NEW AWARD RATES FOR DAIRY FACTORIES

Chronicle (Levin), 3 February 1947, Page 3

NEW AWARD RATES FOR DAIRY FACTORIES

WELLINGTON, Feb. 2. In the settlement which was come lo last week in Conciliation Uouncii on the application of the New Zealand Dairy Factories Union of Workers foi tha new Domihion aTvard/ it was agreed that the week shall commcnce at midniglit on 8unday :with the exceptiou of certain shift workers for whom special provision iS "made. Ordinary rates shall -be payable for time worked between Monday and- Friday. All timo worked on Saturday shall -be paid for at time and a-half rates. On >Sunda\ the rate will be double the ordinary wage rate whether as part of or outside of the workers' 40-hour week. Up to . eight hours a week overtime pay wifi" be worked at time and a-half rate, any further overtime is.-to be at .doubli' rates. Payment for afternoon and nighi shifts has been increased from 2s t«» : 2s (>d a shift. Payment made t> workers employed in broken periods has been increased from- Is to 2s Cid a day. It was agreed that in the classilication there shall be provision not only for wages but also for a definite number oi clas'sified workers according to the totai number of workers employed in a fac tory. A new classification and wage rate has been inserted for the cream testcr in charge. The basic wage for general liands has been increased by 10s a week to £5 11s 6d. The rates foi assistants have been,. advanced by the same aniount. • In ohecse factories "usin'g. two or less • vats, workers are to reoeive a further 3s 4d weekly. Subject tq the appToval of the Gourt.. the new award will' become effcctive on February 10th next but there will be a flat retrospectivC paymfcnt of "LOs a week to each adultvmale worker for a period not exCeedi'ng 13 weeks back from February 10th.- This retrospective rdte' 'will'be payable %:o ull adult malC workers employed in'a dairy factory as at January 27 last. ' The new award will continue in force to Mav 31, 1948. ' ' Mr. K. McL. Baxter, secret.ary of the Federation .of ,Labpnrj ; ex|»lained ; the ■'tenns of tlie •a^r.demerit' to dAify 4lac tory wo^efs .xiiltkeiV/aikatd tft & iheet ing at Ffd|iictpq j]££44®L«»n 'ciii; 'iSaturd^.v' nigia. ftuiii;;!, ■CaUiii