THE JOLLY BUTCHER BOYS.

Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 4 May 1916, Page 3

THE JOLLY BUTCHER BOYS.

AND THE LATEST AWARD

FROM Auckland advices vwe notice the awards given by the Arbitration Court in regard to the claims for improved conditions of employment lately made by the Auckland butchers, meat preservers, etc., we give the following as affecting the country butchers : —

HOLIDAYS PROVIDED

The holidays are fixed as follows : New Year's Day, January 2, January 29, Good Friday, Easter Monday, Labour Day, Sovereign's Birthday, Christmas Day. and Boxing Day. An, employer may arrange, with a worker to work for not more than two hours on the morning of any holiday, on payment of overtime at the rate of time-and-a-half. When a public holiday occurs.on any other day than that on which the statutory half-holiday falls, employees may be called upon to work up to 3 p.m. on such statutory holiday. Any worker who so desires is given the right to an annual holiday, not exceeding 14 days, the time for which is to be fixed by the employer.

The award is to operate from May 1, 1916, to May 1, 1918.

THE COUNTRY BUTCHERS

In the case of country butchers the award is chiefly based upon the Conciliation Council's recommendations. The principal questions that were reseived for the Court's decision related to stable attendance, wages, and meat allowance, Neither the Council nor the Court has made a.ny special provision for stable attendance, As to meal; allowance, the Court has fixed what is known as a " dry wage," and has omitted any provision for meat, as the provision in that regard'in the old award was shown to. have ; worked unsatisfactorily.

HOURS OF WORE

Hours qf work are fixed $t 52. per week—qn ordinary- days, from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., with an hour for dinner ; on Saturdays, from 6.30 a.m. to 5.30 p.m., with an hour for dinner; on the weekly half-holiday, from 7 a.m. to 1 ij.ni. An employer may arrange vfith, any worker to commence work on any day bef ■:• ■ ■ a ne, for the purp >s ■ .v iat from the abafct*. v.i^ateihouse, the w.irk •■ • \ llowed equivalnnt tin^e >tf c \, ia ;nd of the day. In the ca-3 •)c slau.ghtermen the idju&ifqent is to 'be made weekly. ' Sunday work is to be reckoned in the week's total. In no case is a slaughterman to be required to work after 5 p.m., without payment qf overtime. All time workec] in excess of th« aljove hours is to be paidfor at tha rate oi time-and-a-half.