Shops (Conditions of Employment) Act, 1938

Notices of working hours etc.

23.—(1) The proprietor of a shop who employs any persons as members of the staff of that shop shall specify in a notice (in this Part of this Act referred to as an hours of work notice), which shall be in the prescribed form and be constantly kept posted in a prominent place in such shop where it may be conveniently read by such persons, the daily hours to be worked for the time being by such persons and the intervals for rest and meals to be allowed for the time being to such persons.

(2) The proprietor of a shop may from time to time substitute a new hours of work notice for an existing hours of work notice, but shall not do so unless, not less than forty-eight hours before such new hours of work notice comes into operation, he has informed each of the members of the staff of that shop, whose hours of work will be changed by such new hours of work notice, of his intention to so substitute a new hours of work notice and of the terms of such new hours of work notice.

(3) If the proprietor of a shop acts in contravention (whether by commission or omission) of this section, such proprietor shall be guilty of an offence under this section.

(4) This section shall not apply to the proprietor of any shop if the only members of the staff of that shop are relatives of such proprietor.