JOINERS’ AWARD

Hokitika Guardian, 2 April 1930, Page 6

JOINERS’ AWARD

(By Telegraph—Per Press Association.) WELLINGTON, ' April 1. The Dominion Award (excepting for Marlborough) was issued, by the Arbitration Court to-day -in respect, of the carpenters’ and joiners’ dispute, heard on March 18 and 19. An increase of three farthings an hour is granted to joiners to make their rate the same as for carpenters, but such decision is not to he regarded as constituting a precedent. The matters referred to the Court were hours, wages, holidays, suburban work, and country work. In all matters excepting wages, the award varies little from the old award. A memorandum to the award states; “Hie principal departure from the expired award is the increase of three farthings per hour to joiners, which brings their rates-up to that fixed- for carpenters. Until the coming into operation of tlie award of 1924, carpenters and joiners were paid the same rates. In 1924 carpenters were granted ran additional three farthings per hour, partly on’ account of broken time through bad weather, and partly on account of expenditure on tools. A majority of the court has decided, in view of the fact that a joiner has to maintain an. expensive kit of tools, to restore the position that existeu before tbe award of 1924 came into operation, and lias awarded him the extra three farthings per hour. This is not intended as a precedent or a departure from the Court’s current rates, as set out in the pronouncement of September ,1923. •