BAKERS’ DISPUTE

Evening Star, Issue 22458, 1 October 1936, Page 18

BAKERS’ DISPUTE

HOURS ISSUE BEFORE COURT [Pee United Press Association.] WELLINGTON, September 30. When tho hearing of the bakers’ dispute was continued to-day in the Arbitration Court Mr T. O. Bishop, for the master bakers, said the parties had had a successful discussion since the adjournment yesterday. It had been mutually agreed to accept the recommendations which wore almost completed in Conciliation Council in Augr ust, and an award based on these recommendations would he made for a period of six months. The daily hours were to ho decided by the court, and certain minor amendments to the wording of several clauses were to be made. Those alterations Mr Bishop outlined. Mr E. .1. Watson, for tho workers, contended that there was no reason why a baker should have to work more than eight hours a day. The workers mainly relied on the legislation for the fact that no more than eight hours should bo included in an award. A baker had more inconvenient hours than the majority of tradesmen. In many instances ho had to work two shifts, starting early' in the morning and going back in the afternoon to make dough. Air Bishop said that all tho master bakers sought was tho right to work their employees up to 10 hours without payment of overtime on one day of the week, the total hours for the other days of tho week to be 3-1. The weekly hours would thus be 44. Tho court reserved its decision.