WORKING HOURS FOR WOMEN
PROVISIONS OF NEW FACTORIES ACT ARRANGEMENTS FOR CANNING PLANTS Arrangements have been made in Christchurch for women workers in two canning factories to work extended hours during the coming harvest season, as provided in the new Factories Amendment Act. The new provisions are aimed at preventing food from decaying because of lack of labour in canning plants. Talks arranged by the Department of Labour and Employment were held recently between the factory and union representatives concerned, and as a result the firms are submitting applications to the department for permits to employ women for the extended hours. Previously, women workers could not be employed at the week-end or on holidays, even if food was rotting. Their overtime was limited to nine hours a week. Under the new act they can be employed at the weekend and on holidays, and can work a total of 66 hours a week. The district superintendent. Department of Labour (Mr C. P. Collins) said a spirit of co-operation had been shown at the talks. Mr Collins said that consent could be given to any hours of work to prevent raw material from certain loss, but this authority would be used sparingly. The new provisions also apply in other industries where extended hours are necessary to meet holiday mands—in the case of ships’ laundries and bakehouses, for instance.
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Press, Volume XCIV, Issue 28133, 23 November 1956, Page 20
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