Employment Under Special Certificates of Apprentices, Messengers and Learners (including Student Learners)

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Supplemental Instructions for Completinq Application for a Xe.senger!
Learner Certificate! Porm W8-209
Page 4 of the application form i. for use in supplying additional answers to any
iteD of the form or for submitting additional or supplemental information.
The instructions below refer to itam 8 in Part I I of the application form.
Other items are either s.lf-explanatory or are explained on the application

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Item 8. EMPLOYMENT OF ALL PRODUCTION AND RELATED WORKERS EXCEPT LEARNERS
PAID SUBMINIMUM WAGES

Column A. List the same occupations as you listed in item 6. Include data for other production and
related occupations on line (6).
Column B. Repon the number of experienced workers during the most recent payroll period reponed in item 7. (If none. enter "None.") Do not include office and sales employees nor those
whose duties are primarily supervisory. Enter the total oflines (1)-(6) on the last line.
Columns C and D. Average straight-time hourly earnings must be reponed for experienced workers
in each of the occupations listed on lines 1-5 and on the last line for ALL PRODUCTION &
RE,=-ATf:D,\\"ORKERS. This information must be reponed for a payroll period of one year ago
and for the most recent payroll period reponed in item 7. Do not include data for learners paid
subminimum wages. office and sales employees. and those who duties are primarily supervisory.
Where the payroll system does not include totals for straight-time earnings (including make-up. but
excluding EXTRA pay for ovenime). the following instructions should help you in computing
an:rage straight-time hourly earnings.
1. Determine the gross amount of wages (including an\-' make-up pay) during the payroll
period .
. ., Subtract from gross wages any EXTRA amount paid as preminum for ovenime. For overtime paid at I 1/2 times the regular rate. subtract the extra half-time paid for ovenime hours. For
other preminurn ovenime rates. similar subtractions are necessary. The amount remaining after
subtraction of the ovenime premium from gross wages is the amount of gross straight-time wages
paid.

3. Divide the gross straight-time wages paid by the total hours worked. Enter the result in
the appropriate spaces in columns C and D.
Column E. Enter the number of workers paid make-up to the statutory minimum wage during the
most recent payroll period shown in item 7. This number includes workers paid on a piece-rate
basis. whose actual earnings were less than the required minimum wage, and to whom you paid
additional amounts in order to comply with the law. Ifno such workers were paid make-up. enter
"None."