THE SLAUGHERMEN.

Auckland Star, Volume XLIV, Issue 77, 1 April 1913, Page 9

THE SLAUGHERMEN.

—-■' '■ •■ ' , WELLINGTON AGREEMENT SIGNED. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, Monday. Following on the registration of the new union at Ngahauranga and Petone an industrial agreement has been signed between the Gear Meat Company and the Wellington Meat £Export Company (employers) and the Ngahauranga and Petone Slaughtermen's Union (employees). The principal terms of the agreement are that the ordinary' hours of work shall be between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m., and an ordinary day's work shall not exceed eight hours. Ordinary Saturday work shall not exceed four hours. Rates of pay shall be as. follows: Freezing sheep and lambs, 27/0 per 100: rams, other than lambs, 5d per head; lambs requiring back sets, 5d per head; dead sheep and lambs, 1/ per head; cattle, 2/ per head; dead cattle, 5/ per head; pig 3. up to 12Qlb, 1/ per head; pigs, over 1201b, 1/6 per head; calves, up to 1301b, 1/ per head; calves, over 1301b, 1/6; potter sheep, £1 per 100. The wages shall be paid weekly or fortnightly, according to the practice in particular sheds. Slaughtermen.are to wait 15 minutes in the event of a cut out, but after that time they shall be paid at the rate of 2/ per hour for all time so occuProvisions for learners, holidays, and payment for overtime are practically as in the award previously in force. smmnmmm —————————————■————■—————_-— —m