PREFERENCE TO MARRIED MEN.

Press, Volume LI, Issue 15312, 28 July 1915, Page 5

PREFERENCE TO MARRIED MEN.

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» SINGLE MEN AND THE WAR. PROCEDURE OF LOCAL BODIES. In several parts of tho British Empire preference.of employment is being given by both public and private employers to married men and single men with dependents as a means of indue ing single men to enlist for active sorvice. Enquiries mado by a "Press"' representative in Christchurch yesterday show that in the case of local public bodies preference is given to tho man with dependents, though, in most cases this rule was observed prior to the advent of the war, and the number of single men without responsibilities employed is infinitesimal. The p°^ c y adopted by the Government Labour Bui-eau is to give preference firstly to married men and secondly to tangle men with dependents. So far as is known locally, no single men without responsibilities have secured employment with the Public Works Department for some time. In any case, before a man under 25 can secure such .employment, he must produce evidence to show that he is com. plying with the provisions of the Defence Act. Single men without responsibilities have not much chance of securinp- work from the Christchurch City Council. Preference is given by the Council firstly to the married man with children who is a ratepayer, then to the married, man with- children, then to tho married man without children and afte r that to the single man with dependents. Of course, sometimes when relief funds are voted to provide work to bridge over temporary unemployment, a sincle man might obtain a couple of days' work with the Council under the General Labourers' Award; of course, preference has to be given to unionists. Thc Lytte'ton Harbour Board adopts the same principle of giving preference to the man with responsibilities, and as a matter of fact it is stated that thero are only a couple of men employed by the Board who have no dependents to provide for. The Christ-xurch Tramw.iv Board i** even more strinecnt. Unles? a single man can produce evidence from the Defeice authorities that he is nnfit for service, he has not the slightest hor>e of securing employment with thc B«W. The position of the Christchurch Fire Board is different. A young and active tvne of man is required for the Fire Brigade, and no restrictions of the kind adopted by ot'-i**-* 10-al 1-o-bAv* are by the Fire Board. Stili. no are placed in the wav of a man wishing to volnntce** for active service, and no less than 42 per cent, of the Brigade have enlisted.

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