BREACH OF AWARD
CASE DISMISSED AS-TRIVIAL
(By Telegraph.—Press Association.) FBILDING, 19th November. An important judgment was given by Mr. It. M. Watson, S.M., in a civil action in which the Freezing Workers' Union claimed £,100 from the Feilding Farmers' Freezing Co. for alleged breach of the award. Tlie freezing company employs men to rail in carcasses from the cooling chamber to the freezing chamber. The hour of starting for these men is 7.30, but occasionally they were asked to start before that hour to make room for tho day's killing. The company contended this early work was "essentially necessary" work, therefore under the award overtime was not payable, so long as the men did not work more than eight hours on tho particular day. In a lengthy review of the evidence the Magistrate found that on a few oci-.asions the men had been employed before 7.30 when the work was essentially noeessary, but as the amount of overtime not paid was only 11s 4d he found that, although there was a breach of the award it was trivial. Therefore he dismissed the case, but ordered the freezing , company to pay £3 3s costs to tho union.
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Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 123, 20 November 1929, Page 8
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196BREACH OF AWARD Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 123, 20 November 1929, Page 8
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