UNDER THE AWARD RATE.

Auckland Star, Volume L, Issue 221, 17 September 1919, Page 9

UNDER THE AWARD RATE.

Messrs. Schncideman Brothers, tailor?,) were charged at the Magistrate's Court | to-day with having committed a breach of the award in the tailoring trade, in failing to pay a female employee the minimum wage fixed by the award. Mr. Mowlem, who appeared for defendants, admitted a technical breach of the award. Mr. G. R. A- Whiting, of the Labour Department, said that the employee -*•- ! question had completed her four years' j term of apprenticeship, and under the, award should have received 35/ per week j wage. Instead of that she was paid 27/0. Mr. Mowlem: For less than a month. The inspector added that the arrears of wages had been promptly paid into the office of his department. It was stated the girl was not worth 35/ per week at the end of her apprenticeship, but if such was the case, the firm should have applied for an under-rate worker's permit. The girl considered she was worth the minimum wage and left her employment because it was not paid her. The firm understood the award perfectly well. Mr. Mowlem said as a matter of fact i the young woman left her employment to get married. The inspector stated that the forewoman did not consider the girl was worth 35/ per week. Still, a technical breach of the award had undoubtedly been made. i His Worship imposed a. penalty of