RACECOURSE WORKERS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23196, 16 November 1938, Page 19

RACECOURSE WORKERS

NEW AWARD ANNOUNCED PARTIES' COMPLETE AGREEMENT The northern, Nelson, Marlborough, Canterbury, Otago and southland racecourse employees' award been issued by the Arbitration Complete agreement was Reached, by the parties in Conciliation Council, .Minimum weekly rates of wages been fixed as follows: —Gardeners, rji groundsmen, £4 15s; trackmen, £5; hirers anci all other workers not n*r>< <1 award, 2s 4d an hour, °*f4 10a a week. a h s " 3 ' workers engaged on race days l(v ;Up«HUVe a minimum payment of tf t r£ or L an >' P ar * a day's work up to "° ur s, provided that where the beyond 1 p.m. such The P a ' c ' ' css than dav ® es or ( ' asi 'als employed by the cf ' ( ). 0n ra ,ce days shall be a minimum 'vr® a day. , in*rL» W ® r ] tßr cov ered by the award now shall tf 1 ■ P? a higher rate of wages of tJia Te . 8 wages reduced by virtue {v c ° m, rig into force of the award. Wfit-E °L n i ,aoe da >' s ' w hen the hours withmit . not exceed nine a day the Junction as to clock hours, c ead eiotl " rs °f «'ork shall not ex--7.30 a?? a day, to be worked between W ftll i ° P- m - from Monday to L. . ers employed in attending Koii^ eparin ? 'he tracks shall work 0D ' roni Monda y to noon applying to the - 8 Club include a 44-hour Te Wn ® sreement the parties, to Jiino payable retrospectively The remainder of the award Ihg "ay.1930 cont mue in force until