48-HOUR WEEK
Employees of Big Cfeain 0 Stores An example to British employers has been set by Sir Frederiek Marquis, cbairman of a British chain of provincial emporrxms, announeing a 48-hour week for shap assistants (states a Manchester correspondent). A schemo has been evolved and is now in operation for a 48-hour week for distributive employees, numbering some 12,000. Sir Frederiek points out. that the' problem has been to arrango the Ixburs^ of Work in sueh a way that the additional leisure could be used to the best advantage, and the solution ho has f ound is to givo , employees an early niglxt eaeh week in addition to the half-day early closing. On snch nxghts they are to leave from # one half to two hours before the closing timo. Gompensation for extra work at peak times_ during the 'day or during the year is being given by time oif, provided it is taken within one month of the date when such overtime is worked. Ocmpensation takes the forin either of i'nxther early nights or of additional lialf or whole-day holidays.
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Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 176, 12 August 1937, Page 10
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18048-HOUR WEEK Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 176, 12 August 1937, Page 10
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