ARBITRATION COURT.

Manawatu Times, Volume LXIV, Issue 285, 10 December 1907, Page 7

ARBITRATION COURT.

TYPOGRAPHICAL AWARD.

A QUESTION OF HOLIDAYS.

Per Press Association. Wellington, Dec. 9.

The following interpretation has been given by the Arbitration Court in regard to the Typographical Award, dated 6th Aagust, 1907 :— "Employers shall not be bound to pay for holidays, but, subject to clause 8, no deduction shall be made from the weekly wage except for time lost by a worker through his own default."

The question wassaked "If a compositor were willing to work on one or any of the holidays specified in clause 6, and the establishment closed aginst him, was such compositor or apprentice entitled to be paid his week's wages without a proportionate deduction of such, lost time?"

The answer was to the effect that an apprentice was entitled to his weekly wage withont deduction; a compositor was not entitled to be paid for any holiday mentioned in the Award unless he is required by his employer to work, and does work, on such a holiday. The fact that the compositor is willing to work on any sucb. holiday does not make any difference in the matter; so far as holidays are concerned employers are bound to pay compositors only for work done, and not for readiness to work.