FINDING OF JOBS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 173, 23 July 1936, Page 5

FINDING OF JOBS.

PLACEMENT SCHEME.

TRADESMEN REABSORBED. SKILL QUICKLY REGAINED. Employers generally throughout Xew Zealand are availing themselves of the staffing facilities offered by the Labour Department's placement scheme, but during a recent investigation of the possibilities of improving and extending these services it was found that some employers doubt whether tradesmen who have not, through no fault of their own, been able to practice their regular trade for some time have retained their usual efficiency. Despite the belief, which in some quarters has been openly expressed,. that the rehabilitation of such men is impracticable, if not impossible, relatively large numbers of them have been placed,, with surprisingly good results. Although the men were naturally somewhat hesitant when they resumed their calling, they quickly regained their expertness, and, with two exceptions, retained the positions found for them. The weekly increases in the totals of unemployed men placed in private work, without a subsidy from the Employment Promotion Fund, indicate clearly that industry's capacity for rehiring is steadily growing. The placement scheme has kept faith with employers by maintaining a scrupulous scrutiny of the industrial capability of men recommended for employment, and the Labour Department states that the same care will continue to be exercised. Following p. re the details of placements to July 18:— Perm. Temp. Casual. Tls. Wellington 104 211 12 417 Dunedin 104 70 10 250 Invercargill .. 44 10 154 :!17 Christchurch .. 12S '15 11 IS4 Auckland 50 91 1 142 Masterton .... 52 4S 1 101 Lower Hutt .. 66 30 0 102 Nelson 53 44 2 9!) Tlmaru 45 40 4 95 Petone 02 38 <1 100 Napier 35 30 0 74 Grcymoutli .... 59 IS 2 79 Palmerston North 40 20 1 73 Oamaru 58 20 1 79 Hamilton .... 29 15 2-40 Gisborne 52 1 a 50 New Plymouth . 43 4 (I 47 Wanganni 23 20 ' 0 43 Whangarei ... ~J 10 1 18 1210 SOl 211 2222 No subsidy is payable from the Employment Promotion Fund in respect of the employment of these men.