TAILORS, AWARD.

Auckland Star, Volume LVI, Issue 185, 7 August 1925, Page 5

TAILORS , AWARD.

RISE IN WAGES GRANTED. TO OPERATE FROM AUGUST 17. Having considered evidence taken at the recent sitting of- the Arbitration Court in the matter of the dispute between the Auckland Tailors' Industrial Union of Workers and the employers, the Court lias now made its award, which shall operate throughout the Northern Industrial District. The principal matter left to the Court was that of wages. The rates of weekly and hourly workers have been raised to the level of those- now payable to other skilled workers, and the Court has adjusted fhe log rate accordingly. This means an increase of .1/ per week on the minimum wage. The award will come into force on August 17. 1925, and shall continue till August ll>. 1925. The usual clauses regarding under-rate workers and preference have been included. Any disputes which might arise shall be referred to a joint committee consisting of two representatives of the union and two of the employers, the chairman being the Conciliation Commissioner for the district. _ mk _ Tailor-made Garments. Clause S, under general conditions of the award, states that no garment shall be sold as tailor-made unless it is made in the workshop or premises of the employer by whom the order is taken, and paid for in accordance with the provisions of the award. Hours qf Work. Hours of work for all workers shall be 44 per week. These shall be regulated by the employer between the hours of 8 a.m. and ti p.m. on five days per week, and between S a.m. and 1 p.m. oa Saturdays. k f' Wages. ' ' * The minimum wages for men employed on weekly wages, including pressere, shall be £4 15/ per week. No deductions shall 'be made from the weekly wages save for time lost through the worker's sickness or default, the wages to be paid weekly^ With regard to piece-workers, the time statement attached to the award made by the Court on April 7. 1914, has been incorporated in the new award, and the rate has been calculated at the rate of l/i> per hour. Wlien other than weekly hands are employed at ladies' tailoring the •work may be done at the option of the employer, either at log rates or at the minimum rate of 2/2 per hour by the clock. Overtime. Overtime shall be paid for a? follows: Weekly hands—From (i p.m. till 10 p.m., time and a half, and thereafter double time; from 6 a.m. till S a.m.. time and a half. Piece-workers—From 6 p.m. till 10 p.m. 1/ per hour extra; from 6 a.m. till S a.m.. 1/ per hour extra. All work done after 1 p.m. on the weekly half-holiday shall be paid for as follows: Weekly hands, double time; piece-workers, 1/0 per hour extra. Any time lost by any worker, whether a weekly hand or piece-worker, by default in any one week shall be made up before any overtime is payable; each week to stand by itself. Holidays. In addition to the usual holidays, the day on which the annual picnic is held has been added. No deductions from the wages of weekly hands shall be made for these holidays with the exception of the annual picnic day, for which day such hands will not be paid. WeeklY wage hands shall be paid double time for work required to be done on any of these holidays or on Sunday, and pieceworkers shall be paid at an extra rate of 2/ per hour for work required to be done on any of these holidays or on Sunday. When Christmas Day or Boxing Day falls on a Sunday the following day shall be recognised as a holiday.