CONCILIATION COUNCIL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 94, 11 October 1911, Page 5

CONCILIATION COUNCIL.

TAXI-CAB DRIVERS' DISPUTE. By Telegraph—Press Association. Christehurch, Last Night The Conciliation Council had before it to-day the demands made by taxi-cab drivers, the principal being a 54' hours' week, with a minimum wage of £3 per week, casual drivers to be paid Is 3d per hour, and overtime at Is fid per hour, overtime for drivers in constant employment at the rate of time and a half. A long discussion took place in regard to the wages claim. The Commissioner suggested the old. hours an* 50s a week, but the employers*, representatives, after consultation, stated that they could not see their way to agree to this owing to the poor profits received and the heavy risks. Ultimately the parties arrived at an agreement, the principal points being a minimum wage of 50s weekly, improvers or learners 42s weekly; drivers of cars on, tour to make arrangements with their; employers as to overtime, which will be paid at the rate of lOd hourly; and drivers to join the union within a month of engagement. , At present there are eight industrial disputes, fourteen eompensatimi""Cftsea, and six other matters awaiting to be dealt with by the Arbitration Court in the Canterbury district.