COOKS' AND WAITERS' WAGES.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXII, Issue 130, 3 June 1901, Page 3

COOKS' AND WAITERS' WAGES.

(By Teiegrapu.—Press Association.)

WELLINGTON, this day

The following are the recommendations of the Conciliation Board in the case, Amalgamated Society of Cooks and Waiters, dealing with male labour only, fixing the minimum weekly rate's of pay for persons employed in hotels and other places not specially elassi-

fn hotels: Kitchen—Where five or more hands employed, chef £5, second £'.'>, third and others £3 5/; where four hands employed, chef £4. second £ 1 15/, third and others £1 5/; where three hands employed, chef £.'!, second £1 10/, third £1; where two'hands employed, chef £2, second £ 1 5/; where only one cook is employed, £2. Waiters —Where over three waiters employed, head £2, second £1 12/6, third and others £1 5/; where three employed, first £2, second £1 10/, third £1 5/; where two employed, head £1 10/, second £1 5/; where only one waiter employed, £1 10/. Pantrymen £1 5/; day porters, £1 5/; night porters, £1 10/; rouseubout, £1.

In restaurants: In kitchens, where three or more are erupted, chef to get £2 per week, second £1 5/, third and others £1 ; Where two employed, first £1 15/, second £1; where only one employed, £1 15/. Oyster saloons: Kitchen — Where three or more hands are employed, first £3, second £1 10/, third and others £1; where two are employed, first £2 10/, second £1 5/; where only one cook is kept, £2. Waiters-First £1 10/, other-s £15/. When casually employed a chef shall receive £1 5/ for first day, 15/ per day for the next two days, and after the third day ordinary wage; other cooks, first day 12/6, and 10/ per day succeeding, with the ordinary rate after the third day; casual waiters, 15/ for first day, and 12/6 for next two of first three days engaged; pantrymen, 10/ and 7/6, under similar conditions to those stated.

Where board is not provided, the classes named above shall receive 10/G per week in addition to the wages, and where lodging- is not provided all ser-vants-receiving not more than 30/ per week, under the agreement, are to be paid 5/ per week extra. The hours in oyster saloons are to be 11 per day, to be worked between ten a.m. and twelve p.m., with the exception of Sundays, when six hours shall comprise a day's work, from six p.m. to eleven p.m., any time worked before or after those hours to be paid ■ for as overtime, whether or not the whole of the day between them has been worked. In hotels, resturants, etc., waiters' hours (11) are to be worked between six ajn. and eleven p.m.; kitchen hours (11) to be worked between five a.m. and half-past eight p.m.; porters, 12 hours, and pantrymen, 11 hours, to be worked between seven a.m.. and half-past eight r.m., overtime to be paid as stipulated above. All overtime to be at the rate of time and a-half. Each employee is to receive seven consecutive holidays in each year.