QUESTION OF HOLIDAYS.

Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 160, 8 July 1922, Page 13

QUESTION OF HOLIDAYS.

APPEAL COURT ARGUMENT. (By Telegraph— Assodatiop.) WKLLIKGTOX. Friday. The Court of Appeal to-day heard argument in a case of the Inspector of Awards v. Fred Fabian, a eatse stated for the opinion of the Court of Appeal by Mr. Justice I'razer. The Auckland licensed hotel employees' award, ivhiili came into operation on January 0. i 1022, provided that ail employees should be allowed one week's holiday on full pay each year after twelve months' service. The defendant Fabian employed ; one J. Blake from October, 1920, to January 30, 1922, and the point it whether the award was to be construed as entitling Blake to include any period prior to the coining into operation of the award in computing the twelve months referred to. Mr. McGregor, K.C., Solicitor-General, appeared for the Inspector of Awardn and Dr. Fitchett for Fabian. Mr. McGregor stated that in the Arbitration Court awards in eimilar terms to the one under discussion it had been interpreted as meaning an employee who at any time after the coming into operation of the award had completed twelve months' employment became entitled to one week's holiday on full pay. Thje, he contended, was the only reasonable interpretation. i Judgment was reserved.