HOTEL SERVANTS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 754, 1 March 1910, Page 4

HOTEL SERVANTS.

UNION DEMANDS DRAWN UP. i , TO' BE PILED ..TO.-MOEEDW. ■ ) The application of the Wellington Amalgamated Society :of Conks': mid Waiters' Industrial Union of Workers that the dispute between; tho Licensed ■Victuallers' Association of Employers bo referred to a Council of -Conciliation will be filed' to-morrow. Altogether ; about CO licensees are cited, and Messrs. E. J. Carey, E. Mark, and T. Helyer are to bo recommended for appointment, as assessors on behalf'of the union. The dispute will probably lie heard on March 14. Generally tho , union seek a reduction of from 9 to 13 hours per week, in placo of the present 65 hours voek, a full days' holiday per week in place of half a day as at preseut provided by statute, stud a general all-round increase of wages, specially for porters, kitchenmen, and pantrymen. Scullerymen at present receive 225. Kd. per week, and board and lodging. HOURS OF WORK. An advance copy of the claims of the union, reforring to hours of work for in hotels urges that the hours for all workers in or about any hotel shall be as irador:— No male worker over, the age of 18 .years shall be employed for a longer period than 'iG hjurs i,i any one week. JSio female worker or' yonth under the age of 18 years shall be. employed for a longer period than 52 hours in any ono week. Wo worker shall be employed for a longer period than 10 hours in any one day. No worker shall be employed on any day after a period of 13 hours has elapsed from tho time such worker commenced work on any one day. The above working hours may, with tho consent of the Labour Department, bo extended, but for not longer than three hours in any one week, or for not .longer than 90 hours in any one yea: , : provided, —(a) that no worker - shall' at any time bo required to work after a period of 13 hours has elapsed from the time such worker commenced work in any ono day. (b) That for all work performed during such extended periods every worker shall be paid overtime rates at as much again as ordinary rates of pay, or tho sum of Is. per hour, whichever is the greater. HOLIDAYS. -■'.'"'■ The working hours above prescribed shall be .worked in six.days'only .in each week. One full day's, holiday in every week shall.be allowed to each employee in every hotel.' Every-worker:.substanti-ally employed in." hotel'.bars vshall ■be, given Sunday :as ■ the. fnil : day. off ■ duty in each week./•':"-'.• .-..'■■:•',''.'■•■. . ' .-,.■-. ■.':.. In the case; Of other employees, the day shall bo at the' choice; of this employer. In addition to the fnll Sunday holiday,, every worker employed,- substantially in a hotel bar shall be allowed a half-holiday on : one -of tho other six days in tho week, from the hour of 2 p.m. In four weeks of the year workers in hotels may be employed during the full day's and half-day's holiday above prescribed; ! such weeks; to bo within the following periods:—(l) Easter Week, (2) Christmas Week, (3) Summer Eaco Week, and (4) Winter Race Week. All work performed during the day or half-day in the four weeks above mentioned shall be paid for at double the ordinary rate of wages. : , wages. Under the heading wages, the following demands are-'mado;^ Kitchen and - scullery -workers.—Males: Where five or more workers are employed; in or about tho. kitchen and scullery of'any hotel a minimum weekly wago shall be paid to such workers as under:— Chef, or first hand,. £5; second hand, .£3., 55.; third hand, >C 2 55.; others, 3!is. When four .workers are , so employed— Males: Chef, or ' first- hand, .£4 10s.; second hand, £3; third hand, .£2: others, 35s - ' "' ■! -fV if it- ' :;.; ■:.•. ■Where three Workers arc so employed— Chef, or first hand, £i; second hand, £2 10s.; third hand,.3ss. . . ~.

Where two .'are; so'employed—Chef, or first , hand, 155.; second hand, 355. Where one' ! worker-';is employed— £2,"' Females.—ln hotels; where females are employed in the kitchen or scullery, the minimum scale of pay for such workers shall be in the proportion of not less 'than, three-quarters of the rates prescribed for males employed in similar capacity, in other hotels: provided always that no female'shall be employed in a-, kitchen or scullery at less than a wage. of 255. weekly. Yfiv the purpose of this section a worker shall bo deemed to be employed in or about a ' kitchen or Scullery if lie or she is substantially jemployed'..in' either assisting in the booking'of fobdor preparing of food to be cooked, or attending to boilers and kitchen fires, or in cleaning plates and "cooking /utensils, or performing other work' culin-1 ary.'-operations.:'." l "'-I'' , .'-"'' , ''"■■"'"'■;'iV'^'V--'- ,^-'' In' computing the number of Shands, if i the omployer-'works in' the'i kitcheni- he shall be . counted as a ■■■'■lrorkravsiu the ; kitchen, and rating'for;'the;, purpose; of payment to.'otherVeniployees shall be according to the/work ho is substantially, engaged at. . ■"■; ' ' The classification shall/ at', all times boin accordance with the number of workers employed, and so.that employers shall, pay according to ■ the- rating prescribed. : Dining-room workers'.—Waiters 'shall be paid a minimum.weekly, wage of £i 10s.; waitresses shall :be paid a minimum weekly wage of 6d. Bars.—Barmen shall receive a minimum weekly wage, of barmaids, .£2. Billiard-inarkers-r<£2>;los.. . .. Pantrymen- shall receive \ a minimum weekly wage .of £i, pantrymaide, 275. Cd. Night porters' ; sliall a ; minimum weekly wage.o£ ; dß2 10si / .': ■ -' ■*'■■■' ■■'~-■ Porters.—ln hotels where; two or more porters are. employed,': one shall bo paid not less than. weekly; all other por- : ters, 355. ■■■■' ■■' ■:-• / ; ; ■■''-. Buttons under' 17 years of 'age, 15s.'. Other male workers not: , provided for and employed in- hotels shhll'jbo paid a minimum wage .of 305.... weekly. Housemaids, •£! a week. " ■ ■« Laundrymaids,' £1 7s. Gd. Other female employees not provided - for sliall be paid not less ..than 255.■ weekly. ''■.. -;. •'■;■■ . '.'■'■■■> "', '..."'-■ The statement also deals with general, conditions, periods, of .notice, .payment'of wages, preference,' , casual labour, special occasions, and timo and wages book.