Footwear Industry
CHRISTCHRCH, Mon., (P.A.).— A claim for a new award for the New Zealand footwear industry, involving changes in the method of computing overtime and the employment of unskilled workers, was brought by the New Zealand Boot Manufacturers' Union of Employers in the Arbitration Court. Decision was reserved. Presenting counter-claims for the New Zealand Federated Footwear Trades Industrial Association of Workers, Mr W. C. McDonnell asked for a return to the weekly computation of overtime, double pay on Saturday, a holiday on the day after New Year’s Day, sick leave payments, an increase in the rate provided for skilled workers in the trade, an increase in the rates for female workers, and the provision of protective clothing for employees.
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Northern Advocate, 1 August 1949, Page 3
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120Footwear Industry Northern Advocate, 1 August 1949, Page 3
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