SUNDAY WORK.

Auckland Star, Volume 55, Issue 63, 14 March 1924, Page 8

SUNDAY WORK.

j QUESTION OF OVERTIME. i UNION NONSUITED. Actions were entered by the Butchers' Union (Mr. Thompson) "at the Magistrate's Court yesterday against Douglas Reed (Mr. Selwyn "Mays) for the infliction of a penalty for an alleged breach of award. Evidence was given by the secretary to the union (Mr. Sill) that he saw an employee of defendant going to work on Sunday. ! Afterwards he saw .Mr. Reed, who said I that he paid the employee £4 10/ per I week, although the award rate was | only £4 8/, and he thought that the | extra 8/ would cover caring for the horse on Sunday. Mr. I". !_. 'Hunt S.M., remarked, "What had the union to growl at if \ defendant was paying more than the 1 award rate?" j Mr. Sill said the extra eight shillings was not shown as overtime pay. Mr. Mays said his client had arranged I wilh the man to look after the horse on j Sunday, aud for that paid him the j extra eight shillings. This occurred iv In week when there was a general holi- ■ day for Labour Day. The man worked la few hours on Labour Day and got paid I the award rate for it. Mr. Mays claimed i there had not been any breach of the .award, as the man was paid lor the | lime he worked looking after the hm-sc j over Sunday Four shillings would cover the Sunday work under the , award rate, but Mr. Reed paid double | that Amount. i I). Reed said he paid all his men more if han the award rate, and they were | also allowed free meat. [I. was nothing :to do with the union if he paid his men ! above the award rate. i Mr. Thompson said there was nothing to show that the extra 8/ was paid for .Sunday work, us other employees were getting above the award rate. .Mr. Hunt entered a nonsuit, and allowed costs to defendant.