DELAY IN AWARD DISPUTES
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, New Court Will Reduce Arrears of Work MINISTER'S PR0MISE
( By Telegrapk-
CHRISTCHURCH, Last Nigkt. 4,I hope to kave tke Bill for 'tke second Arbitration Court tkrougk tke House-. next week, and tkere will then be notking wkatever to prevent tke cleaning up of the outstanding work, 7 ' said Mr. H.- T. Armsrong, Minister of Labour, commenting to-day on trade union dissatisfaction over the delay in many award proceedings. "If they are kot clear about tke standard wage rate, and tkat is kolding tkings up, then- no doubt tkc Court will make a pronouhc.e* ment to ease the situation," Mr. Arjn- " strong said. Tke Minister said ke kad noticed tkat the local branch of tke- New -Zealand Federation of Labour was concorncd about tke conftlsion over tke standard wage deciaration of tke Court.' If the application of tke wage was in doubt, a * statement from tke Court would Clear it. up. He said . it ' appeared -also tkat unions wanted pay to - be made retrospective to make amend? for tke delay - in proceedings. - Tkis also was a mattcr for tke Court. He could see that retrospective pay, altkougk perkaps it would be all rigkt wkere firms were concerned, would be very hard on, say, a builder who had just completed a job. j
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Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 37, 6 November 1937, Page 7
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