AMENDMENT TO AWARD

Press, Volume LXXXV, Issue 25902, 7 September 1949, Page 2

AMENDMENT TO AWARD

DOMESTIC WORKERS IN PRIVATE HOSPITALS An increase of Ils 8d for male workers and 10s a week for female workers is provided in an amendment to the New Zealand Private Hospitals Domestic Workers’ Award. The increase is retrospective to June 1. 1949. The award for kitchenhands and cooks is based on the number of persons, including staff, for whom meals are cooked. Not more than one female general hand may be employed in each establishment, and the number of hours she puts in at kitchen work cannot exceed 20. Where the hours worked by a general hand exceed 20 in one week, she must be paid the kitchen rate provided in the award. Male workers employed as porters, orderlies. wardsmen, cleaners, and other male domestics will be paid £6 16s 8d for the first six months and £7 Is 8d after six months’ service Female workers employed as wardsmaids, housemaids, waitresses, pantrymaids laundresses, seamstresses, linen maids, cleaners, and other female domestics other than kitchenmaids shall be paid £4 14s a week. An increase of 3d an hour for parttime female workers is provided for in