26. Unless expressly forbidden by the ordinance, the clauses of a lease and hire of work shall be valid and lawful, notwithstanding the provisions of the above sections 24 and 25, in so far as they provide, in favour of the employee, a higher monetary remuneration in currency or more extended compensation or benefits than those fixed by the ordinance.
R. S. 1964, c. 144, s. 25.