Citizens Say

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 851, 20 December 1929, Page 8

Citizens Say

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

FROM THE CITY M'SSIONER Sir, Once again the festive season is upon us, with its urgent call upon the kindheartedness of your readers. May we through your columns remind our old friends of the need for supporting us this Christmas? We arc providing a camp for the youngsters at Walheke, and, of course, we have the usual Christmas parcels to make up for the needy families of the City. Donations in cash or in kind may be sent to the Auckland City Mission 48 Wellesley Street. JASPER CALDER, City Missioned “SICK PAY” Sir,— May I put in a word in regard to this matter? It is quite true that hi many offices, including those of SJtn' of the oldest and wealthiest legal firm** it is not the practice to pay full salaries during sickifess if a substitute has to be obtained, thus making the sick person pay for being indisper*sable. I should like to point out that as a rule it is the typists, only, whose places have to be temporarily filled when they are on the sick list. No office earn carry on without typists, and as soon as one is laid up, some' one must be called in to her place. This means that the typists are shut right cut of the advantage the other members of the staL enjoy of getting their pay during sickness. Of course they are only women, but even women have to live, and the. are just as liable to be sick as men. and anyhow their salaries are not. a* a rule ruinously large. Of course there are some offices which are shining exceptions to this rule, all the inoro shining by comparison. With regard to Mr. McKenzie, hi s letter really does not need comment. It tells its own story. I should ju*t like to remark that he evidently is. ° was (let us hope was) an employer himself, or “master” as he prefer* call it, and a hard one at that. Thanking you for allowing me to make these remarks. _