DOMINION AWARD

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLIII, Issue 20668, 5 March 1937, Page 11

DOMINION AWARD

INSURANCE CLERKS TERMS ANNOUNCED By Telegraph—Press Association DUNEDIN, March 4. The Arbitration Court—Mr Justice Page and Messrs A. L. Monteith and W. Cecil Prime—made an award at its sitting to-day covering workers in insurance offices in the Dominion. It is to apply to all members of the indoor clerical staff and Inspectors who are in receipt of £450 a year or less, industrial superintendents are to be paid not less than £5 a week by way of salary, commission and/or other payments, and allowed an annual holiday as prescribed in the award. Wages Males.—First six months £29, second £36, third £4l/4/-, fourth £46/8/-, fifth £5l/12/-, sixth £56/16/-, fourth year £l3O, fifth £155, sixth £lBO, seventh £2lO, eighth £230, ninth £255, tenth £2BO, eleventh £295, twelfth £3lO, thirteenth £325. It is provided that a worker of 21 years or upwards shall receive not less than £3/16/- a week. Females. —First six months £29. second £36, third £4l/4/-, fourth £46/8/-, fifth £5l/12/-, sixth £56/16/-, fourth year £l3O, fifth £145, sixth £l6O, provided that a worker of 21 years or upwards shall receive not less than £l/16/- a week. Female clerks in life office industrial departments—First six months £23/8/-, second £2B/12/-, third £33 16/-, fourth £39, fifth £44/4/-, sixth £49/8/-, fourth year £ll5, fifth £125, sixth £135.

The normal working week shall be Monday to Friday, inclusive, and the total hours worked shall not exceed 37J except that in special cases an employee may be required to work a greater number of total hours, but not exceeding 40, withou- payment of overtime. All hours worked in excess of 40 hours a week shall be regarded as overtime and be paid for at the rate of time and a half for the first four hours on any one day, and double time thereafter.

The award is to operate throughout the Northern Taranaki, Wellington, Hawke’s Bay, Nelson, Westland, Canterbury, Otago and Southland Industrial districts, and is to remain in force from March 1, 1937, to February 28, 1938.