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Federal Plans
For 40 Hour Week
and New Basic Wage
SYDNEY, Sunday.
Industrial reforms which the
Commonwealth Government plans to
institute this year were outlined to
a meeting of the, A.L.P. Industrial
Group to-day. sons',,
A statement from the Minister for
Labour and National ,3er,yic,p??(Mr.
Holloway) was read outlining the
following proposals!'
(1) Forty-four' week for all normal
industries throughout Australia.
(2) Satisfactory , increase in the
basic wage and retention of all loadings
now imposed by regulation.
(3) Fourteen days annual holi-
days throughout Australia. r
(4) Immediate action to secure a
more equitable system of adjusting
the basic wage..
(5) Amendment of Commonwealth
Arbitration. Act or a new Act, to re-
place it.
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