Industrial and agricultural workers / Ministry of Food.

  • Great Britain. Ministry of Food
Date:
[1949?]
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Industrial and agricultural workers / Ministry of Food. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Vo 7 It was originally a condition that the preparation of meals from these allowances had.to be undertaken by the farmer. This condition has now been abolished and the food can be issued by farmers direct to their workers and the workers may take it home for the preparation of meals to be eaten in the field. Since October Ist, 1946, it has been possible for the seasonal allowances to be obtained either by the farmers themselves on behalf of their employees or by a representative of the workers on a certificate signed by the farmer. In August, 1948, the Food (Seasonal Allowances) Order was made which places upon farmers a statutory obligation to certify appli- cations for any seasonal allowances to which any of their employees is entitled. The allowances for special activities are also available to the employees of market _ gardeners and threshing contractors. A special seasonal allowance of margarine, cheese, and points food is not available if a canteen, pie centre or mobile canteen is providing adequate packed meals for the worker through the week. BUILDING WORKERS With a view to making more widely known the feeding arrangements that exist for the provision of meals for workers in the building industry, particularly for men on sites in isolated areas where the existing facilities are insufficient, the Ministry has issued a general memorandum setting out the various alternative arrangements which employers can adopt and offering advice on licensing and catering facilities generally. THE PROVISION OF BEVERAGES FOR WORKERS (a) Hot Drinks.—Special authorities are issued to industrial employers and farmers with no canteen facilities, or where the workers are unable to take advantage of such facilities as there may be, to obtain supplies of tea, milk and sugar for hot beverages to be brewed communally for their employees during working hours. The scale is as follows :— Tea bir ... 4/5 oz. per worker per week. Sugar ..... sey TORS a I wie ” Milk B35 nies oe PINE y,, eee ‘5 These amounts suffice for two hot drinks daily. Workers in offices are allowed half the above quantities of tea and milk, but no sugar. (o) ‘* Dry’? Tea, Milk and Sugar for Certain Classes of Workers.—Certain classes of railway men, i.e. engine drivers, firemen, guards, signalmen, permanent way men, shunters, scale makers and some clerks, also country roadmen, canal bargemen and canal maintenance workers, cannot, because of the conditions of their work, benefit from the above arrangements for communally brewed tea. Only in these circumstances may tea, milk and (except in the case of railway clerks) sugar be issued to them in “ dry ”’ form by a responsible officer nominated by the employer. (c) Drinks for Workers in ‘‘ Thirsty ’’ Occupations.—Certain classes of industrial workers such as blast furnacemen, tin-plate workers and salt workers, who, because of the temperatures in which they work or for other reasons, need to drink an exceptional amount of liquid, are allowed a higher scale :— Tea a ... Up to 24 oz. per worker per week Sugar... see ray OBS: 4, Re seta tes Milk oe us »» » 1¢ pints Fs ere (2d) Milk as a beverage for Industrial Workers.—Priority supplies of milk not exceeding 1 pint per worker per day are available, for consumption as a beverage during working hours, to workers in certain undertakings in which milk is desirable on medical grounds. These workers comprise workers handling lead and lead products