ARBITRATION COURT.

Evening Star, Issue 13002, 22 December 1906, Page 2

ARBITRATION COURT.

DUNEDIN PAINTERS’ AWARD. The following summarises the award made In the dispute between the Dunedin Painters' Union and emplbyers in Invercargill, Bluff, Riverton, and elsewhere: Hours of Labor.—B a.m. till 5 p.m. five days of the week, 8 till noon on Saturday or fixed half-hotday; one hour to be allowed each day for dinner (day of half-holiday excepted) from the Ist day of August to tho 31st day of May (both inclusive), and from the Ist day of June to the 31st day of July (both inclusive) from 8 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. or five days of the week, half an hour to bi allowed for dinner each day (day of halfholiday excepted). Minimum Wages.—All journeymen to bs paid not less than Is 2d per hour. It is provided, however, that where a journeyman feds himself incapable of earning the minimum he may be paid such less sum as may from time to time be fited between his employer and the secretary of the Invercargill branch.

Overtime.—-All lime beyond the hours mentioned in the “hours of labor” clause to be paid for as follows Time and a-quarter from the ordinary hour of ceasing work up to 8 p.m.; between 8 p.m. and midnight, time and a-half; between midnight and the ordinary hour for commencing work, Aonble time; and on the recognised halt-holiday from the ordinary time for ceasing work till midnight,' time and a-half, ; When a journeyman or apprentice is required to coSttnencv work before 8 a.m. on any working day hj« shall be paid double if Commencing te£sat 6, and time and a-quarter Jf not comment* ing earlier that! 6; these tales to be paid tiff 8. Work dolie on Sundays, Christinas Day, Good Friday, and labor Day shall be paid for at the rate of double time, ahd on the other holidays at the rate of thie and a-half.

Country and Suburban Work.—ln country work- any journeyman or apprentice shall bo conveyed to and from Work free; but only once ‘if the work be continuous. The employer is to pay in addition to wages Is 6d a day while his employee is in the country or he may at His option provide him wits suitable lodging. Overtime work in the country is optional, depending on the willingness of the journeyman. In Sttbufhah Wbrlc tted are to be at work at the appointed hour; if the place bo more than two miles distant from the chief post office they are to be paid /the ordinary wage for time occupied iil going and coming to work,-provided that this does not enable a person to make a profit by treason of the closeness of his horib to the place of work. The wages to be paid ap--1 are: 6s per week first year, 10s sc15s third year, 20s fourth year, jß^Bycar. etc.—Employers to employ members of the union in preference to nonmembers, provided that the members are equally qualified to perform the work 10 lie dohe. Members and hon-tnetabers receive equal wages, and no distinction is to be made between them. GRTMWOOD v. DUFF. The following is the derision of the Arbitration Court in the case of Robert QrimWcod (applicant) v. David Duff (respondent); Application to commute a weekly stint of 13s. It was agreed that the Court ehonld fix a sum, and that £3 3s costs should bo paid by respondent. All we find that is necrssarv to do is to fix this sunt by actuarial computation on the footing provisionally established by our judgmelft in v. Munt, Cotterill,. and Co., Limited (December 20, 1906). If anything has been paid which has accrued since November 30, it roost be deducted from the sum now awarded/ Order for payment to the claimant of the sum of £lßl 18s hi full discharge of all claims, together with £3 3s costs.