ANZAC DAY WAGES.
DISPUTE AT LAW. (Per Press Association. ) AUCKLAND, July 21. The Arbitration Court gave judgment on tlie question of whether wages must be paid for Anzac Day (being an appeal the Inspector of Awards against a decision of the Wellington Magistrate in a case against the Federal Boot. Company, holding that the defendants, were not bound to pay a journeying for Anzac Day and could deduct the amount of that day’s jages paymentk Judge Fraser said the effect or the legislation was that hourly and weekly workers lose the wages for that day, except in eases where the P rf > vlsl ” n t p o the Factories Act or an. award oi the Court required those workers to be pai in full, while weekly workers, m the absence of any provision m their award permitting the deductions to be made, do not lose wages in respect of Anzao Dav This was an undesirable situa ; tion for unless remedied by legislation it would lead to Anzac Day becoming 1 a bone of contention between the twoi classes of workers. If .Anzac Day were observed on Sunday this difficulty would not occur. . . ■ - , The Court’s opinion was that tae Magistrate’s judgment was sound m law. Tlie appeal must therefore tailBeing a test'case no costs were allowed-
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume XLIV, Issue 9873, 21 July 1923, Page 5
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215ANZAC DAY WAGES. Ashburton Guardian, Volume XLIV, Issue 9873, 21 July 1923, Page 5
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