BREACH OF AWARD

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 2442, 17 June 1922, Page 2

BREACH OF AWARD

At the local S.M. Court yesterday before Mi' .T. L. Stout, S.M., the Inspector of Awards (Mr Torbit) proceeded against the Manawatu Herald for employing J. Lock at less than the award wage and against the employee for accepting same. A plea of guilty was entered in each case.

Mr Hornblow, on behalf of the company stated that the employee hal) been employed as a jobbing compositor in a London office. He made application for work, but as he was not capable of filling the requirements of a country office agreed to accept less than the award rate in order to gain experience. No application was made for a permitprovided in such ease. A letter was subsequently forwarded to the Union, and 1 asking that an official investigate and assess the value of the employee's services, hut instead the Union instituted proceedings and urged Lock to claim the full award. In his opinion Lock was paid full value for his services and had been trained in work with which he was formerly unacquainted.

Tn a statement, Lock said ho was a new arrival and was not familiar with the award. He had joined the Union upon arrival and had worked in a Wellington office for a few weeks under the award rates. He had worked in London as a jobbing compositor. He understood that Mr Hornblow had written to the authorities about his position. He was now employed at Taihape as a printer’s machinist at the award rates. The company was fined £5 and costs 10/- and Lock £l. [Reports on Licensing breaches and civil cases will appear next issue.]