WORK AND WAGES.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2197, 9 July 1914, Page 11

WORK AND WAGES.

?% ;'| CONCHJA^ y;r ELECTRICAL WORKERS^'"^ ;'; Tlie.demand ofthe. Wellington Electri:cal'.Workers' Industrial Uriion-of Work : : , ere for'a;iiew :a'ward giyirig them better' conditions came'; before a sitting. bf 'the Conciliation; Council yetserday:s.,Mr.'P.\ Hally • (Conciliation' Cbinmissibner). prfe;' sided'.' l '-The.'.'assessors-;were:, For-.tlie.' employers,";; Messrs. 'Laiichlan 'f. S. ; Blackley }•' and'for. the employeesi; Messrs; R: Robinson,''A; Clark, aiid : W. :Richards. Mr., W.'A.; W. Gren-' .fell', was agent employers,' 'and' ' Mr.'.W., C.' Noot for the employees. ;The: demands of the,men have been previously.- published.;:'.^;■;. -.;;.'_;- \; .':''.;■ ■■■ -.'-'.-^: : ':_.y.Y\ ■v The council /immediately-;wentl ;into; cOmmitteearidi'delibera^ed 'all'day. ■-.:•' ;; A settlement, was .reached in regard. to most'.of thei-questions,under dispute,, on the lines of the existing .award.'- Con-' xlitions as!' { -t6:;hpurs'of.'labour,-overtime,; holidays,' country."aiul-'suburban'.'w'ofk,;' assistants', tools,- arc to remain the- same as iii the present,award. .:.;'■ ;. 1' :■ v z ;;!;Vbrewers and bottle:rs..' i '■ ;'; ARRIVED -AT.' ■::;!An- agreenient" was arrived at before: .the' Conciliation Council on; Tuesday.: in■regard to ;the demands of ; bre\yery, and ■bottlers' hands for- new conditions. -; Mr.;. : P.v" Hally, xConoilioition,' .Commissioner,'. .;presided:;;;':';:>.'';■'' ;■•'. : y': :_' r ; ;'■ agreement, was . at; Bottlers', are to .receive £2-40s..'.per, <,wieek; andhrewers' .and maltsters' hands'-''£i2.^125./6di''.:-ThQ'. i .h6urs/,'df;-woi , k'" : have-; not-, been-: interfered with, and will con-' tinue-'as at.present.:'.. Overtime is to be "paid; fbr.. ; 'ariy timo; after- 5 o'clock ..on. days,'and 1. o'clock oil .Saturdays, : aiidon Sundays arid holidays/: New conditions are" allowed';for youths, ; who are ■to, be,\giyeh'; w-agesirunning-from' 20s. to 35s.,per, week.;; Tlielprbyisions bf the ; new.-agreement; I .commence as ,froni Aug-;j instU;-.."-. 1 -; :.'.-■ Kl'''';':'•: >"'..-•';.'■':-■''"•'. '■".•■;