RATIONING DOMESTIC SERVANTS
Al T STRALIAN RESTRICTION (Rec. 11 p.m.) MELBOURNE, Dec. 3,
The employment of . domestic servants for more than 24 hours a week will become illegal in Australia after January 10.' Before servants can be employed for longer periods a permit must be obtained from the DirectorGeneral of Manpower. An order to this effect was signed to-day by the Minister of War Organisation (Mr J. J. Dedman), who said the purpose of the restriction was to ensure that the limited number of domestic servants now available would be at the disposal of those most in need of them—nospitals, institutions, mothers with young families, the aged, and invalids.
Gardeners, chauffeurs, charwomen, housekeepers, and companions are included in the definition of domestic servants. Hotels and other residential establishments will not be affected by the new regulation.
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Press, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 23812, 4 December 1942, Page 3
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