ARBITRATION COURT.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXII, Issue 9023, 10 December 1907, Page 3

ARBITRATION COURT.

Per Press Association. Wellington, Dec. 0 The following’ interpretation has been given by the Arbitration Court in regard to the Typographical Award, dated (ith 'August, l!)Oi : “Employers shall not be hound to pay for holidays, but* subject to clause 3, no deduction shall bo made from the weekly wage except lor time lost by a worker through his own default. ’ ’ The question was asked “If a compositor were willing to work on one or any of the holidays specified in clause 6, and the establishment closed aginst him, was such compositor or apprentice entitled to be paid his week’s wages without a proportionate deduction of such lost time?” , The answer was to the effect that au apprentice was entitled to his weekly wage without deduction ; a compositor was not entitled to bo paid for any holiday mentioned in the Award unless ho is required by his employer to work, and does work, on sue!) a holiday. The fact that the compositor is willing to work on any such holiday docs not make any difference in the matter ; so far as’holidays are concerned employers arc hound to pay compositors only for work done, and not for readiness to work.