HOURS OF WORK.
EXTENSION FROM BIGHT. POWER OF THE COURT. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Wellington, Last Night. At the Arbitration Court to-day the question of the power of the Court to extend hours was raised. It was ufrged that the Court had power to make a day of ten hours if an industry demanded it, while against this it was pointed out that the eight hour principle vfas agreed to by common consent and that the workers had always protested against exceeding it. Judge Frazer agreed that the Court would have to look into the matter. The question was whether, under the special circumstances of an industry, it would not be necessary to extend the 8j hours, provided the total week’s work of 48 or 46 hours under the award was not exceeded. It was to be noted that in the case of the employment of women and girls no such discretion was allowed, the CouYt, and this had a certain significance. The Court would look into the matter.
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Taranaki Daily News, 9 August 1922, Page 4
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168HOURS OF WORK. Taranaki Daily News, 9 August 1922, Page 4
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