CONCILIATION BOARD.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXII, Issue 54, 5 March 1901, Page 2

CONCILIATION BOARD.

FINDING IN THEJOINPiRS' DIS- - PUTE.

The Conciliation soard met at ten o'clock this morning- in the Supreme Court buildings, when there were present.Rev; A. H. Collins (chairman), Messrs. E. W. Alison, L. J. Bagnall, John Fa wens, and W. H. Lucas.

The chairman read the finding of the Board in the carpenters' and joiuers' dispute as follows:—1. That except, as mentioned in clause 2 hereof, the recognised hour of work of. journeyman carpenters and joiners shall be from S a.m. to 5 p.m. on every week day except Saturday (one hour to be allowed each day for dinner) and on ! Sat unlay from 8 a.m. to noon. :.'. That in factories in which' the whole of the work performed by the journeyman carpenters and joiners employed is performed in the factory of the employer, the recognised hours of work shall be I'rom ~.'M a.m. to ■:> p.m. on every week day. except Saturday (one hour each day to be allowed for dinner), and o,n Saturday from 7.30 a.m. to noon. .'!. All journeyma?i carpenter*;, jplners or journeymen carpenters MTld joiners (except as hereinafter mentioned) shall be paid noi less than 1/.1 per hour for any work done on any day (other than the days mentioned in'paragraph 8 hereof) during the hours mentioned in paragraph I hereof. All wages shall be paifl weekly either on the.job or at the employer's place of business, .but wherever paid they shall be: paid to the workmen not later thuii 15 minutes after leaving- off work. • a i. That journeyman carpenters, and joiners employed in any factory in which the whole of the work performed by the carpenter;; and joiners employed in such factory, is perform? 3 in the factory, and who are continuously employed, save through their own default-, for Full time for.every working day in the week, shail be paid not less than at the rate of £ri 11/ for every week's work of 47 h juts 5. Any journeyman carpenter and joiner who ujay desire to work in any factory upon piece-\vo:k may work in ! SUCh factory upon sn V. terms :inrl conMiifions as shall iv :!«Tevd up in in (writing between Mich journeyman and j!hi-> chairman and «ecroi'iry of iho Workers" i'nion, and in default of sued agreement, after ~* hours' notice {riven by such jonrneynian i') the necreuiry of <lie Worker:;' Union, a< shall be fixed by the chairman .of the ConciliaIjou Board for th« Industrial District iipon the application of "uclt J.tisnipyman pllrr S4 hours' notice i:i writing to die pe< retarv of the Workers' Union, who shall, if desired by him, be heard by such chairman. The number of: the men \v,liosi} wages rave been fix -d under this clause, employed IjV any employer, shall not at any one j time, exceed ihe proportion of one of sucUjnon to every flirt"." men to whom are paid wages at the rat-.- specified in paragraph 4. <i. That any journeyman who may consider himself incapable of earning- the minimum wago lisetl for his employment under there recommendations, may be paid such loss sum, if any, as shall from time to time be agreed upon ■in. writing1 between an employer and the President or Socretaj-y or the Workers' Union, in default of such agreement1 after 24 hours' notice in writing" by such journeymen to the Secretary of the Workers' Union, us shall be fixed by Hie Chairman of the Conciliation Board for the Industrial District upon the application of such workman after 24 hours' notice, in writing' to tin* Secretary of the Workers' Union, who shall, if desired by him, be heard by such chairman on such application. Any journeyman whose wages .sha.ll have been so fixed may work and may be employed by iui,y employer for such less wages for the period of si\- calendar month,* thereafter and after the expiration of the said six calendar months until 11 days' notice in writing shall have been I given to him bvt the Secretary of the Union requiring" his wages to be again Jixpd in manner prescribed by this clause. The. provisions of this clause shall only apply to persons who v/tre working at the trade previous to January Ist, 1899, 7. All time worked beyond the ..recognised hours (if labour, as hereinbefore mentioned, shall'be considered overtime, and shall be paid for at the rate of time and a quarter between the hours of 5 p.m. attel 8 p.m.; between 8 p.m. and midnight, time, and a-half; and between midniglit and '8 a.m. on t"be following morning, double time. S. Work performed upon statutory holidays shall be paid for at the rates of time and a-quarter between S a.m. and 10 a.m.; time and a.-half between 10 a.m. and midnight; and double time between midnight and 8 a.m. on the following morning. 9. Double time shall be paid for work performed on Sunday, Christmas Hay and Good .Friday. 10. Except in respect of stair building, no carpenter or joiner shall b>> paid by piece-work; nor shall any builder or employer-sublet his work labour only. .13. Work performed at such a distance from the shop of the employer that the journeyman employed cannot return to the shop of his employer, or to his own place of abode, on the same clay, shall be considered country work. J4. Every journeyman eugarged upon country work shall be paid in addition to his ordinary wages pursuant to the provisions of the recommendation a further sum of one shilling for each and every day wiiile he is so^ employed, and his travelling expenses in going to and returning from such work shall also be paid by his employer. 15. Notwithstanding anything herein contained, any employer and his workman may agree that in respect of any specified country work the hours of Work shall be other than those hereinbefore prescribed without payment of overtime, but so that not less than the rate of .wages prescribed in paragraph :> be paid. 10. Where work is performed elsewhere than at the place of business of an employer, he shall provide upon the premises where the work is performed a properly secured place i'or the tools of the journeymen employed upon such work by him, and In: i shall also provide all neceasary >:noi- j tary conveniences ior the usa of Jiis j journeymen. . 17. Every employer shall provide and keep a suitable grindstone for the use of his journeymen, and every' journeyman shall nt all times keep his tools in proper order. 18. When men who have been em-

ployed for not less than four weeks are discharged, one hour shall be allowed them to put their tools in order. ,', 19. All boys snail Be apprenticed by deed of apprenticeship .either to learn a particular branch or particular branches of the trade, or to learn the trade generally. If • to. learn one branch only, the period of apprenticeship shall be four years. If to learn more than one branch, the period shall be five years. Any employer shall, before taking a boy as apjprentice, be entitled to take him for three months on probation, and if at the. end of such probation the boy becomes a bound apprentice such period of three months shall be reckoned as part of the period of apprenticeship which under this paragraph the boy has to serve. Apprentices who on the 27th day of June, 1900, were .serving an apprenticeship without a deed of apprenticeship may complete such apprenticeship, but it shall be incumbent on the apprentice to give notice in writing to the Secretary or President of the Union within one calendar month from the date of these recommendations, his name, and of the period when his services 1 began and when it is to end. The wages to be paid to apprentices shall be during the first year of their apprenticeship not less than 5/ during each week; during the second year, not less than 10/ per week; during the third year, not less than I'/ per week; during the fourth year, not less than 20/ per week; and during the fifth year, not less than 25/ per week.

20. That the Union shall keep with the employment book mentioned in paragraph 21, and open for inspection without fee, at nil hours during- which the employment bonk is directed to be kept open, also a book in which shall be entered in full the names of all men in respect of whom a wage shall have been fixed.

21. If and nfter the Workers' Union shall so amend its rules as to permit any person, of g-ood character and sober habits, now employed in the trade in this industrial district, and any person who may hereinafter reside in this industrial district, who is of good character and sober habits, and who is a competent journeyman, to become a member of sacU Union, upon payment of an entrance fee not exceeding »/, and of subsequent contributions, whether payable weekly or not, not exceeding Gd per week, upon a written application of the person so desiring* to join such Union, without ballot or other election, and I shall give notice in writing of such amendment, with a copy \bereof to the Employers' Union, and shall also publish a notice of such amendment, with a copy thereof, in the Auckland "Herald" and "Star," newspapers published at the city of Auckland, and in such case and thereafter employers shall employ members of the YVoikors' Union in preference to non-members, providing' that there are members cf fie 1. ))i' n equally qualified with nun- j members to perform Ihe particular work required to be -done, and ready arid willing1 to undertake it. (b) Until compliance by the Workers' Union with the conditions of the last clause, employers may employ i journeymen whether members of the j Workers' Union or not, but no em- ! ployer shall discriminate against the | members of the Workers' Union, and no employer shall, in the employment or dismissal of journeymen, or in the conduct of his business, do anythiugfor the purpose of injuring- the Workers' Union whether directly 6r;jndireetly- .__„__ (c) When members of the Workers' Union and non-members are employed together, there shall be no distinction between members and nonmember?, and both shall work together in harmony, and receive equal pay lor equal work. (d) So soon as the Workers' Union shall perform the conditions entitling the members to preference under the foregoing clauses, and at all times thereafter, the Workers' Union shall keep in some convenient place, to be agreed upon by such Workers' Union, within.one* mile from the chief postoffice in the City of Auckland, a, book to be called the emplo3Tnent book of the Union, wherein shall be entered the names and exact addresses of all Ihe members of the Union who are for the time being1 out of employ, and the names, addresses and occupations of the same. every 'employer by whom such member of such Union shall have been em- j ployed during- the preceding nine caJ-j endar months. Immediately upon i any such journeyman, obtaining- em- j ployincnt, a. note thereof ahull be en- j tered in such book.* The Executive of j the Workers' Union keeping" such book shall use their best endeavours to; Aerify the entries contained in. such : book, and shall be answerable as for a breach of this award in case any entry therein shall be wilfully false to their knowledge, or in ease they shall not have used reasonable endeavours' to verify the same. Each such book shall be open to every employer without fee or charge, at all hours between 8 a.m. and f> p.m., on every working day except Saturday, and on that day between the hours of 8 a.m. and noon. If the Workers' Union fails to keep the Employment Book in the manner provided by this clause, then, and in such cases, and so long- as such failure shall continue-, the members of the Union shall lose their right to preference under the foregoing1 provisions. Notice by advertisement, in the Auckland "Herald" and '-Star" shall be given by the Workers' Union, of the place where the employment book shall be kept, and of a,hy changes in such place, and notice thereof shall be given to the Employers'.Union. .. . Members of the- Workers' Union when claiming- preference of employ-; ment shall, when seeking1 employment wherever possible, and conditions be* ing- equal, having- regard to"their place or residence, and other circumstances, give preference of service to members of the Employers' Union. 22. The word "journeyman" or "journeymen" shall mean a journey-' man carpenter, or journeyman carpenter and joiner, or journeymen carpenters and joiners, as the case may require, and shall- not include any other journeyman or journeymen employed by an employer or employers; and the word "employer" shall whenj ever requisite be deemed to mean and j include also employers. 23. That these .recommendations shall continue in force for. the term of two years as from. .Tune 3rd, 19.01. It was agreed at the request, of Mr Holland, representing- the employers, ihat the Board should meet at 10 a.m. on Thursday, 14th, to hear wbetheT

the finding would T>e accepted. This course was also agreed to by Mr Kosser on behalf of tlio Union. Messrs J. J. Holland, T. H. White, and A. Rosser, all made complimentary Remarks- with reference to the attention the Board had devoted-to the case. '; The Chairman, replied that the best, thanks would be for both sides to accept the finding.