Employee’s Pay Rise Banked By Firm
(N.Z. Press Association) AUCKLAND, July 29. Under an agreement thought to be unique in New Zealand industry a 2e an hour wage increase for drivers employed by the New Zealand Glass Manufacturers’ Company is being banked by the company for the drivers. The accumulated money, plus interest, will be paid to each driver with his holiday pay each year. The scheme was agreed on in negotiations between the Northern Driven* Union and the company over holiday pay and shift work. Thirty-two driven employed on shift work and
day work by the company struck for two days early this month for an average rate of pay for holidays. They were working about 50 hours a week but receiving holiday pay on a 40hour week basis. According to the actingsecretary of the union (Mr L. Smith) this meant that because the drivers had to take a drop in income when they went on annual leave many could not afford to take holidays. “Now when a man takes his leave he will pick up a lump sum averaging about »50 on top of his regular holiday pay,” he said. He did not know of any similar scheme in New Zealand.
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Press, Volume CIX, Issue 32053, 30 July 1969, Page 1
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