PAYMENT BY RESULTS

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 86, 2 July 1927, Page 12

PAYMENT BY RESULTS

AUSTRALIAN AWARD MADE MAKING UP FOR FEWER HOURS &V Cvfeie.—Press A.ssov*ei atm C EYDNEX. Friday.. The Fca-yruJ Arbitration Coon has delivered as award, w-faSefli wiß operate for sis ggusmttftts from July 17, coverius the engiiiseriiig and Macksmithittg trades in ah States wi h rht, eaception of Qaeenslaoad and W* at Australia- A number of employers. including the Rap wax CommißEioners: in South Australia. i ictoria and T asmaitifc. are exempted from the operation of the award., under Epeeial provision. The award provides for the adoption of piece work and fixes the hoars at work ax 44 weekly. to be paid fee at the same ran.es as for a 4b-hours week Delivering judgment. Judge Bee.by. referring to the gnestion of paymeit •jv results, said that if employees approached the SMsstioa reasonably they would help to increase production and : do ssmetiamg to coxupeneate f or the increased east of the 44-hours week. Therefore he had introduced a danse a the award which would peraaSt contracts for other ’.r ttj.i ordinary wages, and he had provided in the award that . mdividnal employers could choose either a daily or weekly system pt i hiring labour.—A and yz.