WORK AND WAGES

Grey River Argus, 16 September 1937, Page 5

WORK AND WAGES

WORK OF CONCILIATION COUNCIL. (Per Press Association]. WELLINGTON, September 15. The powers of Conciliation Commissioners to take up the work done in private conferences of parties to industrial disputes.’’ were mentioned by-Commissioner Reardon at-the resumed hearing of the Dominion carpenters’ and joiners’ dispute, and he indicated that Commissioners would have to exercise those powers to cope with the work , ahead. He mentioned Judge O’Regan having ruled that once initiated a dispute is not ended until an award has been pronounced, or an industrial agreement signed by the parties. After saying it was possible for parties to meet in an informal way, and adjust their differences in the light of the Court’s recent pronouncement, he mentioned that the Commissioners were clothed with wide discretionary powers, and they were able to take up work that had been done in private conferences of the parties. That would be necessary to enable the Commissioners and the Court to cope with the situation that had arisen in the last twelve months.