WORKERS IN BREWERIES

Press, Volume CI, Issue 30007, 17 December 1962, Page 15

WORKERS IN BREWERIES

Pay Increases Granted Increases from 5s 4d to 8s 4d a week in minimum wage rates are announced in a new award for workers in breweries and bottling houses issued by the Arbitration Court. These rises bring the weekly w'ages for coopers to £l5 5s 7d. £l4 7s 2d for headers, and £l4 2s 6d for other workers The award is retrospective to November 19. It expires on November 30, 1964. The award contains an unqualified preference clause. Youths under 21 receive increases from 6s 9d to 8s 3d a week, bringing their minimum wages to £8 for those under 19. £9 5s for those 19 to 20, and £lO 12s for those 20 to 21. Youths may not be employed in breweries, distilleries, brewery malthouses. or bottling stores, but may be employed in malthouses not attached to breweries.

Women workers, who may not be employed except in the capsuling, labelling wrapping, and packing of wines and spirits, receive an increase of Bs. bringing their minimum weekly pay to £9 12s 6d The Dominion Yeast Company, Ltd., is given authority under the award to employ women under 21. and these will receive wage increases ranging from 2s to 3s 9d a week. Wages for these workers, calculated on a detailed schedule, increase every six months, according to age. Workers employed on shifts must be paid an additional 8d an hour in addition to their ordinary wage.