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The War Bonus adjustments, according to the cost of living, to take place at the end of March, June, September, and December, and to be based on the figures published in the months named by the Ministry of Labour.

4. —Payment of Income Tax.

The arrangements hitherto existing on certain Railways, for the Company to pay Income Tax chargeable to members of the above grades will, under the re-classification, be discontinued.

5. — Hours Of Duty.

The ordinary working hours of duty shall not exceed 48 hours per week, it being understood that where the working hours at August 1st, 1919, were less than 48 per week, they shall not be increased. It is agreed that Station Masters shall not be required to be “on call” more than alternate days or alternate weeks as may be arranged by the individual Company.

6. — Weekly Half Holiday.

Where Station Masters desire it, and it can conveniently be arranged, they will be allowed by agreement to work more than 8 hours on 5 days of the week, in order to secure a short turn of duty on the remaining day.

7. — Sunday Duty, Additional Work, Emergency Calls, Night Duty, and being within Call outside hours of Regular Duty.

A commuted or aggregation allowance, separate and distinct from the salary, will be granted to men of the above grades according to the extra work they are expected to cover, on the following basis: —

  15   % of Annual Salary, and Bonus (if any), to men working a large proportion of Sunday duty.
  12½%
10   %
  5   %
of Annual Salary, and Bonus (if any); where the full payment of 15 % is not justified, a smaller 10 % proportionate allowance to be granted based upon the approximate amount of Sunday duty performed.
    5   % of Annual Salary, and Bonus (if any), to men who are required to be always within call unless specially relieved, and to cover irregular hours, emergency and night work.

No allowance to be made in cases where men are not required to perform any of these services.

 
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