PAYMENT FOR HOLIDAYS
NEW FACTORY LAW MODIFICATION OUTLINED (Per Press Association.) WELLINGTON, last night. Modifications of the Factories Amendment Act, 393(1, made by Order-in-Council on August 12 and notified in a Gazette dated August, 13, affect .Sunday and holiday employment in four industries, namely, coal, gas works, dairy factories' (including creameries), eleciric power generating and transforming 'factories (in connlrv districts where only one worker is employed) and in morning daily newspaper factories. In the case of gas works, dairy factories and power stations, it is now provided ihat worker.-; employed on holidays or Sundays shall he paid, in addition to their ordinary rate of pay, at not iass Hum one-half of their ordinary rale of pay for lime worked on. such holidays or Sundays. It is provided that, in the case of morning daily newspapers the requirements of sections If and l."i of the. Act •be modified as follows: “So far as the employment of night workers is concerned the term ‘holiday’ shall mean the period from noon on the day preceding' the holiday until noon on the day of Hie holiday, and the term ‘Sunday’ shall mean the period from noon on Saturday until noon on Sunday.”
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19098, 20 August 1936, Page 8
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198PAYMENT FOR HOLIDAYS Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19098, 20 August 1936, Page 8
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