SUNDAY WORK.
MRS M’COMBS AND POLL WORKERS. The following letter of protest has been sent to the Town Clerk by Councillor Mrs E. R. M’Combs:— “ I wish to take an early opportunity of entering my protest against the employment on Sunday of members of the council's staff and others, in connection with the official count in the municipal elections. 'I here was no great urgency in the matter, as it was not necessary to have the official declaration on Monday. On previous occasions the poll has been declared on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Having worked these men and women on Sunday, I think the council should pay double time for the Sunday work: and I think also that deputies and clerks who worked from 8.30 a.m. to 1.45 a.m. on election day without meal hours and without meals being provided should be paid more than 20s for such a long day’s work (17i hours). With overtime, a council employee on minimum wages would have to be paid more than twice that amount, and the Arbitration Court would enforce the payment.”
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 17528, 4 May 1925, Page 8
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179SUNDAY WORK. Star (Christchurch), Issue 17528, 4 May 1925, Page 8
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