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Gisborne Times, Volume LXXXIV, Issue 12904, 3 July 1936, Page 4

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WAGE RESTORATION TO IWI level. NOT TO BE LIMBED TO THOSE already covered. EMPLOYERS Y/ARNED ACAINST Victimisation. f Press Association). WELLINGTON, July 2. The Government is considering plans to restore the 1931 wage level -to einplovees who are not at presenunder the- I.C. and A. Act, or any other industrial legislation, Mr barage .said to-day. He had had some isolated instances of victimisation on ihe part of employe's, lie sa'-d. and ld every case an investigation. been ordered. “We are not going o run away”, ha continued- “If the people a c be'ng victimised, we will take action aga nst .those responsible.” Mr Savage drew attention to the discrepancy between bus 1 nesses where one class of business was operating under an award or othe* legislation and paying higher rates, and said lie- saw no reason why a man not working under legislation should not make the rest-ora t'ons that the other man had to. It was proposed to cover them, he said. “V e will put the onus on them of showing that the wages pp. d are as high as n The previous Government made its appeal to employers to reduce wages, and they did not need any pressing:, hut we realise that employers, being human, are not likely to'go so easily in the opposite dirset'on. Our purpose is to see the wages are restored and our instructions to-day to those drafting legislation, will be to take in the whole lot so fa~ as that is humanly possible.” . The Prime Minister said there were difficulties to be faced. The Government was prepared to assist industry by protective tariffs and otherwise, but at the same time it wanted to sec that all those who worked hi an industry shared in the benefit, which could only be expressed by shortc"- hours and increased pay.”