RATIONED EMPLOYMENT
IMPORTANT TEST CASE. [PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.! DUNEDIN, November 2. A case of importance to employers was heard in the Magistrate’s Court, this morning, the Magistrate (Mr. Bartholomew) reserving his decision. The Inspector of Awards claimed a penalty against Smith and Smith, stating that two men employed had been placed on ration work, which meant that they had weeks off, for which they were not paid. The Department held that regular weekly payments must he made, until the men were dismissed. Mr. Stephens, foi* the defendants, said the case was one of great importance to the whole industrial community, for it meant, that when work fell off, employers could not place men on a rationed scheme, in which case, many breaches must have been committed. In the present case, when work fell off, the men were divided into three batches, and employed in sequence. Thre was no complaint from the men, nor ill feeling. Counsel claimed there was no provision in the award for continuous work beyond the weekly period, and the award recognised suspension without dismissal.
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Greymouth Evening Star, 2 November 1937, Page 2
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