STAGE HANDS-HOURS & PAY.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2009, 17 March 1914, Page 9

STAGE HANDS-HOURS & PAY.

SETTLEMENT REACHED. | Conditions for stage tends 'came tip] for consideration at a sitting of the Conciliation Council yesterday, Mr. I*. Hally, Commissioner, presided. I'US assessors wore:—For the enrp-ioyers; Messrs. John Fuller, jun., D. Royle, and H. Midler. For the envp!oj-«ca: Messrs: A." J. Denticc Mid; L, Flowers. An agreement was arris-ed- at on the lines of tho Christchvttob. and Dmwdin awards. The main points of the agreement are as follow (in oao-h case the wage mentioned is the mhiiiinnn) ;— Part I—Dramatic, comedy, touring, vaudeville, etc: Casual stage eWpeil.tsrs and men in charge of trauspOTt, Is. 6d. per hour. In the event of a iirst-class travelling mechanist '.being eagasud i« New Zealand the salary is tii.be not less than i's 10s. per week; second travelling and fly men, £4 Ms.; any other man travelling, i'i) las. per week. Part 'll—Touring: First travelling, hand, £4 10s. per week; se-voi'id travol* ling hand, £3 los.; third aiid others, j £3 10s. .. Part 111, Light Department—Electric wiremcu, Is. 4id. per hour: sivitchboitrd attendant in charge, 7s. per perform-; ancc. Touring: First fwvoliing c!cc-' trician, £4 10s. per week; second travel* ling electrician, £3 15s. per week ; any other travelling electrician, £3 I.os. Part IV—Night hands: Head fly man, 7r,. per performance; matt ill charge of side, 65.; stage hands, 4s. 6d.: property department, 4s. 6d.; feist depart-. | mciit, 4's. (id.; fly men, 4s. 6'd.; night { hands acting as second property iiien in charge, 65.; fly men in charge engaged , in rigging production, Is. 4-} d. per hour. Casual labour and rehearsals, Is. 3d, per hour; 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Is. GdJ per hour; 7 p.m. to 1.30 a.m., 2s. per hour; 1.30 a.m. to 8 a.to., on Sundays, holidays, and meal hours, 2s. per hours. Casual artists-' assistants are j to be under the salno eoltd-jtioiis «s \ to pay as casual labourers. ■ Part V —Wardrobe department—Men touring, £3 10s. per week: assisting, £3 per week ; ''mistress,' £3 lOs. per week; women assisting, £3 per week; ynalo dressing, 4s. per performance; female dressing, 3s. per performniiee. Part VI, permanent vaudeville entertainments—(ioncral stage hands cuwr stage hands, 245. 6d. per week of seven performance?; 21s. per week -of' «Ik performance.';. 'Hie engagement is to be weekly. Casual head fly Mien and easnai stage bands, ss. and 3s,- f)d. rospcr. tivcly per performance Casual labour and rehearsals, 8 a.m. to t> p.m.) Is. Hd. per hour; G p.m. to 1.30 a.m., Is. Od. ner hour; 1.30 a.m. to 8 a.m., 2*. tier hour. In the general conditions it was set out that the wages granted were exclusive of overtime. All permanent employees are to be anWcd one half-holi-day per week. Preference is to he giyc-u to unionists. The form of the award k to bo. from March 2, 1914, to March 2. 1916.