FORTY-HOUR WEEK.
TIMBER INDUSTRY ft WOOLLEN MILLS. WELLINGTON, July 3. A judgment of the Arbitration Court fixing the hours of work in the sawmill, box factory and timber yard industries at forty per week, exclusive of overtime, was delivered by Mr. Justice Page to-day. The judgment said it had not been established that it would be impracticable to carry on the industry efficiently on a forty hour week. Rates of pay would be adjusted so that the ordinary weekly rate would not be reduced by reason of the reduction in working hours. The question of fixing hours so that no part of the working period fell on Saturday would be dealt with in a subsequent memorandum. A judgment fixing hours at forty per week, in similar conditions, was also given on the application of workers under the Northern Wellington, Canterbury, Ofago and Southland woollen mills employees’ award.—(P.A.)
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Wairarapa Age, 4 July 1936, Page 5
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