RAILWAYMEN’S BONUSES

Press, Volume XC, Issue 27499, 5 November 1954, Page 12

RAILWAYMEN’S BONUSES

PAYMENT URGED BY A.S.R.S. (From Our Own Reporter) WELLINGTON, November 4. The national executive of the Amalgamated Society of Railway Sernt'dlin 0 '! in aess j? n ’ strongly protests at delay by the Government in implementing recommendations of the S,. ya U Co >5 lmis 2j on , se ? U P t 0 inquire into the New Zealand railways,” said executtve ent issued toni S ht by the h , a ? ? lven effect to most of the point? raised by the commission, with the exception of the lom service bonus to railwaymen,” the statement said. "These recommendations were to assist in the recruitment and retention of staff, but it is evident that the Government has not §<m n dUe consideration to this ques"The national executive can only asthe Government is indifferent to the manpower position in the railways, said the statement. “The discontent that is growing throughout the railway service through the failure the Government to implement that part of the Royal Commission’s recommendatiqns regarding a long-service bonus wul have serious repercussions. « e * majority of private employers grant them employees a service bonus, which is successful in encouraging men to leave the railway service with a view to improving their conditions of employment.”