NEW AWARDS.

Waikato Times, Volume 121, Issue 20276, 19 August 1937, Page 14

NEW AWARDS.

COSTS GREATLY INCREASED. Mr. Parlnnc, in liis address to-day. said the year under review was the Itrst occasion on which butter factories had operated under an award which provided for a -iS-hour week for seven months of the season and a •10-hour week for live months, whilst cheese fa.-lories were allowed a ."> 1 - hour week for nin«' months, a i i Imur week for oim no nth and a ILS-hour week for two lids restriction of hours made it necessary to inof llir staff employed. 11l is. coupled with tin> fact that w i were increased to the l .Oil le,- plus extra payment, for time wr.rktd on Saturday afternoons Sun h, and statutory holiday*, md resnlird in <|uile a substantial increase o', h.muir costs. lie said that lii.s company's factories had been operating under Provincial Awards for some years, and he was pdeased to say that there had never been any friction or unpleasantness between members of Unit staff and the company. lie s;c i Die industry was fortunate in thu 1 oairy factories appeared to have n;nacted employees of ,i good l y j>e . In consequence, they ne.' of a strilm or a labour disturh;,nee of any kirn!, i. i ho expressed Pm Impc jW.it {lie saill" peasant rclalimdiips would com! hue in Hi" future. !!, ■ understood that tin* Dairy KmpP.M o- 1 ilion was now linked up with national organisation ami that, in 111 ll.ro. .lonian s !'• r m w awards xv.oild be sponsored !.v lids national body, it was to he hop. .1 Dial their reprecouxcC'inl with tin* position ol the as well as the conditions of fae lor v employment, before fonnulatj1lii'1 ii' their demands, for obviously if the \v;uiv> amt conditions as applying I" d.urv factories in conjunct on with W .md .omlil ions ;u 11 ■■ I ni.lns - ii w• v 11\i■ • I a standard t"-pin.| :i ,- iis ..i ii,.- ■ ,n. ,.r t . |. o. Iln-re ■ ip | i,. ..up .-mi ami 11. ,1 was