ARBITRATION COURT AWARDS

Auckland Star, Volume XLVIII, Issue 142, 15 June 1917, Page 6

ARBITRATION COURT AWARDS

PORK BUTCHERS' DISPUTE. An award has been filed by the Court of Arbitration in the dispute between the Auckland Butchers. Meat Preservers, and Bacon Curers' Union and the Auckland master butchers. An application was made by the employers for a separate award for the pork butchers, which was opposed by the union. Under the terms of the award filed pork butchers are made parties to the old award, subject to the conditions that clause 1, in reference to the hours of work, shall not apply to them; that the hours of work for workers employed by the pork butchers shall be regulated by the Factories Act or the Shops and Offices Act as the case may be; that a worker shall not he deemed a second shopman unless three or more assistants arc employed in the shop; nothing in the award shall be deemed to apply to the employment of females as shop assistants in the shops of the firms mentioned. Following arc the names of the firms made parties to the award; 11. A. Coates, Symonds St.; C. E. Webster, Symonds Street; Kill's and Sons, Newmarket; E. Stansfield. Karangahape Road; T. Martin, Remuera; J. Fitze. Karangahape Road; H. and J. Harrison. Karangahape Road; J. R. F"ra«er. Victoria Street West: A. D. MeC.'owan, Victoria Street West; and Harrison and Smith. Ponsonby Road. The award comes into force on July 2. 1917.

UPHOLSTRESSES' DISPUTE. Following on tho upholstrcsses' dispute an award has been tiled, and is to take effect from July 2, 1917. The minimum wage for journeywomen is fixed at 30/ per week. Journeywomen employed in cutting loose covers for upholstered furniture (other than from patterns) are to be paid not less than 1/0 per hour while so employed. The minimum wage for learners is to be 9/ per week for the first year, 13/ per week for the second year, 17/ per week for the third year, 22/ per week for the fourth year, and 30/ per week afterwards. No learner over 21 years shall be paid less than 2.3/ per week except as an under-rate worker. Workers employed by wholesale qui(t manufacturers shall he paid for the first six months 9/. for the second 6ix months 13/, for the next six months 17/. for the next six months 22/ per eweek. and afterwards 30/ per week. A 10 per cent, bonus is to be paid during the period of the war and for three months afterwards. Overtime rates arc as follow: ' Workers earning under 10/ per week, 6d per hour; over" 10/ and up to 22/ per week, 9d per hour; 22/ and over per Week, time and a half. The proportion of learners to journeywomen shall not exceed one to every journeywoman, or ; one iwhere no journeywoman is employed. Good Friday. Christmas Day, .Faster Monday, the Sovereign's Birthday. Labour Day. Boxing Day, and New Year's Day are to be the" recognised holidays.

CHEMIST EMPI/n'EES. The Court of Arbitration has filed an award in the Auckland Retail Chemists' Employees' dispute. The award comes into operation on July 10, next, and provides for a minimum wage for registered assistants of £4 5/ per week, and for unregistered assistants of £3 5/ pelweek. Relieving hands shall be paid 10/ per week in addition to these amounts, and casual assistants may be employed at not less than 2/6 per hour. The usual holidays are provided for. and each worker is to have a fortnight's holiday on full pay after 12 months' service. No female, unless duly apprenticed, shall be engaged in the manufacture or dispensing of drugs or medicine. Females may bo employed as shop assistants at 10/ per week, 15/, 20/, 20/. and 35/ for the first, second, third, fourth, and fifth years respectively, and 40/ per week afterwards. The period of apprenticeship is fixed at four years, with a probationary period of six months. The wages for apprentices is fixed at 7/G per week, 12/6, 17/0, 32/6 for the first, second, third, and fourth vcars respectively.

CARPENTERS AND JOINERS. An award has been filed in the Carpenters' and Joiners' dispute, and comes into operation on July 2. It provides for not more than eight hours a day on five days per week, and not more than four on Saturdays. The minimum rate of wages for journeymen carpenters and joiners, and joiners' machinists is fixed at 1/G per hour, with a 1/ per day extra for a man in charge of outside work. Overtime is to be paid for at the rate of time and a-quarter for the first two hours, and time and a-half afterwards up till 10 p.m.. with double time after that hour, and double time for holiday work. Workers engaged on. country work, as defined in clause 8 are to be paid .'l/4 per day extra. Apprentices are to be paid 10/ per week 15/ 20/ 25/, and. 35/ for the first, second, third' loiu-th, and fifth years respectively Pro vision is ulso made for under-rate workers, exemptions, and existing contracts. °