1576
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
[No. 43

11. ALLOWANCES

(a) Charge.—A worker (other than a co-operative contract worker) while temporarily employed in an advanced capacity and in charge of at least two workers other than himself shall be paid an allowance of 1s. 6d. a day, or 2s. a day when one of the party, other than himself, is a tradesman.

(b) Height.—A worker required to work from a bosun’s chair or free swinging stage (secured only from above), or in the collection of seed from trees, or in maintenance work on lookout towers, shall be paid an allowance of 2s. a day while so employed provided the work is more than 35 ft. above ground-level.

(c) Indigenous Forest.—A worker while employed in an indigenous forest on timber cruising, reconnaissance, or survey shall be paid an allowance of 2d. an hour for the time worked in the bush.

(d) Meal.—A worker shall be paid a meal allowance of 2s. 6d. (or be provided with a meal) when—

(i) He works at least two hours overtime ; and

(ii) The work necessitates his taking a meal away from home (or usual cook-house), which otherwise he would not have taken away from home (or usual cook-house).

(e) Tool.—A tradesman, provided he has worked not less than three days of the working-week at his trade and possesses sufficient privately-owned tools of trade to carry out all phases of his work efficiently, shall be paid tool allowance as follows :—

Per Week.
s. d.
Carpenter and joiner .. .. .. 4 0
Plumber .. .. .. 3 0
Fitter (including electrical fitter) .. .. 3 0
Mechanic .. .. .. 3 0
Electrician .. .. .. 2 0

(f) Dirty Work.—Where the officer in charge and the union representative agree that any work being performed is “dirty work” an allowance of 3d. an hour shall be paid. This classification would apply to work being performed in excessive dust, in areas burnt less than six months prior to planting, in conditions of excessive grease or oil when overhauling machines, work on old steel ropes or dirty new steel ropes, and such other work as may be agreed upon by the officer in charge and the union representative. This allowance will apply only to conditions that are abnormal to ordinary trade or working conditions.

(g) Creosote.—A worker while employed on creosote preservation work shall be paid an allowance of 2s. 6d. a day.

(h) Kerrick.—A worker required to operate a Kerrick cleaner from below, or on Kerrick cleaning work which would be classed as “dirty work” in terms of subclause (f) above, shall be paid an allowance of 3s. 4d. a day while so employed. This subclause shall not apply to a worker who casually uses a Kerrick cleaner for cleaning mechanical parts of motor vehicles under repair.

(i) Sewage.—A worker when required to do work involving contact with sewage or excrement shall be paid an allowance of 5s. a day.

(j) Spray-painting.—A worker while spray-painting shall be paid an allowance of 3d. an hour.

(k) Welding.—A worker employed on oxy-acetylene or electric welding (except on spot, stud, or butt welding machine) for less than four hours a day shall be paid an allowance of 1s. for that day, or when so employed for not less than four hours a day shall be paid an allowance of 2s. for that day.

(l) Locality.—The Public Service Commission may grant a locality allowance to workers employed in isolated localities.

12. SEPARATION ALLOWANCE : MARRIED WORKERS

(a) A married worker who being employed in a camp and not provided with married quarters is thereby separated from his wife and family (if any) shall be granted an allowance of twenty-five shillings (25s.) a working week, whether or not he is able to visit his home at week-ends.

(b) When a worker arrives on or returns to works, or is dismissed or leaves of his own accord, the allowance shall be reduced in the proportion that the working-days away from camp or work bear to the working-week.

(c) The allowance shall not be payable in respect of any period during which the worker is absent from camp or work: Provided that a worker who is absent on leave for not more than three working-days in any week may be paid the full allowance for that week. This provision shall also apply to the commencing and concluding weeks of a Christmas - New Year or annual holiday period.