INTERPRETATION OF AWARD.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 398, 16 May 1922, Page 3

INTERPRETATION OF AWARD.

ARBITRATION COURT'S DECISION.

(Per Press. Association). AUCKLAND, Mar 15

The 'Arbitration Court has given its dc- ' cision in the application for an interpretation of the award relating to creameries, cheese and butter factories. The facts were that the Glaxo Company took over the dried mill; factory at Matangi in August, 1920, and was not bound by the award made two months later for dried milk factories. The iirm ceased making dried milk in .March, and commenced making cheese. Overtime was not. paid to the employees for time in excess of 44 hours alter April Ist, as provided in tlie cheese factories award. The question was whether (he change over ; brought the company within the proJ visions of the cheese factory award, and ! thus made it a subsequent party to one pari 'ol the award, while ,u the same time it : was not bound by the award so far as it re-' kited to ils principal business. The Court stated dial section 90, sub-section 3, of the Act was designed only for the purposo of bringing in as a subsequent party any employer who commenced business in an industry to which the award applied, while it was. in force. The court was of the opinion that it had no jurisdiction to treat Several brandies of an industry covered by one award as separate industries, so as to automatically land an employer not originally bound who commenced operations in quo of those branches in which he was not engaged when (ho award was made. h thought the application to join the company as a party should be made in the ordinary way.