HOTEL AND RESTAURANT EMPLOYEES.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 16120, 8 July 1914, Page 8

HOTEL AND RESTAURANT EMPLOYEES.

TIIKIR DKMANDS. Tlio Otajfo Hotel aJid Restaurant Emijloycos' union (Jcciucd at a special meeting hold last iiigdt to roior the mutter of a new award ior private hotels, restaurants, ami tea rooms U> a council of oonciiiatton tor settlement. Tho Jiecrotary reported that an agreement liad boon arrived at with tho Licenaed VictuulUMV Aftkjciution, on behalf of bhe liotelkec-pers and the union, which embodied tho bix-Uiiy week, and granted, in most cases, an increase oi wages k> the- employees. 'Uie following is a copy of the agreoment: —

Hours of Work. 1. (a.) The house of work for u,il woikeio coming wiCnm tnu soopo ot tins award small (surijeet as .herein provided) bo ruguUitt'U by "±ue bliope ami Utlioea nef, iyuti. ' aud a= ann-iiUmwits. \.i>) Workers snail not ht> brought back to wort aJter tneir iia>'« work i» iintd alter iui interval ot at Usust nine liouik, but where pmcMeabio tam interval ssliall bo 10 hours, providccl that this clause ssiiall Jiot apply to oar assistants who have been olf duty during Uie day lor any period oi not less than lour iioura.

llolidaya.—2. (a) The working hours above pr«eorib«l shall be worked Withm eix days lii.codi w.'ek. Ono lull day's holiday of VS4 hours on any day m eatui week email be allowed to ciuspL worker in every hotel, (b) Assistants who are substantially employed in the hotel Iwre and who untlor the preooding clause rtkjcive their lull day's holiday on <i bunday sshall bo tntitled in addition to euch lull day's Holiday to a halt-holiday from the hour of 1 o'clock in tJio afternoon of one of tho six working days in each ■week.

Wages.--3. The following ehall be the minimum weekly rate of pay for the following oiasftee of workers in hotels: — Kitchen, — {&) Where five or more hande are employed: Chef, £4 lCte; second, £2 15s; third, £1 10s; others, £1 7s 6d. (b) Where four hands are employed: Chef, £4; second. £2 7s 6d: others, £1 7s 6d. (c) Where three hands are employed: Chef, £3 10s; second. £2 2b fxl; third, £1 7s 6d. (d) Whoro two hands a.ro employed: Chef, £2 10s; second. £1 10s. (e) Where only one hand is employed' Male .cook, £2; iemale cook, £1 10s. (f) In hotels -where females are employed in kitchen or scullerv, the veages paid" to such workers ehall bo in the proportion of not less than three-fourths of tho wages prescribed for male workers employed in a similar capacity, but ao that such females shall be paid not less than £1 2s 6d per week. Dining Room.—(a) Where three or more waiters are employed the wages of a head ■waiter shall bo a matter to be arranged between each worker and his employer, provided that smeh wage shall in no case bo less than £2 5e per week. Provided further that any waiter who itf-at present in receipt of a higher wage shall not have hie wage reduced; second -waiter, £2; others, £1 12e 6d; (b) Where two are employed: Head, £2; second, £1 12s 6d; (c) where one is employed, £1 ,12s 6d; (d) waitresses, £1 ss; (e) housemaid w&itreee, £1 Iβ; (f) housemaids, £1. Pantry.—Males, £1 10s; females, £1 Is. Porters.—(a) Night porter, £_1 12s 6d; (b) day norter, £1 7s 6d; general hands, £1 7s 6d; laundress, £1 7s 6d; barmen, £2 ss; barmaids, £1 12s 6d; bar porter, £1 15s.

-' A bar porter shall not servo in a bar for a longer period than four hours in any one clay, provided, that a bar porter shell only be allowed in hotels where one or more barmen are employed. Any worker who is at present in receipt of vjages in excess of those prescribed in the foregoing clauses shall not have his or her wages reduced. Board and Lodging.—4. Where board k not provided for any worker covered by this award suoh worker shall bo paid 15s per week in addition to the wages herein proscribed. Where lodging is not provided for such worker, he or ene shall Dβ paid 7s 6d per -week in addition to the wages herein prescribed. Provided that in suoh casee workers shall, where necesasry, be provided with a room to change their clothing. Casual Workew.— s. Casual workers shall moan any worker engaged for temporary work for a lase period than 14 days. The following shall bo tfie minimum rato of pay for casual work in hotels:

Kitchen—Males: Chef, first day, £1; the two succeeding days, 15s per day; and after the third day ordinary wagiee. Others: First day, 10a; two succeeding days, 7s 6d por day; and thereafter ordinary wages. Females: Head cooks, for the first three days, 10s por day; and thereafter ordinary wages. Other Cooks: 7s 6d per day. Waiters: For tho fimt- three days, 10s peaday; and thereafter ordinary wages. Waitresses: 7s 6d per day. When a waiter is employed for a single he shall bo paid not less than 5e Pantrymen shall be paid 7s 6d a day for the first three days, and thereafter ordinary wages. Pantryniaida nhail be paid not lose than 7e 6d per day. Barmen, 10s per day for the first three days, and thereafter ordinary wages. Porters aad general hande, 7s 6d per day for the first throe days, and thereafter ordinary wages. Special occasions: Where the work is done a.way. from tho employcr'e premises—races, banquets, bails, outings, etc.—chefs, waiters, and barinen, £1 per day; 3eoond cook, 15s per day; other workers, 10s per day; waitresses, 7e 6d por day. Waiters and pantrymen who are not employed bv the day, but who aro simply employed at a function, ehall be paid not less than 7s 6d if employed three hours or leas and for any time exceeding three hours in the one day, 12e 6d. Waitresses and peatrymaide employed under simp lar conditions ehall be paid 5s and 7s 6d re6pectivdly. Payment of Wages.—6. Wages shall be paid weekly unless otherwise agreed. Where no agreement in writing is made fixing the period of notioe, then a notice of not Ices than 48 hours ehall be given bv either party of the termination of tho service. Employers shall be entitled to keep in hand two days' pay. Method of Counting Workers.—7. In computing tho number of persons employed for the purposes of this award, casual workere shall not be reckoned, and where on employer himself docs the work of any worker affected by this award he ehall bo counted as an employee. (a) When an employer wishes to Obtain tho services of any worker, he ehalt in the first instance mako an application to the secretary of the union to supply him with tho required worker, and if tho union ie not in a position to supply his requirements within a reasonable or prescribed time, the employer may engage any person, whether a member of the union or otherwise, (b) In tho event of any employer hereafter engaging any worker who shall not be • a member of tho union, and who, within one calendar month after ihis or her engagement shall not become a member of tho union, the employer shall dismiss such worker from bis sen-vice if required to do so bv the union, provided there is then a member of tho union equally competent to perform the particular work required to be done, and ready and willing to undertake the eame. (c) The provisions of the foregoing clauece ffonil operate if and onlv so lon<>-"ae tho rules of the union Shall permit any person of good character and sober habits to become a member of the union, upon payment of an entrance foo not exceeding ss, upon a written application, without bat'ot or other election, aiid to continuea member upon subsequent contributions not exfceding 6d per week. Scope of A-ward.—9. This, award shall bo limited to tfrnployere carrying on business a* lie«ns«l hotelkrwers wifWn a radrae of 25 miles of the Chief Post Office ait DunodLn. Term of Award.—lo. Thi.3 award shall rome into force as from the sixth day of July 1914. and sh/tll remain in force until tih© sixth day of July, 1917.