EMPLOYING JUVENILES
HESITANCY IN DUNEDIN UNCERTAIN FUTURE Many Dunedin employers have shown a decided hesitancy in employing junior workers, reported Mr. T. Conly, of the Dunedin Vocational Guidance Association. This, lie said, was attributable in part to war conditions, and in a greater degree to uncertainty regarding the securing of manufacturing materials. The position was noteausing any immediate concern, for lew boys were seeking employment. In fact, many would-be employers had lo go without, as was. evidenced by the .fact that only 15 boys had been placed in employment so far this month, as against the August total of 32. This was a direct result of the scarcity of juvenile labour.
The position in Auckland is stated to be exactly the opposite. For the past two years, except in one or two skilled trades, there have always been more jobs offering than boys to fill them. Since the outbreak of war no hesitancy has been noticeable among employers, and any slackening off there may have been as a result of industrial uncertainty has been offset by requests for youths to take the place of others who have enlisted.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20056, 30 September 1939, Page 8
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188EMPLOYING JUVENILES Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20056, 30 September 1939, Page 8
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