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C.5. 20A

SAVING DESPATCH SAVINGRAM

From the Governor, Hong Kong Foreign & Commonwealth Affairs To the Secretary of State for the-Colonies

Repeated to:—

Repeated to:—

Date.

9th May, 1970.

My Reference...

CR 169/65 V

Im.

No.

No.

No.

Your Reference.. HKK5/3B-1970.

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Your saving despatch No. 140 of 23rd April, 1970 -

Pay and productivity agreement relating to Vauxhall motors.

Thank you for the copy of the abstract of the pay and productivity agreement negotiated by Vauxhall Motors in November 1969. This is most useful but I should be grateful for further details under the subhead relating to equal pay for women in respect of the following points :

::/(a)

does acceptance of common hours of work for men and women affect

(i) the statutory period of rest

for women after continuous employment of between 4 to

5 hours,

(ii) the statutory limits for each

day, week, or year on overtime

for women;

(b) what are the conditions under which women are available for work on the night shift with regard to

(i) minimum numbers of women actually

employed,

(ii) compulsory rotation between night

and day shifts,

(iii) restriction of supervision of

operatives to women supervisors,

(iv) medical restrictions on sick or

pregnant women.

RECEIVED IN RIGETRY No. 51

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