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P.S.V. Wages and Conditions

2nd June 1944, Page 21
2nd June 1944
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rERTAIN recommendations have '‘...-obeen made by the National Joint Industrial Council for the Road Bassenger Transport Industry.

• These recommendations were made at a meeting of the Council on May 18, and are as follow:—(1) That in respect of employees whose wages are regulated by or in accordance with the decisions of the Council, there shall be applied, as from the first full pay period after May 18, and subject to the provisions in paragraph 2, additional war wages as follow:—Adult male -employees, 5s. per week, making the war wage 24s. 6d. per week; male employees th to 21, 3s., making a war wage of 14s.• 10d.; 16 to 18,, 2s. 9d., totalling us. 3d.; 14 to 16, 2s. 3d., totalling 9s. 9d. •Women employees— participation in these war wages in conformity with decision No. 1755, dated April 19, 1940, of the Industrial Court.

(2) These advances are subject to the following provisions:—(a) They, shall increase by lid. per hour the hourly rates of pay to adults upon which the earnings of such employees are calculated, with pro rata increases in other cases, as with previous war, wages to which they are to be added. (a) Appeals: (i) The wages committee shall consider appeals from transport undertakings contending that they 'are unable to meet, wholly or in part, the advances mentioned. (ii) In the event of such appeal, no change in wages shall operate until the decision of the wages committee has beenratified by

the National. Council. (iii) Appeals must be lodged with the joint secretaries within six weeks of the date of the recommendations. (iv) The wages committee shall, within 14 days of the last date for receiving appeals, report to the National.Council of any received, (3) From the commencement of the first full pay period after May 18, the provisions of the Conditions of Service Agreement dated October 21, 1937, shall be varied in the following manner.

(A) Clause 1 (a). Guarantee :—The provision for a reduced guarantee of not less than 40 hours to not more than 10 per cent. °tithe plat. form staff to be .ideleted, thereby entitling all staff to the fall guarantee, subject to the condifitired. associated with the guarantee being fill.

(b) Clause I (a) (2). atandIng-by Times— This to be amended to provide 'that standing13, time which is not included within a schedule Shill count for overtime or spreadover, subject to local agreement, but not for both.

(c) Clause 4 (t). Rest Day Working:—The last sentence to be deleted, and provision made for a guarantee of not lees than four hours, and if work he performed, a guarantee Of six hours, i both at 25 per cent. n excess of the rate prevailing on the day, such time not to count for weekly overtime.

(d) Clause. a (a) Annual Holidays with Pay :—The first paragraph to be amended provide for. employees to be entitled to 12 thug holiday annually, with pay, alter 12 months' continuous Service.

The allocation of hohdays. including any con sequential adjustment for the current year, to. be the subject of local agreement.

This modification does not nullify the Emer gooey Committee's Recommendation of bee 5, 1939, permitting, in certain circumstances, payment in lien of holidays.)


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