PRE-SERVICE EMPLOYMENT
EX- SERVICEMEN’S RESPONSIBILITY
“In their advice to ex-servicemen, the officers of this department give them every encouragement to return to their pre-service employers, always provided there is a worth-while job for them to return to,” says a statement issued by the Rehabilitation Department. Men from overseas are acquainted of their rights under the Occupational Re-establishment Regulations, by' . which 'their pre-service positions are guaranteed should they wish to resume them. “They are, however, also advised that the regulations do. not include an indefinite guarantee. On the other hand thev fix certain well-defined limits. The serviceman must apply for re-instatement before the expiration of one month after the termination in New Zealand of his military service or before the end of six months after the termination of overseas service, or during any period of leave without pay.
“Experience to date has shown very few cases where difficulty is encountered. This, of course, may be largely due to the shortage of skilled labour: the return from service of trained personnel is generally welcomed bv employers. Of the 63,000 who according to the last re-establishment figures had returned to civil life, almost 20,000 had gone back to their preservice employers. This is a happy augury, since a large part of the task of rehabilitation is in picking up the threads where they were left off. However, an almost equal number have managed to find employment for themselves, while nearly 15,000 were placed as the result of departmental effort. It is, however, necessary for ex-servicemen to remember that they have a responsibility under the regulations governing their pre-service employment, and should they wish to resume it they should notify their employers with as little delay, as possible. It is also incumbent on employers on their part to make sure that the ex-servicemen on returning have every opportunity for training and improvement in the jobs to which they return?
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Grey River Argus, 22 September 1945, Page 6
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315PRE-SERVICE EMPLOYMENT Grey River Argus, 22 September 1945, Page 6
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