AN AWARD
FOR MILK ROUNDSMEN. WELLINGTON, May 8. Claims made by the Roundsmen’s Section of the Auckland Dairy Employees’ Union lor a six days’ working week of 44 hours, and for paymentor a flat weekly wage of £4 18s, were rejected by the Arbitration Court in framing a. new award, which will become operative on May 13tli. Iho award is modelled almost entirely on the lines of the old one. The starting time was left at 3 a.m., instead of being fixed at 4 a.m.. as asked by the employees, and the weekly "’age remains at £4 Gs. It is provided, however, that an employer may agree with his workers to work a six days’ week, and in that event the rates of wages and commission and holiday allowances shall he, agreed upon between the employer and the Union. A memorandum to the award stales that Mr A. L. Monteith, workers’ representative. disagreed with the majority. He said; “4 think the six days’ week is desirable. 1 do not think £4 Gs adequate for a seven days’ week of 48 hours, with a 3 a.m. start.”
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Hokitika Guardian, 9 May 1929, Page 1
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186AN AWARD Hokitika Guardian, 9 May 1929, Page 1
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