INDUSTRIAL AGREEMENT.
REST\UR*NTS TF.A ROOMS, AND risir SHOPS. Tlio following is the agreement arrived I at in toirfeivive between, the employers ami employe o -* i» regard to restaurants, tearooms, and fish shops, the same to be nisido | an award of tlte court: — Va-os-The following shall be the mini-■ mutu°wceklv rat" of l" 1 )' [or ,lle foll< " vm S classes ot workers in restaurants, lea rooms, and oyster saloons: — Kitchen —Where four cr more lianas aio employed: Chef, £) ss; second, £2 Os; jthvr.y '1 7s"od. Where three hands are employed; Chef, M 15s; second. £1 15s; others, A'7'7« Cd W'bore two hands are employed: Utet, i-2 10-= • second, *1 10s. Where only one hand is ciuplov-sd: Male cook, JC2 ss; lemale I cool;, £1 15s. Oyster-openers, i'l Ins. Jvuchcu and pantry hands: Males, £1 is W; females, fl. Waiters, f I 12s W. Waitresses:. Bead waitress, M ss; others, £1. Any cm- | plover mav at his option, provide any worker with suitable lcdgiiig, and if he shall do so j the wages of such worker shall beacduccd oy
oi per week. , „ , „t l'rol)atiii]ierp.-F.mployW3 shall be at liberty to ■ employ as waitresses JeiMle uiobalioncrs for a period not cxceoaing liirco months at a wage of not loss than 13s per week, in the proportion oi one probationer to cadi three or irartion of three enipMves in receipt o( not less than the suei-ilied miiiiiiiimi wiige. Only one period of probation is a-'lowotl, and after bervin- the ?r».cil:eci period oi probation the probationer swatl be p.ii;l the minimum wago heroin specified. Casual Labour —The following shall be the minimum rates of pay for casual work:— Uusiauraiits.—Jn the kitchen: Chefs, 12s Gd; oihiTs, 7s Gil. Females: Head Cooks, 7s Gd per ilay; others, 5s per day. Waiters and waitresses, lis per cluy. Oyster Saloons.— Males: Cheis, 12s Ixl: others, Ss per day. Females: Head cooks, 7s Gd pjr day; others, 5s per dsv. Waiters, Ks per day. Wa.itres-es, 7.5 per (lav. Tea .Kooms.—Waitresses, as per dav.
ilonrs of Work— (n) The hours of work in reHtamants, fen rooms, and oyster saloons shall not exceed CO hours per week in the case oi mule workers, and o'2 hours in the case ot female workers. Kach employer shail Iw entitled to regulate the horns of work according to the requirements of'his particular business, subject to the following .conditions:—Kitchen; The hours for cooks and kitchen hands shall not exceed 11 ' hours' work per day, and shall be worked between the hours of" 7 n.m.and ]l.i!0 p.m. Waiters: If male waiters ore employed, the hours for such workers shall not exceed 11 hours per day. and shall be worked between the hours of G a.m. and midnight. Any work (lone in excess o; the hours specitied in any one v.eek, or outside the hours herein prc-scribed, shall he paid for at the following rate:—Workers receiving il 10s per week or less shall be paid for overtime at the rale of ninepence (I'd) ]>?r hour; workers receiving more Mum £1 Ids per week shail be paid at the rate of time and a-half.
_ Meals for Workers—Meals shall be provided for workers free o! charge, but only during the hours that the employer's premises are open for business. Snl less than half an hour «liaM bo allowed for each meal.
Payment of Wage;.—Wiijtci shali 1» j:aid werfrly, unless r,ii m wi=o i>s-iwd. Employers shall be entitled (o !;e?p in hand two days' l«.-y.
Termination of Engagement.—Whore no agreement in writing is made fixing the l>srk>d of notice, then a notice of not less than two days shall be given by either parly of the intended termination of'the service.
i'he clauses regarding preference, and term of award are fhe same as those embodied in the agreement relative to hotel workers, as published ill tmi' issue of Saturday. Scope of Award.—This award shall bo limited 1o employers carrying on business in Dunedin ami suburbs, net including Port Chalmers.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 14442, 8 February 1909, Page 3
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656INDUSTRIAL AGREEMENT. Otago Daily Times, Issue 14442, 8 February 1909, Page 3
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