CABMEN'S HOURS

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 613, 16 September 1909, Page 9

CABMEN'S HOURS

——v -' ■.- ■ I.'.'. ' ' .< - ■, ' •. ; 'AGJiEEMEp /.WITH .THE EMPLOYERS. An aKrcombiit-has,'beeu : arrived at between the;, .Weilinßton: Drivers', Ipdus(rial Union oi ■.Workers aud a'.niimlj'er of-eity employers, the dispute having been: hoard by Mr.- I'. Hally. Conciliation' t.'oiiiinissioner.' An application is made to, have tho terms of tlio. agreement embodied in an award of tho: Arbitration (Jourl. '' The' agreement provides that the hours of .work shall bo-110 per fortnight, for all per-sons.-engaged about tbo stables,' tho hours to be consecutive as far as possible. , The wages to be paid to drivers shall not bo less: than £2Hs. per week, to bo paid weekly. All hours worlied in .oxcess' of 140 per fortnight shall bo paid for ut tho rate of Is. 3d. per hour ho xlaim lor overtime shall be allowed unless madp on 1 - tho day fallowing. - - A claim not disputed is deomcd to lio admitted. Tho emplover shall, pfovidc a tirno book for each employee. Ouco in each month-each employee shall:-'bo entitled to ona day's holiday, conditional upon- the employee leaving his "turuout". elpan..' Each' employee shall also have a .night oil in each week, add tho following,holidays shall bo observed New Year's' 'Day Anniversary Day,'; Good 'Friday',' Easter Hon! day, Princo of ,\Vales's Birthday,, Labour Day, Ivuig s Birthday, Christmas Day, and-Boxing Day,--When a holiday faUs, on- a Sunday,: tho following day shall bo observed. A" holiday is counted as 10 hours, :■ forming part of the .140,-hoursvr/rFdr work dono on Christmas Day and Good.- lnday, other 1 than. attendance 'to horses,'drivers shall be paid at tho rato of 2s per. hour. .-'. For work done. on other' holidays! othor than attendance to horses, driv.ors shall bo paid at tho rato of Is.: 3d; per hour. These payments shall be in'addition to?tho : weekly wage. All casual ,'labopr shall bo. paid for at. the rate .of, Is. l}d.' per hour. A casual 1 driver's overhmo, at the rato of Is.'3d. for the first two hours, and ,Is, Od. for further time, 6ball commouce'ttfter lO hours' work. A casual dnvor is one who-is-employed for less than one -yeek conhntiously. :- An .employer may filter .into an agreement/with a driver to provide him _ with suitably board and lodging, and to deduct tho price thereof from his wages, at a rate not exceeding, 17s. per week. .4" the.caso of men other than casual hands, a weeks notice of dismissal or of resignation f! ~, given by the employer or employee, but this sunll not prevent tho employer from dismissing any employee for good cause. Preference shall he-given to unionist'!. In order to prevent any ovasion or avoidance of the provisions of ■ the agreement by arrangements being entered into between employers and drivers,' purporting to provide for the sale, leasing, or .subletting of cabs or carriages to drivers,, it is expressly declared that any em- i pl.oycr intending to enter into any such ar- 1 raiigement shall give written notice to tho Inspector of Awards of. such intention, and ! shall-supply fo him evidence of tho bona fides j of tho arrangement. Working ''on shares" between employer and employee is prohibited. The award .shall bind all persons carrying :6n busiijess as cab-proprietors ivithiii tlin city of Wellington and the contiguous- boroughs, i