Bakers' Award

Maoriland Worker, Volume 12, Issue 293, 11 October 1922, Page 2

Bakers' Award

In. the bakers' award filed T>y the Arbitration Court on October 2, the following provisions are embodied: — HOURS. The hours of work for bakers and pastrycooks shall not exceed id in any one week. ,- . . (c) The hours of starling work for bakers shall not be earlier than 4 a.m., except on Saturdays and the day immediately preceding a public holiday, when it may be 3 a.m. In the event of a double holiday, work may bo commenced at 2 a.m. In the event of a triple holiday, work may be commenced at 1 a.m. Where employers have country; deliveries or have-to forward bread by country coaches, they may start work at. 3 -a.m. Sunday shall, for .the .purpose, of this subclause, be regarded as a holiday. A sub-clause makes provision for payment of overtime.

(f) In towns having- a population of less than 15-00 persons according to the census of 1916, the hours of work may be fixed toy each employer according- to the requirements of hia particular business.

(g) The hours of starting , work for pastrycooks shall.not be earlier than 6 a.m. on four days of the week, and not earlier than 4 a.m. on Saturday and one other day.of the week, which slial], at the employers' option, l>e either Monday or Friday. In cases of emergency and on any holiday and the day immediately preceding any holiday, the starting-time shall be agreed on between the employer and the foreman. (h) Except, as provided in subclause (g) no pastrycook's work shall bo commenced before 6 a.m. unless paid at the rate oi' double time pay. A special provision dealing with automatic bakeries specified that '•workers may be- employed in shifts of not more than eight hours, and between the hours-of 3 a.m. and 8 p.m. Where employers -have country deliveries or- have- to forward bread by country coaches, and in other cases, the hours of work may be between the hours of 4 a ; m. and 8.30 p.m., .at ordinary rates of pay. Workers shad be employed on morning and afternoon shifts alternately unless otherwise arranged by mutual consent. WAGES. (a) The niinhaum. wages shall be as follows: —Foreman, baker or pastrycook. £5 3s. per week; journeyman baker or pastrycook, „£4 13s. per week; baker's labourer, £3 19s. per week. XbV A baker's labourer shall not be employed in the actual manufacture of bread or small goods, except that he may be employed to assist a journeyman in working a bread-making machine.

i Apprentices , pay: For the first six months, £1 7s. 6d. per week; for the second six months. £1 10s. per week; for the third six months, £1 17s. 6d. pei- week; for the fourth six months, £2 per week; for the fifth six months.. £2 ss. per week; for,, the sixth six months, £2 17s. 6d. per week; tot the eighth six months, £3 ss, per week. . , The Court declined to re-awarjl a clause drastically limiting the number, of labourers and junior labourers, and also permitted fenialo labour to perform certain skilled operations. In tho overtime rate bonuses are to he incorporated. ' An annual holiday t>? one week for each year's coniitmous service was conceded.