COPY.
WHEREAS, by letter dated 21st August, 1946. (Secretariat 3401/45C)
under the hand of the Hon. the Colonial Secretary, His Excellency the
Governor appointed a Board of Arbitration to adjudicate on the matters in
dispute between the managements and the employees of the Star Ferry Company
and the Hong Kong and Yaumati Ferry Company.
NOW WE, the said Board, having heard all parties to the dispute and
having duly considered their statements to us, do hereby make this our
award of and concerning the matters so referred to us as aforesaid in
manner following, that is to say:
STAR FERRY COMPANY.
WAGE SCALES.
+ Coxswain No.1
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No.2
Basic Pay $120 per month
105 per month
+ Engineers No.1
120 per month
+ Engineers No.2
105 per month.
(+See also Conditions of Service No.11).
Quartermasters
68 per month
Oilers
68 per month
Firemen
48 per month
Sailors
40 per month
Cook
21 per month.
CONDITIONS OF SERVICE.
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1. Working Hours:
Overtime:
A seven day week and an eight hour day calculated from
the time a ferry goes into service to the time she goes off.
Overtime will be paid, as from a full eight hours at time
and a half, i.e. 50% over the ordinary hourly basic pay
plus Ferry Passenger Carrying Allowance where payable,
if workmen are called upon to work in excess of a nine
hour day.
Time under half an hour to count as half an
hour. Time over half an hour and under one hour to be
reckoned as one hour,