MERCHANT SERVICE GUILD.

Grey River Argus, 22 September 1911, Page 7

MERCHANT SERVICE GUILD.

ARBITRATION COURT AWARD

THE RATES OF PAY

WELLINGTON. Sei* 20

The award of the Arbitration Court in the Merchant Service Guild dispute has ;been fried "\vilh the Clerk of Awards (Mr Eustace Stocktr).

A number- of 'dieinands were o^jediied -io and the omployrrs sub■mittd 'counter proposai'S-.

Tha Court decided- that the mini mum rate of wages, to t'e paid to ■certiiificated officers on steamers coming within the scope of the award shall be ,£ls per 'calciiidar .month for firslil officeirs and ,£l2 for second officers. The award is to apply only to steamers tre gross tondiage of which is not loss than 100 ions and not more. 'than : 600 tons.

The Guild asked for .£lB for chief officers, £14 for second officers and £12third officers . of ships of 1000 tons -gross, register tonnage- and under but ilvi- employers offered on. steamers' from 241. to 600 tons .£l4 to .£ls for first- officer , on passcinger 'boats, and to on cargo boats ; for second officers £10 ito£l2 on passenger steamers and to .£ll •on cargo boats. ■-■-.. 1 . .

, Except n'n special circumstances coinnected with the safety of the sfracimer an. officer shall not be 1 kept at; -work for more than twelve hours withput. an intervail. of . at ieast four hours.

When an, officer is-'ioi his home pb-rb 1 his Avorik in connection with discharging aoi ; d loading, shairbe so arranged and •limited; so' as" to gi.ve - him as much time off as is reasonably possible, and he slxalQ -not : b? required to supervise the woa-k of cleaning or painllriiiig or any similar work in such port. .• -.- ; • • '':'■■■'■!.' -\-

Officeirs aftei-- twolye months' ccmtinuous service shall bo entitled 'to four'tieon days' lioliday a.nm.ually on full sea pay ; such holiday to be take.n at a time convenient to .<the employer. Such- holidays may- ;be allowed to accumulai;ie -by agrecimcnt, but aiot bc-yo>n-d three years. . .- .■ , If ami ' officer is tlischargcd: for any cause 1 other than miscoenduct 'he h hall ■receiiivc po-yment in liiu of' "holidays in proportion tm the rffc'fime of sea'vice from his last holiday or date of his engagement. : : AVhcaicycd". an officer has to change his iw)(m.c port in cdn sequence' to transfew from one service or the ship of. the shipowner to another,' he shall be allowed, 'Oin giving notice, a free firstolass 'passage; for his ' family . and effcicts in. naiy 'vessel of Hiho owner that .goes to or towards 'his dcKitinatiioni. Employers sha.ll <n-ot diiscriminaate aigai-nst" members of the Union and shall ! -no 6in th? -enig-ageme-nt or dismissal of,- officrs- do. ■■a.iiythiaig' directly or indirectly for the puzposo of injuring; the Unfon.' 'A "'.victualling" . allowance of 4s' per day is ' provided for ' whetn meals arc not' given on board. Th?: sum asked far ' waV os.' The- avv^ird com p, i hi free on Ihe 2nd ■day. >o.f October, 1911, and conitiriucs for two years. ■ ■ • •