WORK AND WAGES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2074, 8 May 1907, Page 3

WORK AND WAGES.

Press Association. FELT HAT WORKERS. DUNEDIN, yesterday. The Arbitration Court has given an interpretation of clause 2 of the felt hatters award. It holds that the clause means that there is to ho weekly employment. A worker is to be paid at the rate of not less than £3 per week of 48 hours. He is not entitled to be paid f<?r holidays, or

for days on which, through sickness or other similar cause, he is not at work, hut he is entitled to be paid for days on which he is ready to work but his employer does not give him any work to do. TRAMWAY WORKERS. AUCKLAND, yesterday. The Arbitration Court heard further evidence to-day in support of the tramway workers’ application for a new award providing increased pay and greatly improved working conditions. The example of Southern cities was quoted in support- of the demand for motormen’s seats and glass-fronted cars. AUCKLAND, last night.

The evidence for the union in tl Tramway dispute case was concludi to-day, with the exception of tl medical evidence, which will he tak< to-morrow. Considerable evidence was givi regarding tjie request for motormci seats. An ex-motorman said tli the continual standing on cars In produced varicose veins, from wlii he was now suffering. He said know several men who had left t service because of this trouble, A other motor man, who said he was i sirous of improving his position, sti ed that-)ie }iad applied for a Govoi ment..billed-, hut on being inedica examined it was found that he h varicose veins. . HAIRDRESSERS’ DEMANDS. DUNEDIN, yesterday The industrial dispute between hairdressers’ assistants and mas hairdressers of Dunedin and subu lias been set down for hearing bef the Arbitration Court, reference

which has boon sont direct to the Court for . settlement-. Tho omployos make tho following amongst other demands: Tho hours of labor slinll lio 52 per week, exclusive of meal hours; recognised regular hours of q work shall bo fixed by cacti employer ,| in each establishment' according to tho circumstances of his business, but I the day’s work shall ond not later than six o’clock in tho ovoning of „ four days of tho week, not later than n ono o’clock in tho afternoon of the weekly half-holiday, and not' lntor than ton o’clock in tho evening of Saturday. The employer shall so [. arrange his hours as to enable his workmen to have one hour for dinner ’ betwoen tho hours of 12 noon and 2 . p.m., and in all establishments the ! hours shall bo so arranged by tho s employers as to enable their workmen to have on Saturdays one hour lor dinner between noon and 2 p.m., and one hour for tea between 5 and 7 p.m. Tho minimum wages to bo paid to journeymen shall bo £2 10s per wook, hair workers £2 15s per week.