The Bakers' Award

Maoriland Worker, Volume 3, Issue 91, 13 December 1912, Page 12

The Bakers' Award

The first Dominion award to affect the employment of bakers has made its appearance. It provides for a week of 48 hours, not more than 10 of which can be worked on any one day. Work must not start before 4 a.m. except ou Saturdays and days preceding a public holiday. Overtime is to be paid for at the following rates: Time and a quarter up to 6 p.m. from knocking off dime, rate and a half till 10 p.m., double rates after 10 p.m. to time of starting. The wages have been fixed at £3 ss. for a foreman baker or pastrycook, £2 15s. for a journeyman baker, and £y Bs. for a baker's laborer, who shall not assist. in actually making bread; a jobber to be paid 11s. per day. Provision is n:ad«s for incompetent workers and for small country bakehouses. Preference is given to unionists provided the union admits all so be* and industrious applicants to membership at the usual rate of subscription. The tiev< award came into force on November 18. A night shift is not allowed