FACTORY ABSENTEES
EVIDENCE BEFORE COMMITTEE. During the hearing of an appeal before the Wellington Manpower Industrial Committee on Thursday, evidence was given by a ciothing factory representative about the degree of absenteeism among its employees.. The agent for the appellant had ■put before the committee as a point in favour of permission being granted appellant to leave the factory the fact that except on two occasions no overtime had been worked there. The factory representative said that the absenteeism of some of the workers was a factor, apart from shortage of material. "Why should we pay overtime rates when some girls stay away two or three days in the week?" she asked. "We did try working on Saturday, but they stayed away - during the week just the same." Answering Mr J. Arthurs, a mem- ' ber of the committee, she said there was a lot of absenteeism in the factory. Not all of the employees stayed away, but there were some who were away one, two and three days a week, apart from absence for sickness. | Mr Arthurs: Have you reported this to the manpower officer? j The factory representative: No; but| I will do so in the future.
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Marlborough Express, Volume LXXVI, Issue 242, 14 October 1942, Page 3
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198FACTORY ABSENTEES Marlborough Express, Volume LXXVI, Issue 242, 14 October 1942, Page 3
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