JULY 21] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 1553

29. TRANSFER OF WORKERS

When a worker is transferred for the convenience of the Department, reasonable and actual expenses incurred by him, both in fares for himself and family and also in removal expenses for his furniture and effects, shall be refunded by the Department on production of satisfactory receipts. Prior to commencement of the journey the worker shall be paid at his ordinary rate of pay for the working-hours allowed for travelling.

30. TERM OF EMPLOYMENT

(a) Where practicable, workers employed on construction works shall be informed at least two weeks before it becomes necessary to shorten hands owing to the advanced stage or completion of a work.

(b) Workers regularly employed on highway or road maintenance (other than casual hands) shall give or be given a week’s notice of termination of employment, or in lieu of such notice by the Department a week’s wages shall be paid. Nothing in this clause shall require the Department to give such notice when dismissing any worker for serious misconduct, including disobedience of instructions.

31. CAMP OR BOILER ATTENDANTS AND CARETAKER-WATCHMEN

(a) Notwithstanding the provisions hereinbefore contained, the following special conditions shall be applied to camp or boiler attendants and caretaker-watchmen in place of the appropriate general provisions :—

(b) Hours of Work.—The ordinary hours of work shall be forty a week and eight a day (including rest periods, but not meal periods), and shall be worked on any five days of the week, commencing at such time each day as may be decided by the officer in charge, and where practicable, the daily hours shall be consecutive.

(c) Penal Rates.—Time worked on the following days up to eight hours a day or forty hours a week shall be paid for at the following penal rates in addition to ordinary pay :—

(i) Camp attendant or caretaker-watchman—

(a) Saturday afternoon  . . . One half of ordinary time rate.

(b) Sunday  . . . Ordinary time rate.

(c) Holiday prescribed in clause 7 hereof  Double time rate.

(ii) Boiler attendant—

(a) Sunday  . . . Ordinary time rate.

(b) Holiday prescribed in clause 7 hereof  Ordinary time rate.

(d) Overtime.—Time worked in excess of the hours prescribed in subclause (b) above shall be paid for as follows :—

(i) Camp attendant or caretaker-watchman—

(a) Monday to Saturday inclusive  . . Time and one-half rate.

(b) Sunday or holiday prescribed in clause 7 hereof  . . Double time rate.

(ii) Boiler attendant—

(a) Monday to Saturday inclusive . . Time and one-half rate for the first three hours, double time rate thereafter, computed on a daily basis.

(b) Sunday or holiday prescribed in clause 7 hereof  . . Double time rate.

(e) Camp Attendant : Broken Time Allowance.—An allowance of 2s. a day shall be paid to a camp attendant for every day he is required to work broken time (i.e., when the ordinary daily hours of work prescribed in subclause (b) above are not consecutive).

(f) Boiler Attendant : Annual Holidays.—A boiler attendant shall be granted three weeks’ annual holidays on the terms and conditions prescribed in clause 8 hereof.

In witness whereof the Chairman and Members of the Government Service Tribunal have hereunto set their hands this 14th day of July, 1949—

W. F. STILWELL, Chairman.
E. CASEY, Member.
R. EDDY, Member.

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