order, unless the context otherwise requires:

"Act" means the Employment and Industrial Relations

Act;

"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;

"calendar year" is a period of twelve (12) months starting from 1st January and ending on the 31st December;

"collective agreement" shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in the Act;

"day" in the case of night shift employees means a period of twenty-four (24) consecutive hours, and in all other cases it means a period running from 12:00a.m. on one day to 12:00a.m. on the following day;

"Director" shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in the Act; (CONDITIONS OF WORK)

"double time" means twice the actual time rate applicable to the employee;

"hours of work" shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in the Act;

"industrial employee" means an employee employed wholly or mainly on manual or fatigue duties and includes messengers, handymen, fatiguepersons and watchpersons;

"non-industrial employee" means an employee employed wholly or mainly on clerical duties and includes booking-clerk, accounts-clerk, shed-clerk, shorthand-typist, telephone-operator, telephone typist, reservation and sales clerk, andincludes a courier or representative;

"night shift" means any period of employment that includes any hours from 10.00 p.m. of any one day to 6.00 a.m. of the following day;

"part-time employee" shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in the Act;

"period of employment" shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in the Act;

"time-and-a-half" means one and a half the actual time rate applicable to the employee;

"wages" means remuneration or earnings, payable by an employer to an employee and includes any bonus payable under article 23 of the Act, other than any bonus or allowance related to performance or production;

"week" means a calendar week;

"rest period" shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in the Organisation of Working Time Regulations;

"whole-time employee" shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in the Act.

(2) For the purpose of calculating the average weekly hours of work for the purpose of this order, unless the context otherwise requires, account shall be taken of the uninterrupted period of employment during the particular calendar year.