KING’S BIRTHDAY
AN AWARD ANOMALY By Telegraph—Press Association CHRISTCHURCH, November 29. The possibility of employers having to pay factory workers for two Kings’ birthdays this year was pointed out by the secretary of the Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners, Mr E. C. Sutcliffe, to-day. This is because the King’s birthday was observed on June 9, but no validating legislation has yet been passed, and factory workers employed on the actual date, December 13, will be entitled to treble pay. POINT TO BE LOOKED INTO (From Our Parliamentary Reporter) WELLINGTON, November 29. The possibility of employers having to pay twice in one year for the King’s birthday holiday was referred this evening to the Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon. M. J. Savage, who said that the matter had not yet been brought officially to his notice. “I do not know what the actual position is,” said Mr Savage, “but I will certainly look into the matter. It is extremely doubtful whether any validating legislation can be passed this year.”
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXLIII, Issue 20898, 30 November 1937, Page 8
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