ARBITRATION COURT AWARDS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 14702, 9 December 1909, Page 5

ARBITRATION COURT AWARDS

GOLD MINERS' UXION. Tlio following award has been made by tlio Arbitration Court in the dispute between the Otago and Southland Gold Miners' Industrial Union and the Round Mill and Ourawera Gold' Mining Companies,

Hou.-a of \\ ork.—Eight hours shall be a recognised shift. The shifts shall go round.

Wages.—The following- shall be the minimum rate of wages for the several of workers hereinafter specified hands, Is"per hour; race-men, Is per hour; blacksmiths, 9s per shift. The wages now lieing paid by the Round liill Mining Company (Limited) to race-men in excess of the rate hereby fixed shall not i.-e reduced during the currency jf this award. Payment of Wages.-Wages shall be paid monthly, and in cash.

Holidays.—The following shall be the recognised holidays Christmas Day, Boxing Dav New Year's Day, Good' Friday, faster Monday, and the King's Birthday. Ropaiiing Breakages.—Where claimhands are required "to repair breaks in a water-race the time occupied in "oin ,r to and irom the break shall be paid Tor" Employment of Youths.~Yout.hK .my Ix> employed! at not lo.=s than the followiV rates:—lß to 20 years, 6s per shirt; cO to i\ years, 7s per shift. No vouths to w.rlr night-shifts unless paid .full' « a^ Under-rafo Workors.-(n) Any worker who considers himself incapable of earnin" the minimum wage fixed- by this award" mav be paid such lower wage as may from time to time be fixed on the application of the worker after duo notice to the union ly the stipendiary magistrate of the district where such worker resides, or such other person as the court may from time to time appoint for that purpose, and such magistrate or other iierson in. so fixing such wage shall have regard to the worker's capability, his past, earnings, and such other circumstances as such magistrate or other person may think lit to consider aftor hearing such evidence and argument as the union and such worker shall offer, and t upon granting such a penn t the magistrate or other person shall lopvard notice thereof to the inspector of-awards. (b)Such liernvit shall bo for such period not exceeding six months such magistrate or other person shall determine, aJid l after the expiianon of such period, shall-continue in force, until 14 days' notice shail havo ken given to 6uch worker by the secretary of the union requiring him to have his wage again fixed in manner prescribed by this clause: Provided that in the case of anv person whose wage is 60 fixed by reason of old age or permanent disability it; may be fixed for such longer period as" such magistrate or other person shall think fit. lc) Notwithstanding the foregoing it shall be competent for a worker to agree with the president or secretary of the union upon such wage without having the same so fixed, (d) It, shall be the duty of the union to give notice to tho inspector of award's of every agreement made with a worker pursuant hereto, (e) It shall be the duty of an employer before employing a worker at such tower wago to examino the permit or agreement by which such wage is fixed. Clauses 8 and 9 make the usual provieions for preference and under-rate workers.

Scope of Award.—This award- shall bind only the employers hereinbefore named, and is limited in its operation, to their claims. Term of Award.—This award shall come into forco as from tho Ist day of September, 1909, and shall contimio in force until tho 31st day of August, 1910.

In witness whereof the seal of the Court of Arbitration liath hereunto been put and affixed, and the judge of the said court hath hereto set his hand this 4th day of December, 1909, "

Memorandum.—This award em-bodice, without alteration, tho agreement of the parties.

The following award has ,-vlso been made in the dispute between tho Gold Miners' Union and 51 dredging companies cited:— Hours of Work.—light hours Bhall be a recognised shift. Time and a-tjuartd' shall be prvid for all overtime work, including tho washing of mats. When overtime work IS rendered neoessary by reason of breakdown of machinery, causing the .stopp,igo of the dredge, or by other special emergency, involving damage to property or danger to life, only ordinary rate shall be paid. . Holidays an>d Snndtiy Work.-The follownig days shall he observed as holidays:— Now Years Day, 2nd January, Christmas Day, and Boxing Day. Should any of such dav-6 fall on a Sunday then the day following shall be observed us a holiday. The calculation of time for any such holiday shall bo from midnight to midnight. All work 'iloiro on Sundays and holidays shall be paid for at double rates.

Rates of Wages.—Tho minimum wages for dredge hands for every shift of eight hours , .as follows:— (a) Ten ehiilingvs per slv.it _in the Molvneux IVivcrr and gorges, and in the banks of the Molyneux above Hoxburg-h bridge, and in the Kjtwarau and in its bjnks, and in tJw Manulierikia and its banks, snd at Nevis. Oardrona, Shotover, and the Upper Chithp. (b) Nina shillings per shift in the Molyneux Rjver and gorge?, and in the banks of the Molynoui below Roxburgh bridge and at Waipori. W Eight shilling per shift in all other parte of .the industrial district. (d) In the localities mentioned' in sub-dauscs (a) and(b) hereof motormen and greasers may be paid Is per -shift less than was the wages spwi* fied in those sub-dauies respectively. General Clauscs.-All shifts shall go round, but a dredgemaster, when he considers it necessary, may require the engineer to tain, the day shift for an extra i shaJl work a drodgc hand's shift unless he bo paid full wages.' Wages shall be paid at no greater intervals than once a month.

Clauses 9, 10, and 11 make the usual provisions for preferenoo, as to discrimination, and under-ratc workers. . Term of Award—This award shall como into foroo on tho 27th day of December, 1909, and shall continue in force until the 31st day of December, iall. Memorandum.—Tho only points in dispute between tho parties wore (n) tho minimum wage of dredge hands'at Waikaia, wlnoh the union asked to have increased from 8a to Se per shift; and (b) the preference of employment to members of the union. The wage of theso dredge hands was fixed originally by the court at 8s per day in .1802 (Book of Awards, Vol. HI, p. 771). The same rate was fixed for them 'by agreement of tho parties in 1907, when the last a\va>rd was mado (Book of Awards, Vol. VIII, p. 33). The same rate is being paid to dredge hands in the Mntaura district, and tho union, has not made out any case for putting tho dredge hands at Waikaia in a different position from tJioes of Charlton and Waikaia. Preference has been granted in the sfime form in which it was given in 'the award relating to the sluicing claims (Bool; of Awards, Vol. IX, p. 102). and wliic.h lias boen renewed by agreement of the parties. In this form it cannot caufio any inconvenience to employers in the conduct of their business. BOOTMAKERS' AWARD. (Pkr United Press Association.) CIIRISI CHURCH, December 8 The award of the. Arbitration Court in Hie. Cliristchurch Co-operative Bootmakers' Union case provides that all workers hand-sewn work shall be paid not less than Is lid per hour, and all Workers coming mthin the scope of the award shall bo paid not less than ls o£d per hour. An employe may arrange with his workers to do piecework. The ordnary working week shall consist of 45 hours. Tho log shfdl boMen's half-soling and heeling, riveted, Is 3d; machine-sewn, 2 S; hand-iwn (ordinary), 2s 6d; finished shank, 2s 9d; prick stitch, 2a; women's pump turned stitch, 2s 6d; flat stitch, 2a 9d; riveted. Is 3d: machinc-sewn. 16 6dl; handsewn, 2s; finished shank. 2s 3d'; prick stitch, 2s 6d; youths, 7-1, riveted, Is; machine sewn. Is 3d; h ; ind-sewn, Is 9d' all heels, men and women's, 6d, 7-1, id; re '. buuldiiig heels, 6d; extra resewn patches 3d to 6d, Id. 2d; solution. 6tl to 9d; stitching by machine (3-6), Id and 2d; vamp--111011 's. women's, and youths. Is 6d; caps— menV, <!d to 6d; women's and \ouths. 2d; children's. Id ; all rubber heels," 6d; men's hand-sewn work, 12s; patent and coloured, Is extra; riding boots, Is extra; women's hand-sewn, Ss 6<l; patent and coloured, Is extra: women's boot pumps. 8s; women's shot pumps, 3s 6d. Prices for operations not provided for shall be settled bv agreement in writing between' the nnon and employers.