NOT FAR-REACHING.

Waikato Times, Volume 119, Issue 19884, 13 May 1936, Page 8

NOT FAR-REACHING.

I OPINIONS IN TRADE. i ’ “FIRMS LITTLE T 0 FEAR." I “Any svrnpulmis firm has little in lfear frm'n the nmv legislation and to .1 -renutnhlo bluinr'ss its implications art’ Inot exceptimmllr far reaching," stated {the prinripal of a Hamilton depart—:mrntal hir‘il‘P when he. reviewed the ifiovernment‘s Amending Bill to the ;hours and wages of shop assistants to—iday. . L'ndrr tlic existing award shop asEsistants \\'ero \\'urking unl)~ 1:5; hours {a week. comprising night hours on :Monrla)‘, 'l‘ucsduy. Wednesday and E'l'hnrsdny, 10! hours on Friday and Hour hours on Sulurclay he said. iOverilime tins always been Dilitl at the ram of time and n~lmit and the provisions \thut. lea monuy Sllullltl he allowed llfld almost in cvt‘r)‘ ruse ibeen foliuwed. [Tim unl)‘ change, in: said, seemed to lm 'tlio inrrrnsc in the minimum overtime rule from is in is Gd per hour and in: tlil'l nut l'lNlSltlt‘l‘ that this provided managt‘nwnls sufficient at which [a uni]. Nor \\nrr‘ the inrreases in the, mini~ mum \\'um's llll‘ subject of romplaim Ith the t'm‘i. that the wages fur malu and female assistantn llatl not been separately speritlnd rnllrd for inquiry L'mlt-r Hm existing award male assistants rmnmnnrinx unrler the age at it‘. rm-rivvrl 125 Full for the first war, 17s ml in the svmnxl. 223 On in the third and 3.505 in tho t'nurlh, \\‘liile I'rinnlos \\‘L‘re naitl ills, 1.35 I’os and 255 over ”10 Ilrst. t'uur yours ut‘ mnnlnyinenl. ’l'u l‘l‘llllt't‘ the lnnlrs ut‘ omplm'inont, lU 'li llUlll'S it would lil'Ubalily b“, nm'l'ssul'y‘ ln~ :n'ltlwl. It) 0110" {ll¢ Shops 30 Ininuit‘s ldh‘r or in rlose the promi.~rs mi'lin-r. llv‘ ilmuxhl it likely Hint the i'nrinor .~ir]i \\unltl ‘lu' tnkrn and ilinl ilw s||upa \\nulrl lm l‘l‘tlllll'C'l in roili—lllt'lll'l’ \\nrk Al 1' H.lll. in>tedd nf 5.30 am.