EMPLOYMENT CONTROL
NEW ORDER GAZETTED
WELLINGTON, March 22
The Minister of National Service (Mr. McLagan) to-night drew attention to the Employment Restriction Order, No. 4, just gazetted, which comes into force on April 3, replacing the orders now operative. Mr. McLagan said that under the new order the need for an employer to secure the consent of a manpower officer before engaging labour extends to all essential industries and undertakings in any of the cities and boroughs listed. With the exemptions of farm work, market gardening, waterside work, coalmining, and casual work lasting less than three consecutive days, it becomes an offence for any employer to engage or attempt to engage any labour without the prior consent of a manpower' officer. Mr. McLagan said that this extension of control over employment was designed to facilitate the diversion of necessary labour to high priority work. As the voluntary flow of labour into essential industries had been considerably reduced, it had become necessary to exercise greater control over that inflow as between essential industries of greater and lesser importance. This would enable the inflow of labour into any particular concern to be balanced against the priority requirements of other concerns. In all concerns affected by the order, every termination of employment must be notified.
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Greymouth Evening Star, 23 March 1944, Page 7
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