APPRENTICE’S CLAIM

Hokitika Guardian, 30 June 1931, Page 5

APPRENTICE’S CLAIM

UNUSUAL CASE BEFORE. ARBITRATION COURT.

CHRISTCHURCH, June 29

The first chum to lie heard in Mew Zealand under the amending legislation. or 19u0 to the Apprenticeship Act, whereby an apprentice can obtain compensation from his employer Kiioukl the latter wind up lus business or be adjudged bankrupt, was before tne Arbitration Court oil Saturday morning.

.Ur Justice Frazer presided, and with

-* m were Messrs A. L. Monteith (employees’ representative), and W. Cecil ri line (employers’ representative). The applicant was Albert William Lev-erett, and he sought compensation front the estate of Owen Francis Rowe, a bankrupt plumber. Air C. H. Hoskin, secretary lor tne Apprenticeship Committee appealed on behalf of the Registrar of Apprentices. Air Hoskin said he thought that there had not been another case of tne kind heard in New Zealand, as it was the first application under the amending apprenticeship legislation, of 1930, to come before the Court. Leverett had been employed as an apprentice- by Rowe until March' 10th., 1931, and had then been put off as Rowe was going out of business, Two weeks later Rowe was adjudged bankrupt. Leverett had served two years and four months of hds apprenticeship, while the full term tinder the Plumbers’ Apprenticeship l Order was six years. Three months ytas the maximum compensation that, could be allowed, It was not possible for Leverett to bo placed, as prospects in the trade were not good at present. An order was made under Section 14, Apprentices’ Amendment Act, 1930, that the applicant be> paid £l9 10s, representing three months’ wages, such debt to be payable out of the estate of ltowe.