WHY TELEGRAPHIC RATES ARE HIGHER
DOUBLE OVERTIME PAID TO MEN DURING HOLIDAYS “ Why are telegraphic rates dbuble on Sundays and public holidays? ” The question was answered this morning by the Chief Postmaster, Mr F. J. Shanks, who sard that on those days double rates of pay were paid to the men. This rule had been in force since before he entered the service thirty years ago and so far as he knew had been ruling from the institution of the service. Overtime rates for ordinary week days was fixed on a sliding scale according to salary. Overtime was very rarely paid to men for week days, time off being allowed.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 19267, 2 January 1931, Page 7
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