LATE NEWS

Sun (Christchurch), Volume V, Issue 1357, 19 June 1918, Page 8

LATE NEWS

CONCILIATION COUNCIL. In the female bookbinders' case before the Conciliation Court to-day it was agreed that tbc minimum wage for all females, excluding those employed in carboard box and paper bag making, shall be those of the Auckland agreement. The clauses regarding the payment of 50 per cent, of the workers in one establishment not less than £1 per week, and 215 per cent, not less than 30/-, was struck out. The Auckland overtime clause was adopted, and the definition of work clause was referred to the Arbitration Court. The Auckland holidays were alio'agreed to, all work being done on these days to be paid for at double rates. ft ;