OVERTIME WITHOUT PERMIT.
— »—— ' ~t~ ".7 LAUNDRY COMPANY FINED. " This is rather a bad case," said tlie inspector of factories, Mr. Lightfoot, during the hearing of a case before Mr. .J. v Fcynton, S.3L, .in the Police. CourC yesterday, in which the Auckland Steam Laundry, Limited, was charged with caving employed a woman in its factory after '.- 7 p.m. -without notifying the LabQur.De- """ partment, as required by the Act. '"- The offence "was admitted,- but the manager K of the company '• urged that it was due -'' to the unsettled and uncertain conditions ,r A caused by : the shortage of gas and coal. Mr. Lightfoot said this was hardly the case. An examination of the company's books elfcwed that overtime bad been worked consistently for three months without permits being obtained. * The department bad no means of finding how much overtime bad-been worked except from the books, "which had not been thoroughly examined, brat he had reasons to' believe that th© 90 hours overtime a year allowed by the-Act had been exceeded. From early in May to September no overtime, warrants had been applied for. On the date on which the information -was laid 13 women were working ;""' overtime. , - ~ A fine of £5 and costs "waa imposed. *
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LVII, Issue 17597, 9 October 1920, Page 5
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