THEATRE EMPLOYEES
FIFTH EFFORT TO OBTAIN AN AWARD By Telegraph—Press Association WELLINGTON, September 28 For the fifth time this year the front of house theatre workers’ dispute was before a Conciliation Council to-day. An award is being sought to cover the Northern, Taranaki, Wellington, Marlborough and Canterbury industrial districts. The hearing will be continued to-morrow. Little progress was made to-day, most of the day being taken up with discussions on the wages question. The following clauses regarding hours of work were agreed to— Employers shall be at liberty to fix theweekly hours of work for their respective employees according to the exigencies of the particular theatre which shall not exceed 36 hours in the case of ticket takers, door-keepers, ushers and other theatre attendants (other than caretakers and cleaners) and in the case of ticket selling 32 hours a week. In no case shall more than six hours be worked in any one day without payment of overtime. A worker shall not be called upon to work less than two hours in connection with any one performance.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXLV, Issue 21154, 29 September 1938, Page 8
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