OVERTIME WORK
REFUSED BY SLAUGHTERMEN AT WANGANUI EARLY START PREVENTED TODAY. VARIATIONS IN DAILY KILL. ißy Telegraph—Press Association.! WANGANUI. January 10. If the decision arrived at by the slaughtermen employed at the New Zealand Refrigerating Company’s works at Imlay. Wanganui, is adhered to the men will decline to work overtime for one hour tomorrow morning. The question of overtime work in the mornings, involving an earlier start, was discussed between the management and delegates of the men on Thursday, when it was agreed that if required the employees would start
at 7 a.m. instead of 8 a.m. as is customary. Under the terms of she award the .men would be paid overtime for this extra work, but when requested this morning to begin at seven o'clock tomorrow morning in
order to cope with the large quantity of stock coming forward ail but the slaughtermen agreed to the earlier
As the department which declined is the key branch of the works there was no indication tonight that work would begin before 8 a.m. tomorrow. It is understood that sufficient men were available at the works today to kill 7000 lambs, but only 5700 were dealt with. The daily kill this week has varied and the position is said to be unsatisfactory. Heavy bookings arc available for next week and if the stock comes forward the company is prepared to deal with 7500. lambs dailv.
Representatives of the men met tonight. The whole question of overtime will be discussed by the union on Mondav.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 11 January 1941, Page 7
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