Haulage Pay Up 5 per cent
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Wages Orders to be Simplified MEETING in, London on Wednesday, the Road Haulage Wages Conned agreed to propose a five per cent, increase in wages for all A and B licensed haulage workers. The unic-ns' proposals for upgrading Grade 2 workers to Grade. I, and paying all overtime at time-and-ahalf were defeated; both the employers and the independent . members voted itgainst these proposals.
. The unions had asked for 'a. " substantial " increase in basic rate—understood to be 15s. per week—as well as the Grade and overtime claims. It is expected that the proposed five per 'cent. increase would add about 9s. 9d. per week to the wages of a 5-10-ton vehicle driver in. Grade I.
The proposals will be ,incorporated in
Notice R.H.(73), giving; notice of intention to amend the 'current Order R.H.(72). Then, alter the statutory period for objections to he lodged, the Wages Council will meet again to consider tit.e objections and issue its final decision as to what new rates of pay will come into effect, and when, in the form of Road Haulage Wages Order R.H.(74).It should be two months Or more before
this appears. • • Another important decision reached at the six-and-a-half-hour meeting, Whieh was conducted in a friendly atmosphere, • Was that future orders, commencing with R.K(73), will be set out in simplified and clarified form..