TAXI-DRIVER’S WAGES

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 399, 6 July 1928, Page 13

TAXI-DRIVER’S WAGES

PERIOD OF LEARNING JUDGMENT IN CLAIM The award regarding taxi-drivers was the point in discussion at the Magistrate’s Court yesterday, when Colin G. Moles worth, taxi-driver (Mr. Butler), sued Thomas R. Lewis, taxi-pro-prietor (Mr. Bryce Hart), for £3l 7s Sd, claiming wages at the rate of £4 12s 6d a week, plus overtime during his 12 weeks of employment. Mr. Butler said the award provided for a wage of £4 12s 6d a week and for overtime at 2s 3d an hour. Plaintiff had received only £3 7s 6d a week. Mr. Hart submitted that the plaintiff was merely a “learner-driver” within th© meaning of the award, and therefore he was entitled to only £3 7s 6d for the first eight weeks of his employment. It was admitted that plaintiff was entitled to the full wage after the period of eight weeks had expired. Mr. Hart said that plaintiff signed the wages book for £3 7s 6d a week for two months, and it was admitted that he received a similar rate of pay for the following four weeks.

Mr. W. R. McKean said that judgment would be given for the wages of the four weeks over the eight weeks, plus overtime. He was satisfied that at the time plaintiff was employed he was a “learner-driver.” Judgment was given for plaintiff for £l6 8s 9cl, with costa.