RETURN TO FORMER EMPLOYMENT

Press, Volume LXXXII, Issue 24902, 15 June 1946, Page 8

RETURN TO FORMER EMPLOYMENT

REHABILITATED MEN AND WOMEN ONE IN EVERY THREE (P.A.) WELLINGTON, June 14. One in every three former servicemen and women so far demobilised has returned to his or her pre-service employment, business, or farm, according to the latest returns supplied by the Rehabilitation Department, which gives the position at the end of April last. Those who placed themselves in employment by their own efforts alone were almost one in every five, while one in every 15 was placed by the agency of the department Those now in their pre-service employment include those who have returned to positions in the Civil Service. Other statistics are:— Not yet discharged, returned to service. on leave, in hospital, recuperating. or for some similar reason, 27.802. Intentions undecided, refused to accept help, unable to be’traced, or temporarily out of contact. 5040. Depending on private means, 525. Left New Zealand 266. Domestic duties (own home). 1451. There were also 527 (comprising 329 returned men. three returned women. 188 home servicemen, and seven home servicewomen) who died since their return or demobilisation. Only 155 men and women (including 127 returned men) were enrolled for employment. Of theJse. 82 were fit for light work only. Undergoing full-time studies with Rehabilitation Department assistance or full-time training at the Rehabilitation Board’s trade training centres were a further 2770, while 3358 were being trained on rehabilitation subsidy with private emplovers, and 18 were nlaced with rehabilitation subsidy in therapeutic work. Listed as acauirinp their own businesses were 5471. made up of 4110 men returned from overseas. 12 returned servicewomen. 1323 discharged home servicemen, and 26 discharged home servicewomen. One returned woman had acquired a farm, as had also 1636 returned men and 242 discharged home servicemen, making a total in this latter category of 1879.