OIL STOREMEN

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 22954, 4 February 1938, Page 12

OIL STOREMEN

NEW AWARD RATES JUDGMENT OF COURT FIVE-DAY WEEK : HIGHER PAY A rise of five shillings a week for adult storemen and a 40-hour week have been awarded by the Second Arbitration Court to the Northern, Taranaki, Wellington, Canterbury and Otago and Southland Oil Stores' Employees' Industrial Association of Workers. The new award was announced yesterday, and its period is from January 1 to December 31, 1938. It does not include retail shops and warehouse employees other than drivers and clerks. A worker governed by this award may be required to work four hours on the statutory half-holiday between 7.30 a.m. and noon at ordinary rates, with a minimum of four hours' pay. He may not be employed except to receive or despatch goods to or from places at least five miles distant from the store. The minimum rates of wages shall be the following: Storemen, £4 12s Cd a week; storemen in charge of two or more other than casuals, £4 15s. A head storeman is one substantially employed at manual labour and in charge of other workers. If in charge of two or more workers other than casuals and up to five such workers, he shall bo paid 10s a week extra, or £1 a week extra if in charge of more than five. Casual workers are to receive 2s 6d an hour. * A 40-hour week and wages at the rate of £5 4s 6d a week have been awarded to shift workers. All time worked in excess of an eight-hour shift shall be paid for at time and a-half for the first four hours and double time thereafter. A crib-time of half an hour is to be allowed in each shift without deduction from a worker's pay, but only when a full week is worked. Rates for Youths' Youths may be employed at not less than the following rates of wages: 16 years of age or under, £1 2s Gd; 16i, £1 7s 6d; 17, £l. 12s 0d; 17J, £1 17s Gd; 18, £2 2s 6d; 19, £2 12s 6d; 20, £3 2s 6d; thereafter, tho adult rate. The proportion of youths shall bo not more than one to every three adult workers or fraction of three. Youths who are called upon to do stacking of case oils or any other articlo of weight exceeding 751b. shall be paid casual workers' rates while <so employed. Youths who are at present employed at higher wages than those prescribed in tho award are not to have their wages reduced. General Provisions Workers who handle emulsified asphalt, melted tar, and cleaning tanks shall be paid 3d an hour extra while so engaged. All time worked between 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. and between 0.30 а.m. and 7.30 a.in# shall be paid for at time and a-half rates. All time worked after 12 noon on tho statutory half-holiday shall bo paid for at time and a-half rates for tho first fpur hours and double time thereafter; double time for work done between 10 p.m. and б.30 a.m. on the following day. Four hours of continuous overtime shall entitle workers to double-time rates, oven though the hour is earlier than lO p.m. Those who work all day and night until tho ordinary . starting time the next day, shall receive double time throughout the period. Holidays The following are recognised holidays: New Year's Day, Anniversary Day, Good Friday, Faster Monday, the King's Birthday, Labour Day, Christmas Day and Boxing Day. In Canterbury, Southland and Hawke's Buy, Show Day may be substituted for Anniversary Day. Work done on the specified holidays shall be paid for at double rates. In the case of permanent hands this shall be in addition to their ordinary wages. Watchmen are to receive £5 for a 48-hour week; casual watchmen, 2s 4d an hour, award holidays 2s lod, Sundays, Christmas Day and Good Friday, 3s an hour.