APPRENTICES

Evening Post, Volume XCVI, Issue 140, 10 December 1918, Page 5

APPRENTICES

■" \ WAR. AND GOVERNMENT. „' ,' In order to provide for superannuation for ,;apprqntices in. the Public .Service and the Railway Service they are. deemed by'a War. Legislation Amendment agreed toby Parliament last night to be permanently employed for this purpose. .Another important amendment is; that dealing with the apprenticeships, which : wiere /"interrupted by war service. The provision is that any apprentice who h«s: served with the forces may,' within six months following-his.; discharge require the revival of his apprentice. contract either (a) until the expiration of the period fixed by the contract; or (b) for the term unexpired at the date of suspension- or any portion thereof. ' Thi» clause, Sir, Francis, Bell explained .in the Legislative Council, was ponied from the New South Wales legislation. It enabled tho returned soldier either to complete his term or to count his war service as part of the apprenticeship period. He hoped most of the-soldiers would adopt- the former course/ otherwise' they might' run the risk: of unemployment as journeymen. ■'■,■ ■.'.-' The Hon. John Barr welcomed, ,thw clause, which he thought a very fair and necessary provision,' He pointed outthat the provision was entirely in favour of the, apprentice, as he had the option of resuming or discontinuing, as he pleased. The clause was agreedl to: