WOOLLEN MILL WORKERS.

Otago Witness, Issue 3773, 6 July 1926, Page 76

WOOLLEN MILL WORKERS.

DOMINION AWARD FILED. WELLINGTON, June'29. The Dominion award has been filed in the dispute of the New Zealand federated woollen mills' employees and manufacturing companies. It provides for 45 hours per l week-eight an a-quarter hours on five days and three and three-quarter hours on Satur day. The hours at night shall be arranged between the mill manager and the majority of night workers. It is provided that, sub ject to the provisions of the Factories Act, tho daily hours of any section of the workers may be other than set forth if mutually agreed upon between the manager and the majority of the workers affected Overtime has been fixed at time and a half for the first three hours, and double time I hereafter, and also on Sundays and hoi Ida vs. The wages are:—Flue cleaning, 3s per hour, or by contract. Minimum wage for females who have served four years and upwards, Is per hour. Wages of male adults as follows:—Wool sorters, weavers (hand loom) warpers, spinners assistant carders, and tuners, 2a Id per hour; wool soourers, chain minders, assistant combers, head pressers, Is lid; all other workers, Is lOd. Hourly workers are entitled to be paid only for the time actually worked. The minimum rate for girls has been fixed at:—Six months 15s per week; second six months, 17s 6d; third, £1; fourth, £1 ts 6d: fifth, PA ss; sixth, £1 7s 6d; seventh 1 £1 ids; eighth, £1 15s. The minimum for boys has been fixed •is—'Youths. 14 to 15 years, 16s 6d; 15 to 16. £lis 6d; 16 to 17, £1 6s 6d; 17

to 18, £1 11s 6d; 18 to 19, IOJd per hour; 19 to 20 Is Id per hour; 20 to 21, Is 4±d Piecework (both male and female) rates are as at December 14, 1914, plus 40 per cent, in the case of weavers and 25 per cent* in all other cases, provided that pieceworkers (except weavers) shall receive not less than the amount specified for time workers and weavers of four years' ex perience who do not average the minimum wage over a period of four Weeks, shall have their wages made up.