CONCILIATION COUNCIL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 114, 30 September 1912, Page 7

CONCILIATION COUNCIL.

PLUMBERS' DISPUTE SETTLED. The Couciluition Council i^included its sittings at NVw i'lymouth «.i Saturday morning. Under the presidi ney of the Conciliation Commissioner (.Mr. T. llarle Giles) the (.'-mneil's deliberations extended over tim e days, and a? a resini a full settlement lias been arrived at in the Taranaki I'ntnibers, i ias-l. iters, TinPlate, and Sheet-metal Workers' dispute. The assessors for the employers were Messrs. W. X. Ewiug, A. K. Smart, and W. H. Griliiihs: and those for the employees ilesM*. It. Lamerton (New Plymouth), H. Thompson (Wellington), and J. Clark (Auckland). The hours of work are eight each working day, excepting Saturday, when only four skill be worked. This constitutes a week's work of 44 hours. The working hours shall be between 7.4.) a.m. and 5 p.m., with an 'hour for lunch, except on Saturdays, W'heu the men will knock-off at noon. In cases of emergency., the meal hour may be altered or cui'tailed as may be mutually agreed upou by tip: individual employer' and employee. •' In places where the statutory half-holidfiv is observed on any other day than Saturday, the worker who takes his half-liolidav on such day shall make up such time on Saturday afternoon without payment of overtime.

Wages: All journeymen plumbers, gas-litters, tin plate and sheet metal, workers shall lie paid not less than Is 4VL»d per hour. Journeymen at present employed at Is 3d per hour who .do not comply with the provision of the interpretation clause pliall not be affected by this award for one year from the date of the a\Varcl coming,into operation. After the expiration of one year jjtieh, journey-, men shall'reeeivt Is 4'/ 2 d per hour. Tinsmiths engaged in retimiing f-irall be paid Md per hour extra while actually cnga.g ed in reluming.- ' '.' ' ■'■ . Overtime: All time worked, outside the hours prescribed shall be paid .for.at. t-lie following, rates:—i'irsti tlirec, hours; time Alia •qnartfcijjiilh.e# tfett andf a.-hali till midnight, and thereafter ,dou,bl,e time until 7.45" fl.Jir.:' '. Is, . !'< lloli.days: Irrespective of'flie hours .worked on airy '(lay,'.'double time rates be'ij.'iiii,for',jvorlc idOnfr'oA Sundays'; (food EriiliYy. 1 t'lipt'inas 1 >:iy. ahd Labor Day. lor tinvd Vorl'l'tt j Dav, Easter , 'ri4gli : iiig'stiveri*iglvk j bi'rthdav. .jintf J-'teife JHyv'time and a J hull >luin/fi«.pnj(l.Y''i^u.vM'\l i |i i lw'5 t j'sj v/Ik-u a jvorlccr' to, milli'j'Wp 'time 1 10.-t by .his, own ccfaiilt, 'lie shall not lie entitled to .tl.tiui,. ovj'tiime.' mil-: -- n'lid until tin;' tihie"Jo'St-hai; jliWn>hi;ivl(V lu'lt'so. ;titiVer'f.lVc r '!^s-. i be made up withinnix (lays.a'ft'er hi.S Tetttrn to work. , " ' " 11 |

Xotise of.Leavi- or Li.Miiksal: In «tseof .\ifsmi'ssil!.;'. 'Ai'iWjWnd i t. ,;o I an\- wiiVk/r. Or -of hiri, (nyn avcord. .not, Te.-?s'' tlijiVi 'lWiVhoiir.s lyjtiyc isliajl be givj'n'b]: tfftW^-sidt': ,tp tool-s whith'is' iiraf{yd,'ft#'f-hiVjtfines of the , AiKkJ.ifiu',A < w;ihl? : ; 1 SubWlWu am! r'y v,;o.rk,.'iß jn;oyiiJ^l'"for 1 off Hie line--, of ordim'i/y snvarjSrj. jhmV'W» 'pfel-cwovk ' or labor onlv']6lW shaft 'lie'-hllotved. Tlw, ; usual li'rider -r';Vt# Worker s' clause' -ha? been inserted. In regard to apprentices, the ayJAO'TL- the iHual G'-ouvi! clause, the term" of apprenticeship six viaiii. mtes of .pay-:-; First- v ear. 7s (id per wieetefr; monr.yWfc Usj.itilijWiiyfav. I.V; fourth year, 2«'l>: fiuh..ycar, 27s (id: sixth. ;:i«, 33i>.>peiV.A"Qflte«; •'/•. i;. 'i'l --tld.'i'J "* ' : Bicycles; Any,' w.orkijr and cmptoyitriij.iiy Worki r shall .use bicycle .ill ;jrfi>y<'eijjn" to and > anV sulmrbaji or c'Ointtry \y<NW. and ttii 1 worker ,-li.f ! r. : . i't' 'lre so b'cyWe-af yje.Kvte of 8 Uijlc,s per hour, receive Id for eVe'rv mile' xta thereof .so traverse} in excess .of 2 miles. ;T)iis sum sluUi 'lie 'pityilbW Tn-'addition (o:;tiu." ratis of waaes'iiaY'able under this jigtcement t)i' ■ ! * ]l Preference: even- "euip!oyef"\\'hen employing a .jiujrueviiian to aseeriain if lie i- a miefljlu-r (if' liib 'l'•nihil j iimlrif.-'h:' -is -a iiu-ii;l«t of the i'nion tin- /mph'yer >hall l'.ot:iy the secretary of tlu: I'liion v.'i-rh-in four) ceil days a>- from tile <>!il|il<n-ing si|«:!i 'journeyiiifUK-, s'.iaK :be the duty" oi. every non-unionist so^eni-: ployed vttf. f io l i,ll ) .j ; Jie, I'ljiw], .Wij-'HI oilweek afu r ( |i l e/ , ty vl " 1 - from tin'' ,seerct/.i i \ ( ,f the l.'nlon' a ' request in \Vrit"-in-f to do s'o. "..Compliance bv the. ytiipjover with the provision' cljuse sl\;ill relieve , hini ■ frotti all ;l'ral)Hity . un-' der the Of--the avAi' d ' el.it ing to. preference. - 0 .. Seope of thi Award:' "The; aNvasd *hall apply to all eiiiplo'vers earryinji on busin.'"' in the Taranaki Indusimal, Di^ric'.. It sli ill 'not app'v to ,'woi'licrs ]ayin- or repairin- mains. On comiii?-into foti-e. wlueii will o. verv *lior<lv. the award vhall c.oniinne until April (1. Mil."), but if du.ving that term a rmminion Award is made in relation to the plumbing H- sha " .supersede this award, wliicll there upon cease to liavie any force or, ofleet. The Commissioner or.inted exe.mpi i»n to the Taranaki Education Hoard, but tlic application of the IngleW.ood 1!orou«h Council Avas disallo\vcd..