SWEDISH INDUSTRY
MOST EFFICIENT IN WORLD A BUILDER’S IMPRESSIONS (Per United Press Association) AUCKLAND. Nov. 15. After spending a month in Sweden inspecting industrial plants, including sawmills and mass-produc-tion joinery factories, Mr James Fletcher, managing director of the Fletcher Construction Company, says he believes that no country m the world can compare with Sweden for industrial efficiency. Mr Fletcher, who returned by the Aorangi, said he was greatly impressed with the Swedish system of wage payment, consisting of a minimum wage plus additional payment for each unit produced over a given standard. , . “The system has resulted m a high wage standard and a considerable increase in production, he said. “ Without penalising the inefficient or inexpert workman, it has encouraged the diligent and conscientious workman to give his best, and has encouraged an extremely high standard of workmanship. Mr Fletcher said he had discussed this method of payment as applied to the building industry with Swedish contractors, and he was convinced that such a system could be applied to suit New Zealand conditions. , .. Speaking generally Mr Fletcher said it would pav the New Zealand Government to secure details ox the operation of the Swedish mills for the benefit of New Zealand sawmillers.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 23350, 16 November 1937, Page 2
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