EMPLOYERS’ OBLIGATIONS

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume 79, 5 February 1944, Page 5

EMPLOYERS’ OBLIGATIONS

STAFF FOR NON-ESSENTIAL INDUSTRY EFFECT OF MANPOWER REGULATIONS The obligation of an employer in a non-essential industry to have the consent of the Manpower Officer °f r f( £ e ? nga i gl jl g staff was explained iv e ,i oca * Manpower Officer (Mr W ' F * M- Ott) during the hearing of a case before the Christchurch Industrial Manpower Appeal Committee yesterday. There appears to be some misunderstanding as to the effect of the l?-] Payment Restriction Order No 2 which was gazetted on 12th Novem+i? r ri’t* anc * which applies within the City of Nelson, said Mr Ott. This Order required that the prior consent in writing of the District Manpower Officer be obtained before an employee was engaged in any employment except in th£ following c as es:—-Employment in an undertaking tor the time being declared essential . under the Industrial Manpower Emergency Regulations, 1944; employment on a farm, orchard or marhe. garden; employment on any ship, or on or about any wharf in connection with the loading hr unloading of a ny vessel; employment as a midwite or maternity nurse or as a professional nurse for the sick; or employment of a casual nature for any period not exceeding three consecutive days. In cases where the ’Employment Restriction Order applied, the prior consent of the Manpower Officer was required, irrespective of the age of the nroposed employee. When any person who had been employed with the consent of the Manpower Officer left that occupation the employer concerned was also required to notify the Manpower Officer of the employee’s action.