CLOTHING FACTORIES.
HOPES OF WORK. (Pke United Press Association.) AUCKLAND, January 25. In accordance 'with the decision of ths employers the clothing factories in Auckland will work a six-day week of 44 hours from February 1 in pursuance of the clothing trade awards. During the past few years several factories have been working a five-day week, closing from Friday evening until Monday morning. As the Factories Act limits the daily hours of work for female workers to 8* the Weekly hours have been limited to 41|. The five-day week was introduced in the first place as a war measure and has been continued in a number of factories by mutual agreement between employers and employees. Owing to the efforts of the Employee’s Union in the recent Arbitration Court proceedings to have a five-day week embodied in the clothing trade awards the employers have unanimously decided to work a sir-day week of 44 hours as a counter move.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 19697, 26 January 1926, Page 6
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157CLOTHING FACTORIES. Otago Daily Times, Issue 19697, 26 January 1926, Page 6
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