Bennett's of Ballinacurra Descriptive List (Ref. B609)

B609/

B609/5/D

Wages Rates and Analyses, 1908-15; 1936-86

Wages Rates and Analyses, 1908-15; 1936-86. Records relating to agricultural and labour rates of pay, maintained by JHB, with related correspondence and analyses. For much of the time, wage rates were

agreed nationally, with breweries and malt houses consulted. Similar businesses also liaised less formally to ensure rates of pay were comparable. [See also B609/4/E/12 and B609/5/A/3 & 4 above]

B609/5/D/1 Wage Rates, 1908-15; 1947; 1952; 1969; and related matter, 1936-85. Statements of wages paid by JHB to staff at all levels in the years mentioned. Names and details of position are noted. Also present is a notice from 1936 regarding changes to certain rates, and a note from 1959 regarding wages for boys. The file also contains some correspondence from the FUE [Federated Union of Employers], and some comparative charts, 1938-52. Also present is a report on wages in the Cork region, 1985. The file also holds a letter from the ITGWU, 1955, and a Beamish and Crawford letter, 1958, regarding a shipment of malt. B609/5/D/2 Agricultural Rates and Wages, 1938-64. The file contains a letter from the Labour Court regarding the Industrial Relations Act, 1946, explaining the purpose of the orders requiring the recording of wage rates. It is noted that recording does not prevent an employer from paying, if he wishes, rates higher than those in the recorded orders. The file also includes a statement of weekly wages, rates of pay, and allowances in force, 14 October 1940. Present are statements of wage rates for dairy and other workers, 1942-64, with some gaps. Some statements have press notices regarding wages attached. Loose press notices are placed after the statements in the file. Copies of statutory instruments regarding agricultural workers are also present. A note of ‘Particulars required from participating members’ gives figures for men employed, work, and productivity in each malthouse, 1954-57. A note of productivity bonuses for the year ended to June 1964 covers maltings, farm, and cereal station staff. The file also contains copies of Agricultural Wages Board memoranda, 1949 and 1960.

B609/5/D/3 Labour (Wages) analysis book, c1956 [largely empty]

B609/5/D/4 Labour Costings, 1961-63. Statements of costings for each malt house, including wages, machinery operation, and barley handling, railing and transferring. Wages are balanced with machinery and other costs at the foot of the page.

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