FELLMONGERS’ AWARD
FORTY-FOUR HOUR WORKING WEEK Provision for. a 44-siour working week and for shift work is made, in the new award for Canterbury, Otago and Southland fellmorigers, .decided upon in Conciliation Council OnvThursday, when the Conciliation Commissioner, Mr S. Ritchie, presided; . Complete agreement on all matters at issue was reached by the representatives of the workers and employers. The new hourly wage scale, which, represents a substantial increase in some districts, ranges from 2s 4d to 2s 84d. Boys and youths receive an increase of 25.6 d a week. Overtime is fixed at time , and a half for the flrsf -four hours and double-time] thereafter
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Press, Volume LXXV, Issue 22805, 2 September 1939, Page 21
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