INDUSTRIAL LAWS

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 28, 17 February 1937, Page 5

INDUSTRIAL LAWS

— Presa Aasociation.)

Prospect of Amendments This Year CAUCUS DISCUSSIONS

(By Telegraph

WELLINGTON, Last Night. There is a prospect of several important amendments to the recent industrial legislation being submitted by the Government during the session of Parliament this year_ The desirability of some alterations "in various enactments affecting industry was thre.shed out to-day by the Labour Party caucus at Parliament House. "We have been discussing various industrial activities of the Department under the administration and control of the Minister of Labour," said the Prime Minister, after the caucus had finished. "In fact, industrial legislation both past and future, engaged the attention of members throughout the whole day. There was a thorough discussion for desirable amendments to various industrial laws, including the Shops and Offices Act and several suggestions were made in the light of general experience of the operation anJ effect of new measures brought into force by the Government. The idea of the party as a whole was, as it has been from the beginning, that every member should study the operation and results of our industrial legislation. in each electorate and report frankly on the experience of their respeetive constituents and the aeed, i£ any, for amendments. This does not mean that we are looking at the question merely from the workers' in the best interests of industry and point of yiew. It m'eans that we are dealing with the industrial law not only trade and the whole community. For those reasons, caucus discussed further suggestions as to what improvettient can be made in the way of amendments. ' ' Close on 50 members attended the caucus, the absenteos being aceouuted for by letters and telegrams.