SIX DAYS A WEEK BILL.

Wanganui Chronicle, Issue 12856, 31 October 1912, Page 7

SIX DAYS A WEEK BILL.

FOR HOTELS AND RESTAURANTS

(By Telegraph.—Special to " Chron-

icle.")

WELLINGTON. October 20

TLo I3ill promised by the, Minister of Labour to provide a six days' week for hotel and restaurants lias been circulated. For assistants exclusively employe] in or about bars or -a private bar, or in restaurants which do not carry on business on Sunday, oim half-holiday from two p.m. in each week is provided ax at present. All other hotel and restaurant employees an? to roneivo in each wo<;k a. whole holiday of 24 hours, comraencinp; at his usual hour for emnmoneinji work, in lien, of a weekly holiday. Thirteen day« (including Sundays) may be allowed in every three months. An assistant required to work on tho day of bis holiday is to receive either a whole dav'r, holiday on some other day in that w<-<' T<. or ;>u oquivalcMit extra holiday in tho next «iK-ceeclin« week. T!i" Bil.l bn.-s been rr-forrorl to tliO Hnrbour Bill.-;' Cor>:niitteo for a report on its proposals.