PLAN FOR MAINTENANCE OF FULL EMPLOYMENT

Chronicle (Levin), 27 March 1946, Page 8

PLAN FOR MAINTENANCE OF FULL EMPLOYMENT

-Press Assofiigtion

| MR. FRASER OUTLINES WORK O? NEW DEBART'MENT

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WELLINGTON, March 26 An outline of the scope of tlU National Employment Bervice wa., given today by the Prime Minister (Rt. Hon. P. Fraser) who sa.id i.ts main, ta§r. was to avoid unemployment by planning for the maiuteiian.ee of full employmen ! and ensuring that there would a'lway. j be employment available for alj, ra the. | thau making provision to, r-elieve uneni i ployment after it had occurred. Th j National Employment Service wouh. } watch for signs of approaching employ | ment difficulties and foster such mea | sures as were necessary to assist *ri i dustry in meeting employment difficul ties. "The vital foundation of such tas will be adequate employment informa tion," said x\lr. Fraser. "Thi's can (n obtaiued only from imlus.try itself am. ' by the cooperation of the employers furnishing it. ' ' It was also most important tha national development projects should b j coordinated with industriai require ments and this could only be 'done i those requirenients were known aecur atelv. "Obtaining employment information collating it and providing practieal as ( sistance for workers and employers b not the only function of the new depart ment. With the knowledge of employ ment trends and by jeonsultations witi industry, education authorities and ap propriate Goyernment departments, th National Employment Service will In in a position to assist in maintaining ai adecpiate inflow of labour into variou industries and to facilitate- training ii accordan.ee with industriai needs. " Tlie departrnent, through ita fieh staff, would also form^a liaison betwee" local industries and the departrnent. j which provided speeial. technical assistance to industries. The service would require some time to establish its vari i ous acti vities; and r,each its full. scope.