NEW AWARD

Southland Times, Issue 20146, 5 April 1927, Page 6

NEW AWARD

BAKERS AND PASTRYCOOKS. DETAILS ANNOUNCED. (Per United Press Association.) Wellington, April 4. A new award affecting the bakers and pastrycooks in the Northern, Wellington, Canterbury, Otago and Southland districts has been filed in the Arbitration Court. The hours of labour have been fixed at 46 weekly. An excess of 10 hours a day shall be paid for as overtime, even if the, total hours for the week does not exceed 46. Double time rates must be paid employees for work done earlier than the hour prescribed for starting (4 a.m. for bakers, 5 a.m. for pastrycooks). The minimum wages were fixed at £5 10/- for foremen bakers or pastrycooks; £5 for journeymen bakers or pastrycooks; bakers’ labourers £4 0/6 ; jobbers not less than 19/- per day of eight hours or 2/6 an hour if for less than eight hours work. The wages for junior labourers between 18 4nd 19 years were fixed at £2 2/6; 19 and under 21 years £3; all over 21 years, labourers’ rates. Four years was fixed as the term of apprenticeship for females, the minimum weekly rate of wages being £1 2/6 for the first six months with an increase of 3/9 per week at the beginning of each subsequent six months. At the end of four years, female® shall be paid at least three-quarters of the journeymen’s wages. Females may be employed in unskilled work at a weekly rate of £1 2/6 for the first six months with an increase of 5/- per week at the beginning of each subsequent six months. At the end of two years the minimum weekly wage shall be £2 5/-.