AN160080 – Clerks' (Wholesale & Retail Establishments) Award No. 38 of 1947
The proportion of juniors that may be employed shall be:
(a) Where no adult worker is employed one junior may be employed;
(b) Where the number of adult workers employed does not exceed twelve the proportion of juniors that may be employed shall not exceed two to one;
(c) Where the number of adult workers employed exceeds twelve the proportion of juniors that may be employed in respect of the excess shall not exceed three to each two adult workers.
Provided that employers previously conforming to the Proportion of Juniors clause, the foregoing shall not necessitate the dismissal of any person employed at the date of this amendment, and it shall not constitute a breach of this clause if the retaining of existing staff does not conform to the aforesaid proportion.
In computing the number of junior workers to be allowed under this clause all clerical workers in the establishment shall be taken into consideration.
