GENERAL LABOURERS’ AWARD

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXIV, Issue 9435, 4 May 1909, Page 5

GENERAL LABOURERS’ AWARD

Per Press Association. Christchurch, May 3,

The agreement arrived at by the parties in the General Labourers’ dispute has been filed. A memorandum to the award states that it deals specifically with the building trade .labourers. It is intended to apply also to workers employed by local bodies, contractors andrquarry owners, and to workers employed by other employers when doing work similar to that.done by local bodies, contractors, and quarry owners The conditions will not apply to any work done in the ordinary course of farm work. The Christchurch Drainage Board is exempt from the operations of the award as far as its permanent staff is concerned, and as long as it is working under present conditions. A similar condition [applies to the Timaru Borough Council, The agreement is to commence from June 4th and to remain in force for three years. It will apply to the whole of the Canterbury Industrial District. In tunnel works the minimum wage of quarrymec, hammer and drill men, crusher men, aoawlers, platelayers and asphalt mixers Is Id pec hour. General labourers Is per hour. Building works’ meu in charge of derricks, all scaffolders’ men in attendance on bricklayers Is per hour in Timaru. The words “men in attendance on bricklayers” are deleted, and the words “hod carriers” are,inserter). In general, labourers will receive not less than Is per hour. Overtime is to be paid at the rate of time and a quarter for the first four hours, and time and a half afterwards ; and [for work on New Year’s Day, Easter Monday, Labour Day, Show Day, and Boxing Day, and double time on Xmas Day, Good Friday aud Sundays.