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With this yardstick a fair and reasonable wage , he held , would be seven shillings a day , or £ 2 2s od for a normal sixday week of 48 hours . He affirmed that he had not inquired into the capacity of the industry to pay such a wage ...
With this yardstick a fair and reasonable wage , he held , would be seven shillings a day , or £ 2 2s od for a normal sixday week of 48 hours . He affirmed that he had not inquired into the capacity of the industry to pay such a wage ...
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In February 1927 the Commonwealth Arbitration Court granted a 44 - hour week to the Amalgamated Engineering Union , thereby setting a precedent for reduction of hours in other Commonwealth awards . The Government reacted by proposing a ...
In February 1927 the Commonwealth Arbitration Court granted a 44 - hour week to the Amalgamated Engineering Union , thereby setting a precedent for reduction of hours in other Commonwealth awards . The Government reacted by proposing a ...
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... 216 Workers ' compensation , 155 , 192 See also Social services Workers Weekly , 203 Worker ( Sydney newspaper ) , 60 , 114 Working hours eight - hour day in Qld . , 12I 35 - hour week , 297 40 - hour week , 297 44 - hour week ...
... 216 Workers ' compensation , 155 , 192 See also Social services Workers Weekly , 203 Worker ( Sydney newspaper ) , 60 , 114 Working hours eight - hour day in Qld . , 12I 35 - hour week , 297 40 - hour week , 297 44 - hour week ...
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Contents
A NATION FOR A CONTINENT c 19001903 | 12 |
Legislation and White Australia | 29 |
New Protection and the Basic Wage | 46 |
Copyright | |
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