Incentive Schemes For N.Z. Workers Urged
Sound incentive schemes which were based on careful preparation, joint consultation and which were well maintained, could raise the productivity of manual, clerical and administrative workers by as much as 50 per cent.. Mr B. Kaiser, of Associated Industrial Consultants. London, told members of the Canterbury division of the Institute of Management at a two-day conference on work study which began at the School of Engineering, Ilam, yesterday Mr Kaiser said New Zealand was suffering from the wrong type of incentive scheme. This was “overtime" incentive. If the overtime pay now being earned was paid as a bonus for producivity. the same output would be obtained in 40 hours as was now obtained in 50 hours with overtime. Overseas, selected trade union members received training in work study, said Mr Kaiser, and he recommended this procedure in New Zealand. Mr Kaiser also mentioned the applications of work study to hospitals, municipalities, forestry and distributive trades. He said the technique was no longer associated with only factory work, but could be applied universally. Opening Address
The opening address at the course yesterday was given by Mr L. R. Naylor, the general manager for New
Zealand of W. D. Scott and Company, Ltd., Auckland. During the day practical demonstrations were given, and films were shown. An address by the secretary of the Canterbury branch of the New Zealand Engineers’ Union (Mr R. Jones) on work study and the industrial unions will be given today.
Mr C. A. Parkes, a methods engineer of engineering headquarters. National Airways Corporation, will lead a case study, and films will be shown. In the afternoon the chief maintenance engineer of the National Airways Corporation. Harewood (Mr A. J. Smaill), will give an address on the introduction of work study to N.A.C. engineering.
The course will end with a summing up by the chairman. Mr E. T. Beaven, of Andrews and Beaven, Ltd.
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Press, Volume C, Issue 29516, 18 May 1961, Page 17
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