PAYMENT OF A BONUS
A CABINET MINUTE QUESTIONED. By Telegraph—Pross Association. Timaru, September i. A case heard by Air. Mosley, S.M., turned upon tho validity or n Cabinet in inula of November 30, I'M, regaining an agreement made by the employers and employes that members of the Drivers' Union should get Gs. ;i week bonus.
An employer and an employee in tho country heard nothing of this, and after serving six years (Gl weeks being in tho Wiir period) the man left his employment and came to town. He heard of tho bonus and saw Mr. Arnold, the local Inspector of Awards. Mr. Arnold looked into the matter and concluded that the bonus should be paid, but that tho section of tho Arbitration Act limited tho payment to three months. This was also the view of the Department. On Mr. Arnold's demand, the employer paid for three months, but tho employee sued his lato employer for ev bonus for the balance of tho Gl weeks.
Counsel for the defence contended (hat *Tio employer was not bound by Hie Cabinet m-.'inile, which wn.s not'issued by tjie Arbitration Court, or as an Order-iu-"Conneil, and maintained that, at tho most, it covered three months.
His Worship Mid he knew of no law authorising Cabinet merely by a minv.w to vary the Act or a (ileil award He gave judgment for the defendant.
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Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 294, 6 September 1920, Page 4
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229PAYMENT OF A BONUS Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 294, 6 September 1920, Page 4
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