BOOT TRADE EMPLOYEES.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 14786, 19 March 1910, Page 9

BOOT TRADE EMPLOYEES.

PAYMENT VOU HOLIDAYS. (Per I'NiTEn Press 'Association.) WELLINGTON, March 10. ' The Arbitration Court to-day filed kts decision in the case brought by Walter Newton, Inspector of Awards, against R. Hannah and Company (Ltd.). The question to be determined was as to the s irter- . • pretation of clause 14 of the New Zealand Federated Boot-hade award in eon-i' • nection with female operatives. Tho court held that there were three, classes of apprentices: (1) Indentured appren- • tice, who is to be apprenticed tor five ■ years and paid wages fixed by sub-clause ; D; (2) an apprentice who is not inden-' • ttired, but who is engaged to serve- as anapprentice for five years (all tho nro- ; , visions of clause 14 apply to this clauso save tho incorporated provisions of clause 12); and (3) girls who are not indentured or engaged to serve as apprentices for any ; ; definite term, but are employed merely to work in the factory (the provisions of - clauso 12-of tho award apply ,to this . ■ class). All tho girls in question in tho easo came within the last-mentioned class, .

and as duo notice was given to them in.. terms of clause 12 of the award, their - ' engagements. were properly determined. ]' 1 . There had therefore been no breach of v tho awwd, and judgment would be given for the defendant. No ,order was made i as to cost's, the case being treated as one .. of interoretation. • ■