Unemployment

Press, Volume CVIII, Issue 31585, 24 January 1968, Page 12

Unemployment

Sir, —Your editorial did not go far enough. The q- ?stion of employment of the aged does not revolve round job for job: rather the over-all picture should be considered; an extra job available means one more spread all rounl. Also we should consider the stultifying effect on the younger people of aged people kept on beyond their retire-

ment age (i.e. the Commissioner of Police and a previous manager of the Bank of New Zealand and so forth). Youth in charge in politics as well as business means more and quicker progress and this is what this country badly needs.—Yours, etc., OUT WITH THE AGED. January 23, 1968.

Sir, —After reading your sub-leader in this morning’s paper, with which in many ways I agree, I yet feel that much has to be said about men who retire on superannuation and then take other positions which might be handled by quite competent unemployed. In m; street there are two retired bank men who have now taken up other lucrative positions, with their wives also working, and no family to support. A number of women today only work because they are bored with their homes and want more spending money. There are many ways for retired people to work in a voluntary capacity, and I hope that the Government will look into this matter in this time of stress for so many.—Yours, etc., FAIR PLAY. January 23, 1968.