SHOPS AND OFFICES ACT.

Taihape Daily Times, 14 August 1919, Page 3

SHOPS AND OFFICES ACT.

E AMENDMENTS WANTED BY SHOP ASSIST.-XNTS. -CHRISTCHURCH, Aug. 12. This evening the Shop Assistants’ Uuioniiietloeal members of Pmlimiient to discuss amendments desired in the Shops and Ofliees Aet. The movement, which is a Dominion one. aims at a univarsal halfholiday; the aboiition of the late night; a 4O§—'l2oul's” week! time vrorkcd before 8 21.111. mid 5.30 pm. to be "paid for at Overtime rates; no work after noon on Saturday! weekly half-ht-.lid:ly to‘ be observed, notwithstanding that .anothel' holidsy has taken place in the same week; repeal of the mgovision that an employee rec-iving over T7/G is not entitled fo o\'el'time_: aw} declaring Easter [\‘atul'day -:1 public ho]idzl__y_ The Uiiioii :11>'.0 desires to in—sort :1 c-.lnuse in the Act to p’l'e\'ent the .‘n'll'ilo}'l]‘;lQ]lt 01'" ".11-fld !I‘vs\'§T.§V"3]l)7i'S 011 .°.wr:tlll'di-ay nights and Sundays. T}:-e discussion was taken in comm mittee, and if» was subsequently anz~_ounce';E that ‘the le-‘?.ji.~:'!ntm's: pl'Csr_~n’ti f"n.vellrnd most of the :11nendments. 1‘