WORK TIME LOST
Most Since 1951 (N.Z. Prets Association) WELLINGTON. May 28. Working time lost in New Zealand last year was the greatest since 1951. The loss of more than 93,000 man-days was nearly 55.000 mo-re than in 1961. The latest “Labour and Employment Gazette,” issued by the Department of Labour, attributes last year’s increase mainly to stoppages in the meat-freezing industry and the railways, which together accounted for 76 per cent, of the working time lost. The railways were free of stoppages in 1961, but 1962 was the fourth year in succession in which the meat industry accounted for the greatest single percentage of time lost.
In 1962 the meat-freezing industry lost 38,962 man-days, nearly double the 1961 figure. The railways lost 30,920 mandays. The wage loss for the year was almost £375.000, more than twice the 1961 figure.
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Press, Volume CII, Issue 30143, 29 May 1963, Page 14
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140WORK TIME LOST Press, Volume CII, Issue 30143, 29 May 1963, Page 14
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