NEW ULSTER WAGE SCALE
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THE Northern Ireland Road Haulage Wages Council state that the Ministry of Labour have set out a new statutory minimum scale for certain haulage workers. Under the new scale, a driver in the Belfast area, according to the capacity of the vehicle, will be paid from £8 19s. to £7 16s. Assistants will receive from £8 2s. 6d. to £3 6s. 6d. The Londonderry area figure is from 18 17s. 6d, to £7 14s, 6d.; assistants will get from £8 Is. to £3 4s. 6d. Assistants in the remainder of Ulster will receive from £7 12s. 6d. to E3 3s. 6d.
The scale for assistants applies to those employed on lorries with a carrying capacity of two tons or more, There are proportionate rates for smaller vehicles. The order does not apply to Ulster Transport Authority employees.