ARBITRATION COURT

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17229, 8 April 1930, Page 4

ARBITRATION COURT

PRIVATE HOTEL EMPLOYEES (Per Press Association.) WELLINGTON, last night. Wages, hours and holidays were tho principal matters brought before the Arbitration Court to-day, when tho private lintels dispute was entered upon. Air. Kennedy made a strong appeal for a reduction in hours to 44 a week. At pnsenr they ha-.l to he at the- call of employers for 14 hours each day to get the working hours of 48 completed. That was far too long for them, to bo "on tho string at the beck and call of the employers.” They were asking that waitresses should receive wages more approximate to the wages of a waiter, seeing that they did the same sort of work. In tho last award waiters received £2 17s and waitresses £1 12s (id, a difference of £1 Is (Id. (The claims, however, were 10s for waiters and £1 17s 6(1 for waitresses —a difference of £1 12s Od.) Mr AVright; said that the employers asked for a reduction in wages, changes in classification, and definitions of certain technical terms. Jll any exemptions granted, they should apply to all houses largely dependent on seasonal, tourist and holiday business. The court adjourned until to-morrow morning.