914
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
No. 23

Northern District (except Poverty Bay) Stonemasons.—Recommendations of Conciliation Council.

WHEREAS an industrial dispute has arisen between the Auckland Stonemasons’ Industrial Union of Workers and the Auckland Builders’ Association and others: the following are the recommendations of the Council of Conciliation for the settlement of the dispute.

RECOMMENDATIONS.

Hours of Work.

1. THE recognized hours of work shall be forty-four per week—viz., from 8 a.m. till 5 p.m. on the first five days, and from 8 a.m. till 12 noon on Saturdays. One hour shall be allowed for dinner, from 12 noon till 1 p.m. From the 1st May till the 31st July the hours of work shall be from 8 a.m. till 4.45 p.m. on the said five days, in which case three-quarters of an hour shall be allowed for dinner, from 12 noon till 12.45 p.m. Notwithstanding anything in this clause relating to the dinner-hour, the employer and employee may agree to fix such time between half an hour and one hour for the meal-time, as shall be deemed desirable to suit the convenience of the parties, but in no case shall this be allowed to extend the specified hours of work before 8 a.m. or after 5 p.m. or beyond the forty-four hours per week.

Rate of Wages.

2. The minimum wage for journeymen stonemasons shall be 1s. 7d. per hour.

Piecework.

3. No piecework other than kerb and turning shall be allowed in the trade. When kerbs are worked piecework the minimum rates for such work shall be, per foot: 6 in., 1s. 3d.; 8 in., 1s. 6d.; 10 in., 1s. 9d.; 12 in., 2s.

Tools.

4. (a.) Employers shall provide patent axes and dummies.
   (b.) When a workman is discharged, or at the completion of any work, all tools shall be sharpened at the employer’s expense, or the workman shall be paid an equivalent in money.

Overtime and Holidays.

5. (a.) All time worked beyond the recognized hours of labour as herein mentioned shall be considered as overtime, and shall be paid for at the rate of time and a quarter for time worked between the hours of 5 p.m. and 8 p.m., at the rate of time and a half for time worked between the hours of 8 p.m. and midnight, and at the rate of double time between the hours of midnight and the hours fixed under this award for commencing the ordinary day’s work, and at the rate of time and a half for time worked between the hours of 12 noon and midnight on Saturdays.
   (b.) Work done on New Year’s Day, Easter Monday, Labour Day, or birthday of reigning sovereign shall be paid for at the rate of time and a quarter between 8 a.m. and 10 a.m., time and a half between 10 a.m. and midnight, and double time between midnight and the hours fixed under this award for commencing work on an ordinary day.
   (c.) Double time shall be paid for any work done on Sunday, Good Friday, or Christmas Day.

Under-rate Workers.

6. (a.) Any worker who considers himself incapable of earning the minimum wage fixed by this award may be paid such lower wage as may from time to time be fixed, on the application of the worker, after due notice to the union, by the Inspector of Awards or such other person as the Court may from time to time appoint for that purpose; and such Inspector or other person, in so fixing such wage, shall have regard to the worker’s capability, his past earnings, and such other circumstances as such Inspector or other person shall think fit to consider, after hearing such evidence and argument as the union and such worker shall offer.