WORK & WAGES.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume XXIV, 20 December 1926, Page 8

WORK & WAGES.

(Per Press Association —Copyright). MELBOURNE, December 18. The Full Court of the Arbitration Court reserved judgment in the 44hours case. The 44-hours case occupied 67 days’ sittings. During the hearing 6000 pages of transcript, representing 2,000,000 words were typed. The evidence is the bulkiest in the history of the Arbitration Court. MELBOURNE, December 19. The Yallourn strike has been settled. The men have resumed pending consideration of certain points in dispute by the Arbitration Court. Many firms, using electricity, which intended closing to-morrow, will now be able to carry on. HOBART, December 18. The Legislative Council rejected the new Workers Compensation Bill, which provided that everyone in receipt ot wages or salary up to £lO weekly should come within the scope of the Bill. The Council also reduced the maximum weekly payment under the o'd Act from £3 to £2 15s, and eliminated a section providing for children’s allowances. LONDON, December 18. After six years working reduced time, the American section of the Lancashire cotton trade, which recently increased the working week from 24 to 35 hours, has now decided to work full time. The decision is stated to be due more to lack of unanimity in observing the short time agreement than a return to prosperity.