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S.P.D. Scheme for 42-hour .

9th September 1960
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A42-HOUR working week has been negotiated with S.P.D. Transport, Ltd., the Transport and General Workers' Union announced this week. It came into effect in August and, a spokesman for S.P.D. told The Commercial Motor on Tuesday, has not resulted in any serious complaints.

S.P.D. is the road transport undertaking of the Unilever Group. It runs some 700 vehicles on C licences. The 42-hour week affects about 1,650 drivers and warehousemen. It is tied up with S.P.D.'s consolidated wage scheme, which has been in force for a little over a year now.

The introduction of the 42-hour week has meant a small increase in the hourly rate, to adjust wages to the same level as under a 44-hour week. Some staff earn about 3s. 6d. a week more under the new working week, but it is because of the basic rate adjustments rather than because definite increases in pay were sought.

Under the consolidated wage scheme, a limited amount of overtime work is covered, and the same hours are brought forward for the 42-hour week.