ARBITRATION COURT.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 12816, 16 July 1912, Page 3

ARBITRATION COURT.

(IV-r Pii;» Ar-suciution.) Dl/XKIUN. thin day. The Arbitration Co.irt met this morn ing to hear a- dispute between the N. j \\ Zealand Federated Bootmakers' Unioi and the New Zealand .Miuiufactiu.'rs Federation. -Mr Prvur wanted insiite: the following addition to tlio upprcti tiees' clause: "Notwithstanding- any thing herein contained, the present i.-us torn regai ding the employment of boy: it hee.l building sh'. II continue. " Mi McKiniay. on behalf of a large numbei of employers m the Dominion, said h; wished to enter a protest against tin proposed, addition. The Court devidec v o make the award as agreed on. Un der the new award, so far iis malt workers are concerned, the preference ■jLause remains as at present. It ii provided that the award sha,!l apply tt hot wax thread machinists, m addil: ■ to those already covered by it. Ii •connection with permits for work a home, applications should be referred ti representatives of the Boot Manufao turers' Association and representative: of the Union, and m the event of theii not agreeing, the decision of the In ?pector of Awards -shall be fiji-:i.l. In tin old award wages for first grade mci wa>s Is Oiid an hour. In the new awa.:t the minimum rate of wages is fixed ;> 14 d aji hour. The Corrt's usual under :*ate workers' clause, is inserted m p.at< of the. more restricted clause which n*> peared m the old award, which is ii accordance with the requirements- of -i.h: Act.' Apprentices got v slight inerrasc m wages, aaid boys other than appreu tices a.re now allowed to work at cement ing channels and bottoms. So far vi female workers are concerned, the under -.•-•>te workers' c!nuse is the same as th; above. Apprentices hxve been don 1 away with, and assistants are provided for an employer has now the right tf rlismi.^s bis assistants ati any time on ,giv ing six 'hours' notice. flJid to deducl wages for the time lost through illness ■■:• default of a worker, or through r factory being closed down for cleaninj. or for repairing of machinery. No al f eration is made m wages for journey women.