INDUSTRIAL AWARDS
MAY BE MODIFIED !A statement that any modification of industrial awards considered necessary for the advancement of Ttfew Zealand's war effort would be anade without hesitation was made by the Minister of Labour, the Hon P. C. Webb, in an interview. The Minister said, however, that there wais no thought of introducing a blanket clause at the moment. "Wherever industry is prevented from operating to its full productive capacity because of the 40hour week, the Industrial Emergency Council will immediately review, the agreements," Mr Webb said, "and if necessary extend the hours of work or vary the awards to-enable shifts to be "worked where practicable and advisable."
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 2, Issue 171, 10 June 1940, Page 5
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109INDUSTRIAL AWARDS Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 2, Issue 171, 10 June 1940, Page 5
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