DREDGE WORKERS
HIGHER WAGES AGREED UPON
RATIFICATION AWAITED PA GREYMOUTH, Sept. 26. Provided an agreement is ratified by the Arbitration Court, gold dredge workers will receive a big increase in wages as a result of recent negotiations in Conciliation Council at Christchurch. The increase agreed upon by the parties—the New Zealand Gold Dredge Workers’ Union and employers —is a general one of sid an hour, and as the industry is at present conducted on a 48-hour week basis, the gross increase for employees will be over £1 a week.
The clauses governing hours of work and general conditions were agreed to in substantially the same form as in the existing award, permitting the industry to continue on a 48-nour week basis with penal rates for week-end work. The wages rise will be retrospective to June 1 last. The new daily wage of winchmen will be £1 15s sd, and the lowest daily rate will be £1 10s. Under the expired award, rates ranged from £1 7s 4d to £1 9s 8d a day.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 27196, 27 September 1949, Page 6
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