UNDER-RATE WORKERS
INTERESTING COURT CASE.
By TeleKranh—Press Association. Dannevirke, March 20. { case of interest to employers and employees was before Mr. Free, S.M., in which tlio Inspector of Awards vroceeded against the Hike's Bay Farmere' Cooperative Association for a penalty of £10 on each of two charges of not paying the award rate to two employees in the grocery department. The evidence showed that tiio men concerned agreed, owing to ill-fealth and a desire to retain their nositions, to work at some shillings L, we ek less than the award rate, but t.h* permission of tlio Labour Department was not obtained to the arrangemeut. Wlwr. a new manager of the firm was appointd ho npplied to the Department for noriiilpsion to conh'nuo paying under tlio nwoie* rate, wlileh ivafi'how Um Donartmont became acquainted with the jfreioh. TU Inspector ct Awards said the ciw brniifilit ti bliow that there must l>o no agreement. between tlio emplums anil employees to accept lower wa"ts lli.in the award granted unless the consent "I' tlio labour Department, is obtain*! thereto. A fine of .£5 011 one charge mid .£lO 011 the other was imposed.
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Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 151, 22 March 1920, Page 4
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189UNDER-RATE WORKERS Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 151, 22 March 1920, Page 4
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