LONG HOLIDAYS

New Zealand Herald, Volume 81, Issue 25082, 21 December 1944, Page 4

LONG HOLIDAYS

WORKERS BENEFIT ' POSITION IN AUCKLAND Probably more workers in i nt j Ug . and in city firms will enjoy a u™ Christmas vacation this year than e before, as many employers have'decidZ to grant the two weeks' paid bolidav allowed under the Annual Holidays At in conjunction with the statutory hoidays during the Christmas and \ e !~ Year period. It has been estimated that about 90 per cent of Auckland factor will be closed over the holidays, , So^ S already having ceased work. • 8 Xo set period has been decided tip on as conditions vary with individual f a ' tories, and some must continue work essential contracts. It is not obligator" for employers to grant the paid ho/ days over Christmas, as they can given at any time in the six month! following the time the employee hecomes eligible for them. Through staff shortages and to facilitate administ ra . tion, however, the majority of employee have found it expedient to combing the paid holidays with the statutorv days over the Christmas period and to close their premises for the entire period. Many of the smaller drapery in the city and the majority in the country will be closed for a fortnight The large city establishments will close at 9 o'clock tomorrow night and will reopen on Wednesday morning, the same days being observed over the New Year. Fruiterers will be closed on Saturday, but the decision regarding Boxing Day is not unanimous and snm» probably will reopen then. Shops wliich" have to cater for rationed foodstuffs such as butchers and grocers, will hs closed on Christinas Day, Boxing Dar ; New Year's Day and January 2. I n l I dividual tobacconists and hairdressers | will make their own arrangements, and although some will e!o«.e for about » fortnight, others probably will ob«rr« only the statutory holidays.