APPRENTICES' OBLIGATIONS
TOTING WOMAN FINED. That apprentices sometimes honour obligatm - ' ~ of : ndenture in the breach n—ic. .> —i m the dbsexvance was stressed by Mr R. T. Bailey. Inspector of Awards, when he took action a® the Magistrate’s Court , yesterday against Lydia Woodham for breaking her agreement under the New Zealand Federa ted' To iloresses ’ Award.
The circumstances disclosed, that the defendant left her employment with A. Levy and Company prior to the expiry of her term of apprenticeship. and took a position with another firm.
Mr W. Perry, for Miss Mood ham, submitted that .the breach was not a serious one, ns it was not made with the object of higher remuneration, but solely because the defendant had not been t.iblc to pet on with certain others in the employ of the company. The magistrate, Mr A\. G. Riddell, 8.M., in -imposing a fine of £2 with costs, said a nominal penalty would nor do. as it might prove au inducement to other apprentices to break their agreements. .
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New Zealand Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 10542, 19 March 1920, Page 4
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