MASTER AND MAN.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 519, 28 May 1909, Page 4

MASTER AND MAN.

«":.!./ ;,:-■, ~.„..»!,;;./'.;■-? -v. "i,;--! ? XDrI;M'ARTHUR ON."PIN-PRICKS." 'in favoijb of masters.; - ;/!:•' Yesterday in! tho latest' batbb//of: enforce!;y ment of .[award 'cases! adjudicated. .upon! by '■;-Dr.:!-A:'; M'Arthuiv/5.M.,. his Worship gave .'/'sbveral reserved 'decisions/ during the course •. of whiohhemade some pointed remarks. • ■■■'* '■ Pl " ,l^, ' '.Employer. V-; "f f f ■;'.■■/,, ■ v :,:; In.the '.case of the Inspector ofAwards v';, S , Hi; Denhard J; =J. ; M'Gra'th) ..plaintiff ;i'.claimed.'£lo as a ponalty for a breabhof ; thb ':;';,Wellingtbii;Bokßrt , 4i^Md-'' ! "iliyM alleged' ft that':' during ;.;Febrtfary, and 'Marbli,'' 1909' 'dt : : :'.,iendant 'pmplbyed?cerfein'.bakers.nid failed v;\'' ; .to.pay ; iteffl..oy©rtime;at-^e..ra , l».;of.tinwiand, ■; a quarter,; from -.tha customary; time ;of ./ocas-; fing workup : to ; 6 p.m. The clause relied on .ftby the inspector-, provides" that .overtime «halT: ;:" be paid" at time and a' quarter from' tho cus-. v.tomary .time of('ceasing.work up to fS:p.m'.The>' f inspector;might bei/corrcci'in v his';-figures.-'if. :; this were the' only- clanse applicable to tho //present ,casej-but'even-then ho was. somewhat . /hard on defendant: 'The. inspector-had ■ n'eg-' ;leot«d to:take;-Clause 8 of into ' ;;.his; oalculations. : ;'The .first, s.entencb./in, this ,'.';olause■ provided.';that/.all any i. "worker in "faults.without*'personal; 'miiscondUct" migb't' '■:■. be deducted ■/prb/./rata"'- from ■;his/, wages /for!; ;thatjr\webk..' : / ; The took! ,.■ the;;.words'."his v_ own default" io, ; : include }: coming late/;br going:awav before leaving-off . ;ttao on his^o'wn'responsibijity/iand'nbt'under, 'v.his ma'ster's".instructibnß;;. ! !His'fV?bfship.said' : /that/he/had'calculated the «men'i .wages 1 6ri :/. the: basis" of overtime added; and lost time ;■. Bubtracted,', r and:;.he' found both' substantially and;?the' wages'-paid' what 'the'men ;..were .virtually ; entitled'to!.'};,TheCourt; had ■■;' also borne in mind the interpretation given in a .'Wellington Operative Bakers' award, ;' where it'was said":, "Th'bfearnirig.'bf payment for overtime'is dependent on the! jeavirig-off / hour, which; V; in, turn;/-is ''ascertained from r-vthe starting hour.".; .'According to .'that-'award': .the earning of overtime was .not'dependent ■tva the week's/wcrky/bpt'on/the;. day-work:.! '-o ®. ™ ""S l * ha;taken;tb;ibe.' six'" days'Jbf< i? 81 hours each, v Ariy./.timp',worked -8J; ;': hours from the' time' of stilting /'-; was Worked on'.tKis •'stric't'basis,': •viOia;.Worship: took .b^of:ftbe!Hyebks'''specially" ■ Teferreilto .byyth'o :Inspector"bf^Awards'./and, ;: where tho ■■•-. dittercnce,, tho Ck>urt;.fotuid/ohIy;;a fqw pence" : ;;lno iMr*ct6rjlraa^-hb^'.'ae^uc^d-Jany^inEi : f6i ; - vitime lost:/ ;-;? ( >;vfe :-s,i..p■-. .£..■*>.;.-?,<, ~..'■-. lir, ''that?ho l :;,eould .notvhelp expressing reirret that such ■-cases should / Bome:be;fo:re'.the:Couft;.'as,it'was^ : such pm-pneks.' that Caused .friction 'between ;. employer and,employed.''.The;,Conrt considered: . that,th ?i ]nspectpr;d.id;.not;nct wilfully;; but v had ornittedtto take;Clause-:8" into Wider*-''. . tion. The^men 5 were; a' ; them; kept the timc- , book -and. cornpnted .tbe,wages, and-right well' / %Lhi° :iair,:tb;:the dofen-. , : one>Ko;*aesefved: : ?">••'.; dg ? en .^Vn!d..,bo':for;defendant; --,f , K -V ;,::"'-"''' 1^!?3 '^saiii, wins; ';ff '■•' •-<" ■ l :^d^ i\the' ?I case; ;i l^T C^. r ',A vrartl »: ' : -v^'Crawford--''-(Mr;: .:-:¥ «[ a M-.' : a;.olaim.;to^recoverv-£2 v -as penalty ; ym.. Wiat. when. wprkingV'as' a baker, for H;- •; ;.iJenhard, ; .ahd .working,-bvertirno'■'after'-itlio--..customary time. of. ceasing;. work,' -he' did' ac--i-cenvjess, than.timo.and'a'qu'arter-for.such' .work,? Vthat, ■ : . for the;reaspns:.set.butvin' 'a -'previous:' c,ise ; , S TOd™entmnst;,be.for ; : defendant,, and. also ftfor/defendants,>Ma:thieiwtfana-I)uW,:;iri''ithe- : .wottld .each he. allowed l ßs:^cbsts.--':vv';'::'-F 4;;;:;' ?^!J^- s^aioijro^s^lo r ;^ : ;ti His ; Wbrs Ps^dSismnfin' ; ;,the- :] Olamtiff.-.clarmed it6■ recover fjfafti -.tho^tle^ .; endant.tte.sum;ofv^ v;-lleced.; bre.abhj,of^;,tnb^ellingtbn;V!Bu'ildu# ylrades-'Xabourers ;'AWard.;'''"?';'.-''•'''■' ,"' y'^Followir^t^re-narticulars'.'bf 1 thVailcEed v^r^?^^;:defen;dant,Sfropi^Aprih/Svto, ;. A w>!. 27,l?08l,:employed ■-at,;biiilders''labb\ l r" '* -to S • '■'?? rk ', A ' :;S - : Penlirißtbni'. and/..H. ,'S. ;;'„ ht '; f^'^m ■■■ not; members; ; ' ; v;liml(lers vLabourers'.Union,-when 'th'er'e'werb' .^6flvnral::menibers v :of union;: equallv. :.;.oua ified, .to; ,do,: .the;';paTticulaf'.'work, , arid vteady; and; willing{tol^undertake^i:;': ? V'.'/ ';- 'VTho plaintiff : alsb-,';claimcd ! ''totrecover from' ;i,.\thn.-:d«fendaritj';».-,'furthbr £10,. as a Aporialtyrfpr'. another 'bfeach'' ? of- ! '''tha!','samc' • laward. ;■ It was stated ,'that -the'-defe'nda'nt', : v.from,: April "s■•'-to'; April; 27, v; employed at ; -building trades ..labourers', wbrk,"a youth; ;;;Walter ; :Weaver,Va'nd < ; >week instead;;of;;lßs';'-:^r;week,' ; as-required fo ■ the;;nward;^ii';;Sv);.'!'-i.,v- J ;.'■.',''.•: -■/;-.■■ ;; .His;Worship'i-.'saidJ that;'itVappeared'; that' ..■this. was .only :;a; small.-job; :';in..-which there :; was; a pertain amount; of excavation' and; fill-;;'»ng.r;/Thisj'-did-.-not'amounts 'more/.than . ninety,;to;. one'-hundred, yards, .and 'could, be' -. ;done;fpr;£4los.Vok.£s..:The weight of• cviU V cencei disclosS.d;;that-;car'p^hl4rs-':a'nd';;labbnr- - ers.-.frpm ;thn'cpr,fihbd natureT-;bf.'.tho'.area, . not '-.have;, worked; advantageously - at' -. thbsanie time. ;.;Thb,:carpe'nterslwere.>nierhv ;bers ;^>f : their ;owr v unibnV:.and;, tiiavlad '• was ■;ari: apprentice.:;,;;THey;;wore;;.employea', t 'to':-ao. ;; wh.at.;smaH;;.ambunt,,ofyesc'avation : tbnd ;fi!ling - ,re : Quired.-to be : done,' and ,the,ladi: assisted :j" v soin ?. fpeßlp-:Way ; ;.;-'lt;"wps; /shown: -that -. the.preliminary work : ,did.;not' occupy..more' •-than • a ~fortnight,sand, ■>. of - ; that: /fortnight,' . the ..carpenters'"were.: engaged; -'between, -a ;-;anarter r and-one-thirdf-of thbir;'«ms-at; : .;-,cayation...and;.were' paid-carponters'--wages., ,lrt;-his..Worship's opinion, wherb the".amount , of, excavatibncwas ;.sov small,;'and-; wlicrb' tbb - .area..was so.cpnfined,•no:h'r< i ach of,the-award : ,|ad_;been ; -;. committed.': - - Judgment'- would , tnereforo, bo for .the : .defendant.- ■'.-■''?;-.>-'.-'