EXEMPTION SOUGHT.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 228, 27 September 1938, Page 11

EXEMPTION SOUGHT.

CLERICAL WORKERS' AWARD.

LAUNDRY RECEIVING DEPOTS.

An application to be struck out as parties to the Clerical Workers' Award was made by four city laundry firms in the Magistrate's Court to-day before Mr. J. A. Gilmour, S.M. Alternatively, it was aaked that employees in receiving depots be permitted to work a 44hour week over 5§ days.

The application was advanced by Mr. J. B. Walton, on behalf of the employers, and was opposed by Mr. A. 8. Herring, secretary of the Clerical Workers' Union.

Mr. Walton Mid the difficulty wm to define whether these workers were shop assistants or clerical worker*. In his opinion they were Shop assistants.

Mr. Herring said that if any arrangement was arrived at under which the employeea would work the extra time, they should be paid for the extra four hours. He considered these workers were entitled to a 40-hour week as they were employed in an industry that had at 40-hour week and came under a apecial clause.

Mr. Walton aaid that the employees concerned were not entitled to extra money for a 44-hour week, and the employers were not prepared to pay it. After hearing further argument Mr. Gilmour reserved hia decision.