EX-SOLDIERS AND WORK.
THE PREFERENCE LAW. " INSULT TO INTELLIGENCE." Mr. K. Sullivan, of Lismorc,.New South Wriles, told delegates to a congress of returned soldiers the other day that the legislation which ostensibly gave them preference in employment—all things being equal—was an insult to the intelligence of returned soldiers. The condition "'other tilings being equal" should, Mr. Sullivan said, be amended to define what equality was. At the moment that decision rested very much on the opinion of the employer, lie sug gested that under amended legislation a returned soldier who was disappointed in an application lor work should be able to apply before a magistrate for an examination of his and the civilian's qualifications, and if the magistrate decided that his ability was equal or superior to the man engaged the employer should be held to have committed an offence against the Act and should be fined.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19720, 20 August 1927, Page 14
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