WAGE INCREASE
COURT'S DECISION MINISTER'S COMMENT . (P.A.) WELLINGTON, this day. Referring last night to the judgment of the Court of Arbitration in respect of an application made for an increase in rates of remuneration, the Minister of Labour, Mr. Webb, said that, for the reasons stated in the judgment, the Court thought fit to decline to make any general order, altering the rates of remuneration prescribed by awards and industrial agreements. There appeared, however, to be some misunderstanding as to when the matter might be reopened. Under the Rates of Wages Emergency Regulations, it was provided that the Court should not have power to amend the provisions of awards, agreements, etc., less than six months after any previous alteration in the rates of remuneration took effect. The last alteration operated on and from August 12, 1940, and the present judgment did not make any alteration. It would be seen, therefore, that there was nothing to preclude further application from being made at any time, should the situation be considered more favourable and grounds sufficient to warrant the matter being reopened.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXXII, Issue 301, 20 December 1941, Page 8
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