WORK AND WAGES.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1437, 11 May 1912, Page 14

WORK AND WAGES.

, » PLASTEEERS , DISPUTE SETTLED. Tho Conciliation Council appointed to investigate tho dispute which recently Siroso behrccn plasterers and master builders have arrived at a settlement of tho points at issue. ' The draft agreement, for submission, to the Arbitration Court fixes the hours at ■15 per week, and the wages at Is. 73d. per hour, an increase of id. per hcyr! One apprentice is to be allowed for every hvo journeymen employed. Overtime rates, holidays, suburban work, and country work aro regulated in the same terms as are contained in (he Carpenters' Award, which has lately been taken as the pattern award for all building trade disputes. The award is to expire at the end of tli® year, at the same time as other building trade awards, in view of the proposal to arranpe for uniform hours, holidays, and working conditions generally for workers in all building trades as soon as current awards expire. The agreement also contains the following novel proviso:—"ln order to deal with any detail dispute that mny arise on any job where three or more men ;\re employed, ,i committee, consisting of one employer and one workman, sliall be appointed, and, in case of their non-agree-ment, the matter shall, then be referred to tho Inspector of Awards, whose decision shall be final."