WORKERS IN MARKET GARDENS
WELLINGTON AND NELSON • CONDITIONS FIXED
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WELLINGTON, April 28. , Conditions of employment for agricultural workers employed in* market gardens (including market gardens where soft fruit Is produced) in the Wellington and Nelson mdustrial districts. are prescribed in the Agricultural Workers’ Extension Ch'derissued with the Gazette. It is possible that the order may be extended to other districts later. , . . The order, which came into force on April 22, provides for a 44-hour five ar>d a half-day week, and for an annual holiday of one week.‘Wages for youths aged from 15 to 17 are £1 a week, and increase, according to the age of the workers, to 60s for those aged 20 to 21. Thereafter adult rates aP fifult weekly workers will receive £4 a week, and casuals 2s an hour. Femade adults will receive £2 8s a week. A male-adult worker receiving more than £4 a week is to receive an increase of not less than 2s 6d a week on his present wage. ■-<
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Press, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22388, 29 April 1938, Page 20
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