MEN IN SHOPS

Grey River Argus, 18 September 1937, Page 5

MEN IN SHOPS

N.S.W. Compulsory Employment IMPORTANT AWARD. [Aus. & N.Z. Cable Assn.] (Received September 17, 5.5 p.m.) SYDNEY, September 17. The New South Wales Industrial Commission in a tentative award, covering shop assistants, provides that male rates of wages are to be paid to the assistants employed in any shop, department of a shop, or section of a shop selling groceries, male clothing, hardware,. furniture, Manchester goods, wireless sets, and equipment, motor accessories, and cooked provisions. An employer may employ all female assistants in the sale of women’s garments, baby ware, fancy goods, toys, cakes, and flowers. In other departments, except small shops, not less than fifty per cent, of the shop assistants shall be males.