CANTERBURY COUNTRY JOURNALISTS.

Press, Volume XLIX, Issue 14838, 2 December 1913, Page 9

CANTERBURY COUNTRY JOURNALISTS.

ARBITRATION COURT'S AWARD. The Arbitration Court's award in the dispute between the Christchurch Journalists' Union and the "Timaru Herald" Company, the "Timaru Post" Company, the "Ashburton Mail and Guardian" Company, and Mr R. R. Martin, proprietor of tho "Temuka Leader," and the "Geraldine Guardian/ comes into force on DeceniDer loth, lyj._, and is to remain in force till June _ist* -Dili. A memorandum _.ui__ tuat tne general provisions are tne same in suo-luuc© as uiose containeu in tne awuiU maUo recently in Ciii'i-iciim-ii. Tho parties were unable to agree on tne suujoct ot \va&_s, ana these were Uxed by tne.Court. A journuii-t is -euued as one, other than an eui-or, employed on tlie literary stun ot a newspaper, who takes a .regular and adequate share of the work of the new_paper. Out nothing in tne "award."is": to operate to bhug within itscope nersons not members of th© literary stall employed in the reading aud correction ol proofs. Work is to be spread over a period of not more .nan twelve consecutive hours (including meal hours) in tiny one period of 24 Hours, except iv special circumstances, when journalists may be brougnt back to work after an interval of ten hours. Time worked in excess is to be paid for within the next 14 days, either in time off, at the rate of l._ hours for every hour worked, or in cash at 2s 6d per hour." The minimum wjiges per .week shall be:—Senior journalists £5, general journalists £4, junior journalists £3 3s; cadets, first year 255, second year 355, third year 455. On a staff of one the journalist employed is to be ranked as a, general; two, one general, one junior; three, one senior, one general, on© junior; four, ono. senior, -two generals, one junior; five, two seniors, two generals, one junior; six, two seniors, three generals, one junior. Up to three journalists, one cadet may be employed; over three and less than six, two cadets; over six, three Cadets. Journalists are to be allowed one clear day off in every seven, and one eveniing off (except at Parliamentary election time) from 6 p.m. If through any unavoidable cause this cannot be done in any week, the employer is to allow, the time thus lost to. be taken as soon as possiblo within the next four weeks. Journalists are to be entitled to two weeks' holiday each year on full pay. The preference clause is the same as in th© Christchurch award.