SHOPPING HOURS

Grey River Argus, 13 May 1944, Page 4

SHOPPING HOURS

(ATTITUDE OF RETAILERS’ ASSOCIATION. WELLINGTON, May 12. The New Zealand Retailers’ Federation, in a statement, says that the retailers have fully appreciated the necessity of remaining open at hours convenient to the shopbiner opportunities of industrial workers, lhe question of a new award for shop assistants in all parts of the Dominion, except the Auckland Province, would come under discussion in Conciliation Council after the expirtion, on September 7, of the present award, but s 0 far’as the reUil trade was concerned the employers had no intention of applying for i 40-hour week and intend to mainur « f same oV ? rla P of hours which Hnn nf Pr l° f t 0 tHe mtrOdUCfactortes 1116 five ‘ day 4 °-hour week in

oJr / e J? ard . to Auckland it was stated that in the metropolitan area shops have been closed for securit? Suction" " lghts si " Januarv l 1 in , bu .t the reasons for liiuay night closing no longer anphed and the Auckland now wished to open o n Friday night! and close on Saturdays, while still M ln Tb?« h ? urs the award spec" S , Tl l e statements by the New annearl; Manufacturers’ Y Federation in 0 J nfer that a reduction hs S g hol k rs was visualised by the retulers. Such was not the case for the reason stated at the outset