GROCERS' AWARD
♦ • Proposals by the Wellington Grocers' Union for a new award were considered by the' Conciliation 1 Council this morning, Mr. P. Hally (Conciliation Commissioner) presiding. Mr. H. J. Stott (secretary of the Master Grocers' Association) appeared as agent for the employers, and the assessors were : For the employers, Messrs. D. Anderson, J. M'llwraith, and H. Wardell; for the union, Messrs. J. M'Kenzie, Jas. Kennedy, and Wm. Earl. The union demands are, briefly, for a 50-hour week for assistants and a minimum wage of £3 5s per week. A minimum wage of 10s per week is asked for youths 15 years of age, rising to £2 15s at 20 years. It is sought to have the statutory half-holiday observed ■whether another holidajr falls in 'the week or not. The council eat for some i time in conuaiUec jbod-ttcn. adjourned.
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Evening Post, Volume XC, Issue 87, 11 October 1915, Page 8
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140GROCERS' AWARD Evening Post, Volume XC, Issue 87, 11 October 1915, Page 8
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