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interval of at least three-quarters of an hour within that time
or an interval of a full hour within that time if the meal is
taken off the premises.
Tea: If the hours of employment include the hours from
4 p.m. to 7 p.m. each assistant must be allowed an interval of
half-an-hour within that time.
No assistant may be employed more than 6 hours (5 hours if
under 18) without an interval of at least 20 minutes being
allowed during the course thereof.
It has become the practice in many shops to allow assistants
a tea break of 10 minutes during the morning and afternoon.
If an assistant is required to work on Sunday for more than
four hours he must be granted an additional whole day's leave in
the following week. If employed for less than four hours an
additional half holiday must be granted.
Sunday Trading
Six traders are registered in accordance with Section 53 of
the Shops Act, 19 50 as persons of the Jewish faith. Their shops
close for the whole of Saturday and are allowed to remain open
until 2 p.m. on Sunday.
There are two licensed Kosher butchers in the Borough whose
shops are closed on Saturday and are permitted to remain open on
Sunday.
During the year one prosecution took place for an offence
under Section 53(5) of the Shops Act, 1950. A hairdresser of the
Jewish faith whose shop in the County of London was registered by
the London County Council under Section 53(1) was observed to be
employed on Saturdays by another hairdresser in Tottenham. The
offender was convicted and fined £15 and £5.5.0 costs.