labor Matters.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXV, Issue LXV, 17 December 1913, Page 5

labor Matters.

IMPORTANT AWARD

BASIS FOR THE4DOMINION

BY TELEGRAPH—PREBB ASSOCIATION.

DUNEDIN, Dec. 16. A sitting of the Arbitration Court *;as held to-day, Mr Justice Sim presiding. An award in the Otago carpenters' dispute was filed. This award will form the basis of a carpenters' award to be filed in all other districts of the Dominion as soon as the awards now in force in those districts expire. "■•'■; The 'effect of the award is that wages have been increased Is per day (they are now 12s a day). The hours of work have been fixed at 44 per week (factories are not now exempt). Apprentices have been given an increase of 2s 6d per week. Apprentices have been limited to one to every three. Those engaged in the' country at work are to receive 2s a day extra instead of Is as previously. The hours of work for carpenters and joiners shall be from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. every weekday, except Saturday^ when the hours will be from 8 a.m. to noon. The minimum wage for journeymen carpenters and joiners is to be Is 6d per hour. The award is Ao crime into force on 29, arid will continue in/ force until December 16, 1916;