Power Cuts And Effect On Wages
SYDNEY, Tue. (11 a.m.) The Metal Trades Employers’ Association has filed an application with the Commonwealth Arbitration Court for relief from award restrictions and penalty rates that might be incurred by efforts to save electricity. The application seeks permission to pay ordinary rates to employees for 40 hours of work a week, irrespective of the times during which the work is done. Because of the acute shortage of power, industry is committed to a 30 per cent power cut, the working of which has been left to individual firms. The solution sought by employers is to stagger their working hours to take full advantage of off-peak periods, including nights and week-ends. VARIATION IN AWARDS The acting secretary / of the state branch of the Federated Enginedrivers and Firemen’s Association (Mr A. Richards) said that a crisis was likely in the metal trades industry if employees were stood down without pay in black-outs or to meet power regulations. The director of the Chamber of Manufacturers of New South Wales (Mr C. R. Hall) said chat the chamber would apply soon for a variation in awards to meet the power cuts. Inspectors from various power supply authorities will police the cuts, which will operate from June 1.
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Northern Advocate, 24 May 1949, Page 5
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