Return Showing Loss of Man-days for Unionists Absent on Account of Sickness, Penalties, Compensation, and Other Causes During the Year Ended 31st March, 1950

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Notes.—(i) This return covers all unionists who were employed for any period during the year ended 31st March, 1950 (including men who have left or joined the union during the year). (ii) The grand total of man-days shown in last column represents 312 days for each unionist available for work during the whole year (52 weeks of 6 days), with proportionate allowances for unionists who left or joined the union during the year. (iii) The column " Working " includes, in addition to the actual days of work, days when men were availale for work when no work was offering, and days absent on statutory and annual holidays. . (iv) The column " Sick " includes days absent in excess of 5 consecutive days and not exceeding 72 days (based on six-day week) in the leave year provided a medical certificate is produced. (v) Compensation— see separate return. (vi) The column " Penalties " represents days men have been penalized under the Bureaux rules. (vii) The column " Absent " includes days of absence not included under other headings.

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Port. Total Number of Unionists Employed During Year. Availability Record (Compiled from Unionists' Annual Holiday Cards): Man-days Absent. (A). Per Cent. Penalties. (P). Per Cent. Compensation (C). Per Cent. Sick. (S). Per Cent. Sub-total (A, P, C, S). Per Cent. Working (W). Per Cent. Grand Total (A, P, C, S, W). Auckland 2,238 89,790 14-74 4 988 0-82 18 028 2-96 8,367 1-37 121,173 19-89 488,142 80-11 609,315 Wellington 2,280 69,292 12-48 5 290 0-95 39 891 7-19 4,968 0-89 119,441 21-51 435,737 78-49 555,178 Lyttelton 788 20,770 9-22 1 612 0-72 9 512 4-22 6,313 2-80 38,207 16-96 187,013 83-04 225,220 Dunedin 370 3,928 3-99 749 0-76 2 892 2-93 1,875 1-90 9,444 9-58 89,143 90-42 98,587 Port Chalmers 242 2,589 4-04 249 0-39 1 219 1-90 1,242 1-94 5,299 8-27 58,778 91-73 64,077 Gisborne 89 732 3-00 180 0-74 424 1-74 761 3-11 2,097 8-59 22,328 91-41 24,425 Napier 265 3,989 5-21 80 0-11 1 394 1-82 2,387 3-12 7,850 10-26 68,682 89-74 76,532 Onehunga 44 598 4-77 61 0-49 513 4-09 1,172 9-35 11,368 90-65 12,540 New Plymouth 260 4,124 6-16 1, 144 1 - 71 868 1-30 1,171 1-75 7,307 10-92 59,592 89-08 66,899 Wanganui 92 71 0-31 718 3-11 241 1-04 91 0-39 1,121 4-85 21,995 95-15 23,116 Nelson 91 1,817 7-27 602 2-41 404 1-62 2,823 11-30 22,159 88-70 24,982 Picton 45 934 7-53 81 0-65 122 0-98 1,137 9-16 11,277 90-84 12,414 Timaru 130 1,812 4-88 6 0-02 908 2-44 510 1-37 3,236 8-71 33,897 91-29 37,133 Oamaru 57 1,008 6-27 45 0-28 323 2-01 1,376 8-56 14,698 91-44 16,074 Bluff 250 3,779 5-85 98 0-15 523 0-82 731 1-13 5,131 7-95 59,436 92-05 64,567 Westport 71 227 1-10 3 0-01 368 1-79 206 1-00 804 3-90 19,800 96-10 20,604 Greymouth 119 1,020 2-97 1 3 ,455 4-24 461 1-34 878 2-55 3,814 11-10 30,537 88-90 34,351 Totals 7,431 206,480 10-50 16. ,572 . 0-85 77, ,518 3-94 30,862 1-57 331,432 16-86 1,634,582 83-14 1,966,014