INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 521, 31 May 1909, Page 9

INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES.

THE TAILORBSSES' AWARD. . • \ : The', award of the Court of Arbitration in connection with the dispute betwcen'tho New Zealand! Federated Tailoresses'- Union and (he Now Zealand Clothing. Manufacturers' Union of. Employers has been filed. .. Its chief; provisions ,ato asunder:—,.: ■ ...It is'provided that the terms of apprenticeship for females engaged'in !\ny capacity, except shirt-making, in. a clothing factory shall bo. two ;years, Each worker shall also serve a, term -of two years as an improver. > The ivages tobe paid to female apprentices > shall bo 55.; for. first six . months; second, 7s. "6d.; third, 10s.i fourth, 125., (id.; -fifth, 155.; sixth, lfo. (id.; seventh, 205.; eighth, 225. Cd. UTiero , shall,'. 1 be no liniitation to tho number; 'of'.ai>preutices,. but cach'shall be taught tho:branch | of ; the tradti to which sho is apprenticed. .. The hours of ii;ork' shall bo 45 . per week. " For journey women; tho . minimum '\vago shall be 255. per weiik,/and;'overtime shall be paid for in nccardance with the provisions of tho. Factories',%ct;' 1908.'; /.Preference of .employment, 'shall, be' given to. unionists. Employers shall ,not''kee'p : more'.than on?; to!s wages in hand :a't' aiiy ; : pay; : . ? day. The . riglit"?i.s, reserved to Employers . to ; introduce. rt»i'aisire machinery. When slackness' of, work,. or the exigencies .of trade, rondeiv.it necessary'to work short time, the work, shall be, distributed : as evenly .as possiblo among all! classes... Tho term of apprenticeship on ; ladies'.', apparel, shall be two years, and thero vshalL also be two years' improvership., i'or :the 'first year tho..award is in force '-journeywomen shau." receive not less .than! 225.-/6 - . per .week and, subsequently, 255. / Pressors shall be.paidiiot less thas . 555. per/week,: or piecework; rates -according to the log; The., pfopdrtion'/.pf. apprentices shall be one apprentico''for (the! first three" men or less ;, from three .moil to six,, two apprentices; and so on. Male apprentices shall be paid XI per week, for. the first year; first six months of .second' year, 255.'; six 'months, 30s v ; ''. The ' iaward.oshaU; .come into '.operation on .May ' 28/: 190?,- and, remain in operation for' threo. years.... . • . , rASTEYCOOKS' AGREEJIENT.;; '/■ : Tho agreement arrived, at . by' parties in.toi'dsled >; in' the/pastrycooks'; dispute has been 'refe'i'rs'd.'to ,tho 'Court! of Arbitration, .'with a recbiriinehdation;. that 'it'Vehould. be embodied a»; an-;-award!';"Tho, .following aro' ; the /chief provisions' of (the .".agreement r— 1 ■ 3 «Tke .'-ordinary:. .working hours shall be .48 per.w'eek.;Time; and ,a quarter . shall be paid for .the'first'three hours of overtime, and time and'a'half afterwards.- The holidays'.shall bo January' 1,- Christmas Day, Good Friday, Easter .'/Monday,;.-Sovereign's • Birthday, "and Labour.; Day./ Double '/rales .shall ..be- •paid.! for ;work!:<lono on, ; Christmas, .Day, Good, 'Friday, or. Sundays,.. and. time a'lid' a.quarter ..for work •done'! on /thevotkor: holidiys.' The; minimum' rate; of' wages,for'/pastrycooks . shall;/be;— ■Foreman or .first .hand,- 60s.' per week; 'second :hand,'.'sos. ! ; table hand.'.4ss. . Jobbers': shall receive ' 10s.; per day of -eight hours, Tor '-M ■ 10s;. if engaged by the Week. The proportion of apprentices' shall .bo one''to .each journeyman, but'io. more .than; threo/shall be . allowed, in ,one shop. .They!;shall bo paid ,12s.': 6d; : during, the first .'six hioitths;/apd. receive: increase 'at ■the'lrateof 2s..Gd. persix months during tho .term ;/b£i; apprenticeship,!.; viz.,; ■ four./years. -sVherpVan>:apprentice'.'has', to,board;!'witli v an employer;!tha/sum-for boara .for/ tho-'firstvyehr ■shall -be /.7s;: 6d./per/week;. second year, "> 10s.; third -ybA'p,'. 125., Gd/jvfourth. "year,: 15s.;;Vto. ;vision ; is 'made "for"..the' Employment of under- 1 rate yworkers.! ;Feinales .; ?hall hot ,bo, allowed to manufacture goods ■■, in ,anv bakehouse, or do .anyThot-plate. work,. but they may bo! o'm- '• ployed ifiypackiug and finishing small, goods 'and\ : cleanin'g'.;i'ruit;'.//A . time-book shall bo ■kept, in' every 'bakehouse. , Preference shall be given to unionists provided that any member, whoso name is:, on " the employment-book, is ;eq ually ' competent 'with non-mombers to perform the .work'required to. be done. '.'-'When - it '18* necessary, for/ft .worker, to .■ board: and lodge ■with' 'an ..employer,! the . chnrgO shall - hot-'.-ex-ceed 15s. per week. By arrangement, an em•ployer'may , provide meals for his; workers at the following rates: Two meals per .day/ 7s. Gd. per /.week three.',meals);VlOs» ■' per.'; week. , : |. - The" agreement shall. remain"id operation; for 'two years.' "V'"v ; .. /'/''■" -''' ''