COOKS AND WAITERS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 871, 18 July 1910, Page 7

COOKS AND WAITERS.

THE NEW AWARD. Aβ a result of tho hearing of the dispute between the Cooks' and Waiters' Industrial Union of Workers and .tht> Wellington Licensed" Victuallers before tho Arbitration Court, the new awajd has been made public. It is very much the same us the old award. The hours of work remain as they were, but there has been some increase in tho milliter of wages of several branches of the trade. The award comes' into fort* on August 1, 1910, and "shall remain in force until the first day of August, 1912. A cla'use under the heading of "alteration of award by legislation' , is dealt with under a separate heading. The' Court fixed the minimum weekly rates of pay for the following classes of workers in hotels:—Kitchen—Whole fiv# or more hands are employed: Chef, £4 10s.; second, £2 155.; third, £1 7s. 6d.; others, £1 ss. Where four hands aro employed: Chef, £3 155.; second, £2 55.; others, £1 ss. Where three hands are employed: Chef, £3 10s.; second, £2 2s. 6d.; others, £1 os. Where two hands are•• employed: Chef, £2 55.; second, £1 10s. Where only on« hand is employed: Male cook, £2; feroale cook, £1 10s. In hotels where feinnles are employed in the kitchen oi scullery, the wages paid to such workers shall be in the proportion of. Dot less than three-fourths of the wages prescribed for male workers employed in a similar capacity, but- so that, any such female shall be paid not less than £1 per week. Dining-room—Waiters, 325. 6d.; waitresses, 225. 6d.; housemaids, 16s. Pantry: Where more than one male is employed.: First hand, £1 10s. ■ others, £1 ss. Where only one male is cmployed, he shall be paid £1 55.; females, £1. Porters: Day porters, '£1 55.; night porters, £1 7s. 6d. General hands, £1 os. Lift boys and buttons ere not general hands. Barmen and 'larmaids: Barmen, £2 2s. 6d.; barmaids, £1 ss. Billiard-markers: £1 lOs. Laundresses: £1 ss. The new award provides a maximum week's work of 65 ' hours. As noted above, there is no alteration. Casual workers, payment' of wages, overtime, preference, method of counting workers, exemptions from award, scope.of award—al! these ait; as before. The new .award does avray with "general hands," and barmen, barmaids, and billiard-markers, etc., are brought under the scope of this union's award .for the first 1 time.