ARBITRATION AWARD-A CURIOUS CASE.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLVIII, Issue 8096, 27 September 1904, Page 2

ARBITRATION AWARD-A CURIOUS CASE.

fnw Attoouxioir.] (Received September 27, 9.36 a.m.l » t* a k» ifi****' B*ts*hsi & ' The Arbitration Court hat decided that persons leasing chairs in hairdressmti saloons are not bona fide employetsTaod that as no relations of employer? «nd employe* existed, those from whom *be chairs are leased could allow work to b« J°f»<"> H&w premises onHhe weekly halfholiday. The President, in giving tb* dJcision, said the Court would be gravely departing from its duty if for the purpose of upholding its previous award it wrested the law so as to invade the common law nghts of citizens to do that which would be infinitely.more disastrous than the losi of the award, although it was the outcome of the agreement to which, much tune and thought had been given. Unionists are gravely concerned at the decision. The Secretary of the Employers' Union declares it may mean the bursting up oi the Union. <, " s