BREACHES OF AWARD.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 720, 20 January 1910, Page 9

BREACHES OF AWARD.

:•.■ v'By; Assodatioii.) '-'U.' : '■ w : "''oAMmi : January 18: : . -' : two 4ward-(l),Eiuploying,au 1 /cxoeEsive'num.'. '••ifiv%i a PP.™nni!es;ito; female.'operatives; and (2), tailing,; to. :have vbospolco ordefs •J 1^ 6 ™;^eir'bwi:! P remi6oS.v:^'itl l : ! Itf i 60 ,"!*' 1116 Pendants pWaded that they-.had' fan working , with a_ proper•; proportion; ofvopwbU'yesj-'.-but that two , had left, loaTing one' apprentice ..too many: .•■■■ Th«y •' had sseoiired . another operative, ;making the-proportion .'right, And.were eipeoting another operative any , ; day.: :.J?hey hhd also secured .'another ap' Pi'« nt ice..; ;It ■that.thero'was:great difficulty Operatives.:•■"rhe';defendants 'were': ■•fined' 10s., ■without ■ costs. ' y^:''iv.-' v;;.i ;r: . >~,,.., i-DfJendant:'admitted; '■ the set" out in. the secondiconnt, and- pleaded , .;'that the. clause .with regard to the offence had been, 'inserted, ill the aiVaril primarily to ■ prevent, sweating;. ;-It .wasi: not intended that, a firm, ..during .the ■.nislr'Season , '. should bo. prevented , from gettiiiß , another firm •. to -assist; them.; V ;;■-;;-.';.■ r : v ;'..Tho■..magistrate ;recorded; 'a ,: conviofcionthe,.- inspector • tor'.a^p'Sn-. ■ ] The same l firm\admitted employing female hands before 8, a.m., and were fined : 205., iVith costs. : •;.;.■>,:,i:^-■;.;.- •,,;,'... .; :■ Stevenson.: and "Grant,.-,-: tailors, '"-were. charged with omploying! girls on a'statu- '[° T l- half-hohday.- ,'i>y,v^pleiiaed ,, ,'■ thattheir outter. was responsible... tor; ;; the breach; they, wero.not awt-re of. the sta-' ,tute. They were fined 20s.j with , costs.':' ;'.; {W. Mowbray, : pastrycook,-, .was chargedi with tailing to pay-the award rate to an -apprentice; , ■ Ileiendant's counsel atlmitteil the;broach, ; but.pleaded , that llbwbraj , had .been'paying.'wages; according to :the previous, scale, riot knowing ; it was 'a .wrpng.ohe. , : The magistrate took,this into consideration, .and." inflibted Sα .'nominalpenalty of "10s., defendant riHdortaking to payiup' arrears. ::.: :,''.':'":'■'■< ■■',': ; : .- ; ■■■■■.■'■'■'.■