ARBITRATION COURT

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 286, 27 August 1920, Page 8

ARBITRATION COURT

AMENDMENTS TO AWARDS FILED. A number : of orders amending industrial awards were Hied by tlie Arbitrat.on Court °In ,r tK.e of the Wellington (25-mile radius private hotel employees' applicant the* Court awarded malo worker, a bonus of lis. per week, and all Itmale workers one of Bs, per week, Touching the Wellington district luncheon room, tea room, refreshment room, cyster saloon, and restaurant workers award, e era amendments were made. Bonuses of Us. and Bs. respectively wero granted in tno'oaso of male and female workers, and a subclause was added flung the following rate/ of pay in respect of three classes of wonted-Oyster opeiiers, £2 10b. per week; porterß (night), £2 2s. 6d.j ported (day), £1 17s. 6d. Provision was made for a half-holiday from the hour of 2 p.m, on one of tho -working.days of the reek in the case of workers Waged in establishments which are closed for business on T bomis of 10a. per week for male workers and one of sa. for fem'ilo workers wero granted to employees voider the Waipawa, Wairarapa, Otaki. Mnnawatu, Itangitlkei, Waimarino, and Pahiatua licensing districts licensed hotel omployees award. In connection with the application of tho Wellington hotel workers the Court granted a bonus of 12s. per week to male workers and 9s. to female workers. In the case of tho Wanganui, Oroya, and Palnierston North licensing districts licensed hotel workers, the bonuseß granted to male and female workers were 10s. and of the Wellington >dustrial district (except WclHneton. fc-milcs radius), private hotel and boardmirhouse workers' award, tho Court granted a bonus of 10s. a week to male workers and ss. VbTnufof 10s. per week to male work-' ers. and. one of ss. to female workers, were awarded in the ease of. the We linsUin industrial district, (except WelU"Eton, 25miles radius), private hotel und boardmghirorderrkt"'remedya'defect tho Court substituted tho following .provision for au 3of tho Wanganui -'10-miles radius wool and grain Btores employees award: "Ml imo worked between 6 wn, and 8 n m and between 6 .p.m. and 10 p.m., S be paid for at tne rate of 2a. 7d. ner hour: and all time worked between 10 p.m and 6 a.m. shall belaid for at thp rate of 3s. lOd. per hour. ■ ■ Orders amending thirteen wards hay been filed by tho Arbitra ion Court with the Dcputv-Reglstrar of Awards nt Wclllneton The amendments bring tho pro"of the prions awards into Hue with recent announcements of the court e intentions regarding adjustment of the hasm wage, and the cost or lmw »om. All the orders are dated August 26. jn <«ch case there Is an amendment, which Is to operate as from May 1. Jn tne clses. hTeVer. of the Wellington electee* linesmen cmnloved by the City Loinnra tion the Wellington 1100 miles .radius) electrical -workers, and the Wairarapa painters and decorators, tho amendments wwospeetive to May 1 are to be super. Sd as from yesterday by fresh sets of '"hither awards affected by,the orders are'.-Wellington (25 miles radius) whole, sale merchants, storemen, and packers; Wellington (60 miles radius) brewery, malthouse, and bottling store .employees; Weltngton industrial district (except Weington 30 mileß radius), grocers assistants and drivers: Wellington (25 miles radius) timber yards and sawmills employees; Wei Mi City m mile, radius), Masterton (15 milos radius), and Levin,- Mmerston North, and Feilding (10 m tcs radius), motor and horse, drivers; Wellington industrial district tailors;. Napier and Kawko's Bay licencing districts licensed hotel employees; WeiWoii dairy employees; Wellington (25 miles radius) dairy employees (drivers or distributors); Wellington wool and grain store employees. NEW AWARD. A now award was filed in connection with tho Wellington Timber Yards and Sawmills Employees' Union (country districts). J lie award was'based for the moßt vart.on he recommendations of the Conciliation Council. With regard to one of tho points in dispute, thp Court decided to exclude engine-drivers from the award, in view of the fact that these workers were not, '.included in tho Wellington city award, which affected tho same union. Tho award will operate an from August 30,. 1920. to December 31, 1922.