ARBITRATION COURT.
(Pan United Press Association.) CKRISTCHUROH, November 26. The Arbitration Court commenced its sittings here to-day, and dealt with a number of claims' for enforcement. An important point arose in connection with the grocers' award. For some time l>ast the grocers have been employing young women in their shops, particularly in the confectionery departments. These persons occasionally served' behind the counter, that. being' part of the duties of an ordinary grocer's assistant. A. grocer was charged to-<ray with failing to pay these girls the wages fixed by Hie award for grocers', assistants. For the prosecution it was argued that girls employed practically as grocers' assistants should be paid the same rale of wages as a male assistant, and that while the award only mentioned male assistants that must be taken as concering female. For the defence it- vras represented that under the Shops and Offices Act girls were given the right to work 'in grocers' shops, and that as long as the wages specified by that act were paid the court ba<l no power to interfere. Decision was reserved.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 14382, 27 November 1908, Page 7
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