COTTON INDUSTRY
WAGE AGREEMENTS GIVING STATUTORY EFFECT (Received May 7, 5.5 p.m.) British Wireless ' RUGBY, May 6 The provisions of the Government bill to enable statutory effect to be given to the wage agreements in the cotton manufacturing industry correspond 'closely with the draft outline which was unanimously endorsed by the joint deputation of employers and operatives,, last month. The bill is an experimental one and Represents a new departure in British industrial legislation. It provides that if a joint application is made by organisations of employers and workers to the Minister of Labour, he must appoint a board .to consider the application and decide whether it is expedient that an order with respect to this agreement should be made. Such an order is to be a term of contract of employment.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19340508.2.69
Bibliographic details
New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21794, 8 May 1934, Page 9
Word Count
132COTTON INDUSTRY New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21794, 8 May 1934, Page 9
Using This Item
NZME is the copyright owner for the New Zealand Herald. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons New Zealand BY-NC-SA licence . This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of NZME. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Auckland Libraries and NZME.
Log in