NIGHT NURSE'S SLEEP.
SYMPATHY OF THE COURT. At the Marylebone County Court, Miss E. Victoria Dudding, a probationer nurse, sued Mrs. De Meza, of West Hampstead, London, matron of a Jewish nursing home,: for £3 15s wages in lieu of a month's notice. Miss Dudding said that while on night duty she was so. tired that she fell asleep in a chair at 4 a.m. As a result she was dismissed without notice. She had to be on duty 84 hours a week. Mrs. De Meza said that Miss Dudding was asked to take special notice of an old woman who was very ill. The Registrar, Mr. T. M. V. VaughanFoderick, giving judgment for Miss Dudding, said that dismissal for falling asleep was a strong measure. Anybodv under similar conditions might droD off to sleep. He often did it himself after a hard day's work. ,
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18641, 23 February 1924, Page 8 (Supplement)
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