ORCHARD WORKERS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 22972, 25 February 1938, Page 13

ORCHARD WORKERS

HIGHER BATES OF PAY SIX-DAY WEEK PROVIDED SEASONAL HOURS REGULATED [BY TELEGRAPH PRESS ASSOCIATION] WELLINGTON, Thursday Slightly higher rates of pay for agricultural workers in orchards, to operate from February 14, are prescribed in the agricultural workers' extension order, issued with to-night's Gazette. Provision is made for a six-day week, and the maximum hours of work a fortnight will be 80 from the third week of May until August 31, 88 for September, October and November, and 96 from December until the end of the second week of May. Sunday work is' permitted under certain circumstances. Overtime is to be paid at the rate of time and a-half except for frost fighting, when ordinary rates are to be paid. The minimum weekly rates of wages for managers of 21 years and over are £4 2s, the sum of 17s 6d to be deducted is board and lodging are provided, and for other adult male workers £3 18s and 17s 6d respectively. Hates for youths permanently employed, together with the amount deductable if board and lodging are provided, are:—Over 15 to 16 years, 20s, 7s 6d; 16 to 17, 255, 7s 6d; 17 to 18, 30s, 10s; 18 to 19, 40s, 10s; 19 to 20, 455, 10s; 20 to 21, 52s 6d, 10s; over 21, adult male rate, less 17s 6d if board and lodging are provided. * The rates for casual workers, who are defined as workers employed on an hourly or daily basis, are:—Adult males, Is 9d per hour; adult females, Is sd; youths and girls up to 18 years, Is; 18 and over, Is 3d. .