AN AGREEMENT
SOFT GOODS INDUSTRY.* (Per Press Association—Copyright)* WELLINGTON, December fj> A slightly increased wage scale is th# principle feature of an agreement reached ait the Conciliation employers in soft goods industry. Federated Storemen and Packers' Union. The agreement,, which is based <oa. a 42 hour week, is a national onek Frii' j nnipt; mril'e employees/ >' creased by- 2/6 a- week. There is. inokriso among seniors, until, the eighth year iff service when it goes from- £5 to ,£5/d/-. • Travellers wages' are fixed .at £o/iU>/firs't yea’r, and after two'yriars £5/17/6. For female workers there -is a: general rise throughout the schedule of 2/6’to £3/2/6. New wages are in.vaddiiioff fcri ■ the five per cent, increase,, recently by the courts general order. VV' ;
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Hokitika Guardian, 4 December 1940, Page 6
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121AN AGREEMENT Hokitika Guardian, 4 December 1940, Page 6
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