THE NEW ARBITRATION.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 424, 5 February 1909, Page 7

THE NEW ARBITRATION.

ENFORCEMENT OF AWABDS. MOKE EMPLOYEES FINED. ' v< Two mora- enforcement'of ;; aivardv cases wero dealt' witli, yesterday by Dr. As M f Arthur. 5.M., ; Mr. A. E. Eo Cren,: lnspeotor' of Awards, •ap .pearing, in support "of : tlia- applicatioiis. PREFERENCE TO UNIONISTS. ' i Mrs. il. Nathan, licensee of the Clarendon Hotel, .was. charged 'ivithfailing. to; give; pre-; ference. to ;'a' unionist - porter 'under: the" Cooks' and Waiters' Award. ; -':iv /•: • Mr. Woston appeared for Mrs. :NathanV and : ■pleaded guilty,; stating that: the mili ,"was Vonlyi a>casual hand, and - Mrs. Nathans-was; ill;.,and left' the matter in - the. hands-of-;her'daughter',' who did not know the conditions ot the awujd. Counsel' suggested, to the , Court', that, .£lO .was rather a severe penalty.'mubh''higher'than'had. been the 1 ;'ule under the old-Court.-...,:: ■■-■-r.-v: ■His Worship ; ogam- remarked -.that -.he had deoidod on a JCIO fino as a fair one. Mr. Justice Sim had stated tin- mors'than lone occasion' that' if'the 'penaKies .he.'.wM" imp'oSing-Vdid- not'have ..the efl.ect. ; of .stopping,abreaches,'!J^ : e■:was' , going ';to: maki) a 'big/' increase^in^the;fines:' furtheiy-.tho .Court might.; ialso: :stato ..that.: if. . employers, persisted in not putting;in;notice: of,' intention'. to.' defend. 'cases; the"; Court I was igomg'. to use its discretion' and not. allow the defence to 'be put in at-the last minute. A fine of J5 would be imposed w.lha case under notice. NON-PAYMENT OP OVERTIME ■ - Dickenson' Bros., butchers,' Cuba' Street/ were charged with having failed to pay an emplcyeeovortime. ...i. .■ v ■ . Mr. ICirkcaldlo detailed.-, extenuating-ou-cum-stances, -referring to the; practice ot,,.the firm in the payment' of.'overtime, and, urging- that the employee, had not; followed jUeuaP practice of entering yp';fiis : : consequently 'Were. not' inva 'position''fcj say. whether overtime was workqd or not.' /: [ v >, - Mr. I.e Cren: "The - worker '.himself is'really 'more to blame : thanV >V His Worship remarked: that the employee had: certainly not dealt: fairly, with his cmployeiv ,A fine of .£2 would'Tia. imposed.":'? i' ; > -: --' i:-.- ' The charge.against- the employee of failing! to"-' demand the, adjourned for. service',' of notice on the employee. ,- ■ .."/-V