BOOT RETAILER FINED

Press, Volume LXXII, Issue 21908, 8 October 1936, Page 9

BOOT RETAILER FINED

WORKING AFTER HOURS

The Department of Labour, represented by Mr R. T. Bailev proceeded against Edgar Richard Penrose, boot and shoe retailer, in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday, on a cha r eof having employed an assistant, G. Campbell, for extended hours without a permit from the Inspector of Factories; and further, of having similarly employed S. Kennedy, N. Corbett, and N. Rogers. Mr C. S. Thomas, who appeared for the defendant, pleaded guilty to all four charges Mr R. T. Bailey said that defendant was aware that he was committing a breach of the law. He had been refused a permit for window-dressing which was the work done in the present case, only a month previously. Before recent amendments to the legislation, only notification was necessary for overtime work of any description, but now the law made it necessary for an application f' a permit to be made. Only special work as defined by the act could now be done after hours. Window-dressing did not come under the heading of special work. Mr C. S. Thomas said that in his and defendant's opinion, window-dressing was not routine work, as it was extremely inconvenient for defendant to dress his window in ordinary hours. The magistrate (Mr E. C. Levvey, S.M.), gave judgment in*favour of the department, and imposed a penalty of 10s on the first charge, and 5s on each of the other charges.