DRIVERS' AWARD.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1577, 22 October 1912, Page 5

DRIVERS' AWARD.

CONDITIONS FIXED BY COURT. (By Teleerapli.—Press Aesodatlon.} Christchurch, October 21. The award of the Arbitration Court in the drivers' dispute lias been handed to the parties. It had been proposed uy the Drivers' Federation to apply for a Dominion award under the Act of 1911, but owing to defective legislation on the subject, this was found to be impossible. Applications for local awards were made therefore in Auckland, Gisboriie, Wellington, Wanganui, Napier, (Jiristclnircli, and Dunedin, and those irero heard as oiie dispute in Wellington on .September 17 and IS. They were treated as bung in substance, though not in form, applications for a Dominion award. The Court, in the memo, says that tbo principal changes mnde by the new awards arc: (1) Attendance to horses has been limited to 8 hours per.week, iliere is no doubt that in the past, some em- < plovers have made an improper use o ; the right to require a driver to attend ■ to the horses without any limit as. to ; time, and some restriction on the subject is necessary. (2) The time occupied by the driver in going from and retiirninir ; to the stable is to count as part of his ■ working hours.- (3) The wages of drivers ■ has been increased. In the city of Wellington the increase is Is. per week; in Auckland. Christchurch, and Dunedin the increase is 4*. per week. (4) The rates for casual drivers have been increased. Three awards have been made in the Wellington district, as thcTc are three ] unions there, and three separate disputes originated there. , ~ . : II was impossible to consider individual ; applications for exemption.and a general clause was introduced Riving the Court > power to exempt any employers who nayo not been bound by awards previously J In connection with drivers who are on- j caged in nny business not previously brought und«r the operation of such award the minimum wages are: One horse £2 Bs. per week; two or more horses. X 2 12s : casual drivers Is. lid. per hour for ( one horse, and Is. 3d. for more. ; Overtime to be Is. 3d. and Is. Gd. re- i spectivcly. aiid is to commence after nine : and a half hours have been worked in ' any one day. j A casual driver is defined as nnc cm- ( ployed for a week or more. On Sundays. , Christmas Dav, nnd Good Friday, casual drivers shall bo nnid 2s. Od. per hour. | Wages for youths are fixed as follow:— i At IS to IB 'years .CI 55.; 10 to 20. .£1 10s.; 20 lo 21'..X1 15s. The proportion is one to one, nml after that one to each four additional drivers. Bakers are to I be allowed lo employ youths under IS t: vears at 12". fid. -per week and found, I ',„■ £1 unfmind. Others: 18 to 19 years. 1 I,')S. or .CI i<. Gd.; in lo 20, 18s. or XI Ss!': 20 lo 21, .l!l or .lil 10*.: I lie proportion c lo be one lo one mid one more for eneh ~ three addilional drivers, provided that i anv employer who ennnot find a fully-iiaid ( driver may employ one youlh.

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