WORKING HOURS
BRITISH TRADES UNIONS CONFERENCE WITH MINISTER British Wireless RUGBY, Jan. 2i In regard to the question of shorter working hours, the Minister of Labour, Mr. Oliver Stanley, with the Parliamentary Secretary of his department, Mr. R. S. Hudson, met members of the council of the Trades Union Congress this morning. The Minister outlined points he wished to consider in cooperation with the general council, and indicated that a similar statement would be made to the National Confederation of Employers' Organisations, the representatives of which he is to meet to-morrow.
The points are all connected with the general problem* of the absorption of more workers into employment, including a reduction of working hours and a limitation of overtime.
The secretary of the Trades Union Congress, Mr. Walter Citrine, made a statement on behalf of the general •council, and the Minister replied to a number of questions. The council undertook to give consideration to the Minister's statement, and it was agreed that, after the Minister's meeting with the employers there should be an exchange of views as to future procedure.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22018, 26 January 1935, Page 11
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