CONCILIATION COUNCIL.

Press, Volume LV, Issue 16515, 10 June 1919, Page 8

CONCILIATION COUNCIL.

# RETAIL CHEMISTS' DISPUTE. A dispute between the Christchurch VRetail Chemists' Employees' Union and the empJoyeis came Delore a Council of Conciliation yesterday, The Conciliation ConimLMioiier, Mr \V. JbL. i£agger, presided, and the aaseeaora were Meesrs H. bliaw, K. I). Martin, and S. I). Wilson, for the Union, and Messrs. S. F. Barnett, H. Owen, and li. Bonnington, for tho employers, Mr F. Cooper appearing as agent for the employers. Tho union asked that the ordinary hours of employment should be as follows: —From 9 a.m. to noon or 1 p.m., and from 1 p.m. or 2 p.m. to 5.30 p.m. on live days of the week, and from 9 a.m. to noon on tho day of tho weekly half-holiday; appreniicea to commence ■ half an hour earlier in the morning, and employment to bo weekly The following minimum rates of wagea were asked for (the rates at present ruling being stated in parentheses): —Apprentices, first year £1 per woek (IDs), second year £1 7s (id. (loe), third year £1 17s Cd (£1), fourth year £2 15s (£1 ss); -unregistered assistants thereafter, £5 per week (unqualified assistants, £3 5s per week); registered assistants thereafter, £6 per week (qualified assistants, £4 5s per week); casual workers, 3s per hour (10s per week in addition to ordinary rates); apprentics having passed Section B fcf the Pharmacy Board's examination. 10s per week in excess o( ordinary rates (2s £d in excess); any person relieving for two weeks or not | more than twelve we*ks, not lees than £5 I 103 per week; asistants at the all-night phar- ! macyto bo paid tho rates provided for ap- ) prentice®, registered and unregisterd assistants and casu.il workers; overtime to be paid for at the rate of time and a half, and on Sundays and holidays at double rates; the term "assistant" to apply to males and females. Tho following holidays, together with a fortnight's annual leave, .were asked for:—Xew Year's Day, tho day following. Anniversary Day, Good Friday, Easter Saturday. Easter Monday, the King's Birthday. Labour Day. Ctfrisimas Day, Boxing Day. ' Anzac Day, 'and Peace Day. A registered assistant was definrd ae a pharmacist regis,t«r?d under tlio Pharmacy Act. 190?. and its j amendments, r.r.d an unregistered Rssistant l as anv person engap-ed <n the business of j tlio slim who lsas not onahfird under thft , I Act. Th? propose terra of the awnrd was ' h year from June Ist. The employers' conn.tcr proposals were in terms of tl'e old ; award, but thrv expressed their willingness ; to to a reasonable rise in wages. Tho • clauses relating to hours of employment wer» passed over. I A comolete settlement war* arrived at in every particular, with the exception of the prooosed hours of work. The present d«- | man-Is of tho union -hut the dai'V i hours shen'd cease at 5.30, while previously j there hsd no hours of wk clause. It i wds a!TT«?d "hat if the un'on <4jd rot decide | to forego tlv» pror>ov»d clan»>, the matter 1 •li'ni'd be determined by the Arbitration | Court. I —. i