INDUSTRIAL MANPOWER COMMITTEE

Press, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 23810, 2 December 1942, Page 5

INDUSTRIAL MANPOWER COMMITTEE

KMPLOVKKS’ APPEALS HKARD William Frederick Keys, a painter and paperhanger employed by the North Canterburv Hospital Board, appealed before the Industrial Manpower Committee yesterday against the decision of the Manpower Officer, to allow the hoard to terminate his employment. Mr K. G. Archer presided, and with him were Messrs H. Lee and P. J- Kelly. Keys alleged that the real reason lor his di-missal was trouble that had occurred in his K.P.S. unit over his attendance. John Senior, foreman in charge of Ihe painter-, who are employed on maintenance work, said .Keys was one of Ins most conscientious workers. R. A. Hose. cU-i'lc ol works lo tin* bo.'U’d, said Hun Keyattitude lo the K.P.S. work was imsati-factory, but there was nothing wrong with him as a tradesman. S, J. [j ; l second in charge ol the Hospital FI’S unit concerned, said that when he lit a fire for Keys to put out Keys told him to put it out himself. "Do you think it's lair to bring your little dilVcTfiwes Indore a jviblic commitIce like this to ventilate them? Mr Archer asked. Ho said that the in induction ot the irrelevant evidence hj« made the committees task mme d Hicull than it need he. The appeal was allowed. Reniamin Miles Sharp appealed aga nst 11,0 Manpower Oflicer's refusal to let him leave the employ of J. Tail, Lid,, eontractors, He said he had formerly been in the building trade on his own. and joined Ihe firm in order to do war work hut now since the firm was doing some private work as well as its defence contracts. he did not sec why he should not fulfil his own private orders and maintain his hiMness connexion. The appeal was allowed. Sharp being instructed that if the rn-m\ stafT was entirely employer! on ocfence work, lie would he liable to rcd,Doiie’las Brooks Hern appealed against the Manpower Otr.eer’s refusal to let him leave the Christchurch Tramway Bonid, Hern said he was a motorman and his wi r e had been ordered complete change onawounl of ill-health, and that he himself was nervy and needed rcgulai houis mid meals. He had applied for laim 'work, Mr H. F.. Jarman, general manage! Of the board, said that this was the fist he had heard of Hern’s ill-health 01 Ins vile’s' and Mr W. Dick (frame manager) rob,""led this, saying that all he had |,een told was thal Hern’s wile objected „ his working with woman eoncluetoi . Mr M Ross, (lie manpower ofTicoi . said that this latter ground was the only one given to him in the application, and it was on tins ground that he dismissed! . He submitted that a new application would have to be made. The appeal was allowed on the grounds brought up /luring the hearing, the committee's opinion being that Horn was not in a fit stale to '“‘An appeal" 1 bv Hilton Gordon McCree seeking permission to terminate ins cinrnovmcnt wi'h the Railway Department as a casual labourer in the goods ,-hed-, was 3 dismissed on an assurance being given 'v a n officer of'the department that an attempt would be made to find lighter work for McCree. . Merle Doreen Clearwater appealed again-t' direction to the Cashmere Sanainriim, and she was given permission to remain in her present work until the end of January.