IMPORTANT DECISION.
THE LABOUR LAW. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.!, Napier, August 30. Mr. S. E. McCarthy, S.H., gave reserved judgment to-day in a, case, of interest to labour uuious. A local firm of contractors had employed a * driver who was not a number of a union while unionists were available and willing ~to undertake the work, and were fined some tinio ago for that breach of award. They kept tne man on, however, and the Inspector of Awards now brought an action against the firm, alleging a further breach. The magistrate held that the offenoc of not giving. preference to a unionist was complete directly a nonunionist was employed, and in the absence of auy provision in the award making the offence a continuous one, anil of any breach in continuity of employment, the offending employers could , only be proceeded against for one penalty, notwithstanding the continuance of the nonunionist in their employment. The case was, therefore, dismissed with; costs.
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Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 909, 31 August 1910, Page 6
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159IMPORTANT DECISION. Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 909, 31 August 1910, Page 6
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