POSITIONS OPEN

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 2, Issue 115, 26 January 1940, Page 7

POSITIONS OPEN

MEN WHO ENLIST

EMERGENCY REGULATION HEAVY PENALTY PROVIDED* Some doubt still exists in the minds of employers regarding the reinstatement after the termination of the Avar of members of their stall's who enlist with the Army, Navy or Air Force. The regulation dealing with this matter was one of the mergeney measures gazetted on October 13. The most important sec!ion of the regulation is that stating: "It shall be the duly of any employer, J>y whom or by the predecessor of whom in the relation of employee, a person aceelptcd for service *n His Ma-jesty's-Forces, whether in New Zealand or overseas, to reinstate him in Ilis employment at the termination of service or during any period of leave from that service without pay in an occupation and under conditions not less favourable to him than those which would have been acceptable to him had he not been so accepted, including benefits of conditions providing for increments in remuneration, such benefits to attach so as to entitle him to remuneration at the time of reinstatement at the rate which he would then have received had his employment been continuous up to that time," The regulations state that employers who fail to comply with the above regulation commit an offence and, in addition to any penalty imposed on them, may be ordered tc pay the person whom he has failed to reinstate a sum not exceeding an amount equal to 12 weeks' remuneration for the period of leave. The regulations also set out provisions which may be used by employers in justifying their non-rein-statement of employees. These include failure by an employee to apply for reinstatement within six months of the termination of overseas service or during any period of leave without pay, and also if an employee, having been offered reinstatement, 'fails without reasonable excuse to present himself for employment at the time and place specified., or by reason of a change, of circumstances other than the engagement of some other person to replace him. Employers are not allowed to terminate the employment of employees for the purpose of evading the obligations imposed under the regulations or in expectancy that the might be accepted for service in His Majesty's Forces. The regulations also make provision for employees, where a contract of service is concerned and are subject to suspension of the Apprenticeship ! Emergency Regulations, 1939.

SOLDIER M.P.'S SEATS TO REMAIN VACANT With the appointment of ColonelJ. Hargest as a commanding officer of the Second Brigade of the Special Military Force, there are now six members of the New Zealand House of Representatives who have enlisted for service.. They are:— Colonel J. liai-gest (Opposition. A.warua). Major J. M. Allen (Opposition, Hauraki). Captain (temporary) Wj. J. Lyon (Government, Waitemata). Lieutenant A. G. Hultquist (Government, Bay of Plenty). Mr E. T. Tirikatene (Government Southern Maori) . All of the above members, with the exception of Mr Tirikatene, who enlisted recently, have been posted to duty with either the first or second echelon. Enlistment does not disqualify these members from their seat's in the House and under tlie existing legislation the vacancies created by their war service will remain open until their return. The Electoral Act, 1927, states clearly that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Act, the seat of a member of the House "shall not become vacant nor shall any person be incapable of election to the House of Representatives by reason: "(a) Of his enlistment in any of His Maesty's military or naval forces raised for service bej T ond New Zealand; or "(b) Of his appointment as a commissioned or non-commissioned officer in either of the said forces; "(c) Of his receipt of pay in either of the said forces."