INDUSTRIAL CRISIS.
NEW SOUTH WALES LABOUR .THE 44-HOURS WEEK< OPERATION IN JANUARY. PROTESTS BY EMPLOYERS. 33y Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. (Received December 30, 12.15 a.m.) / SYDNEY, Deo. 29 • In spito of recent protests by employers against tho proposed rointroduction of the 44-hours week, with pay for 48 hours, and also the abolition of rationing, the New South Wales Ministry has decided that both shall operate from / January 5. It is estimated that 26,000 employees will be dismissed. Tho employers assert that there is only a certain amount of money available for wages, and that the only alternative is wholesale dismissals, which will take effect the moment the Government's proclamation is issued.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20759, 30 December 1930, Page 7
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