Three-quarters of" C" Lorry Work for Hire
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AFARMER and haulier who was respondent to proceedings before the Industrial Court admitted that he had hired a C-licence vehicle to a grain merchant. The driver of the lorry, who claimed that be had been underpaid, said that about 99 per cent, of his time was spent on hire work for merchants and outside contractors.
The employer replied that 75 per cent. of the man's time was engaged on merchants' work and the remainder on his business.
Mr. R. J. Duncan, the driver, said that he was employed by Mr. R. C. Cessford, Whanland, Farnell, 13rechin, to drive a .C-licence lorry for the purposes of Mr. Cessford's farm and haulage business. He was doing work similar to that which a driver of an A-licence vehicle would do, and he should therefore receive equal wages.
. He said he had worked alongside the driver of an A-licence vehicle for a week and there was a difference of nearly £3 between their wages. The claim referred to a period between January 18 and June 16 last year.
On behalf of Mr. Cessford, it was stated that although the job • was advertised as lorry driving, Mr. Duncan was left in no doubt when he was engaged that if he was not driving the lorry he would be employed on the farm. His wages were based partly on wages payable to a tractorinan "under the Agricultural WagesOrder.
During the period under review, his wages fluctuated from £11 to 114 a week. The average was between £10 and £1 1.
The court, whose findings were published last week, held that Mr. Duncan was not paid as much as the .statutory rates for drivers of Aand B-licence vehicles, and that his wages, hours of labour and overtime payments were unfair. The court ordered that he should be paid the statutory rates under Road Haulage Wages Council Orders.
OVERSEAS-TYPE BUSES FOR HALIFAX
MINE single-deckers of a type normally 11 produced for export have been ordered from Leyland Motors, Ltd., by Halifax Corporation. Royal Tiger Worldmasters, powered by 125-b.h.p. engines driving through Pneurno-Cyclic gearboxes, will be used on hilly routes around the town on one-man operation. A hill-holding device will be incorporated.
Lightweight Weymann Mark VI bodies will be fitted and the overall weight of the vehicles will be about 10 tons laden.
CONSOLIDATING ROAD LAWS
riA COMMITTEE under the chairmanship of Lord Reading has been set up by the Ministers of Transport and Housing and Local Government to examine draft legislation on the consolidation of the various highway laws. Statutes concerting Scotland are not included, nor are London regulations.