WAGES AGREEMENT.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 57, Issue 245, 28 July 1937, Page 3

WAGES AGREEMENT.

LOCAL BODY EMPLOYEES.

(Per Press Association.) AUCKLAND, July 27

A complete agreement was reached in a Conciliation Council when the terms for an award to cover borough council, county council and other local body employees were discussed at the adjourned meeting of representatives of the Auckland Provincial District Local Authorities’ Officers’ Union and the employees. The Conciliation Commissio'ner, Air P. E. Price, presided. A 40-hour week was generally agreed upon except in the case of employees engaged on essential services. Wages were fixed on the scale of the clerical workers’ awards in other ' centres, starting at £l. An additional 2s 6d a week was granted for the last year of service, making the rates to 7s 6d for men and £2 7s Cd for women employees. Overtime was fixed at the lfite of time "and a half for the first four hours, and double time thereafter, except in the case of employees receiving more than £312 per annum. One week’s annual holiday was granted in addition to statutory holidays and two extra days, provision being made for the continuance of the previous period of annual holiday where it was longer than one week. The award will operate for one year from August 2.