HILLSIDE WORKERS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 24736, 13 October 1941, Page 4

HILLSIDE WORKERS

WAR SERVICE APPEALS CASUAL AND PERMANENT EMPLOYEES ;. DISCRIMINATIC^jp^|I) (P.A.) WELLINGTON, \Octf' 11. The statements embodied Sn, a Press Association message fromVPunedin with reference "to a resolution of Hillside workers regarding the departmental attitude to employees in connection with militaEry and'inaWptiar service., were the, subjept pi cjanboejrt by Mr E/Casey", General Manager of Railways, -who; described the as misleading' and incorrect. :.' :'.,.: Mr Casey said that rib'action-of any kind was taken by the Railways Department to hinder or Drevent the tinsmith referred to "from jdinirig" 'the armed forces, nor was. an appeal lodged. With reference to the. married casual tinsmith referred. v to as..hav r ing been dismissed, the position was that the Director of National Service requested the department to make available for employment in a-private firm the services of,a tinsmith; jwho was required there on more essential work than he was jcarrying out at 1 Hill* side. Action - was' *-taken accordingly. The casual employee who had the least service was selected, giVeri a week's notice, and asked to report to the National Service Department in Dunedin for the purpose of taking up*> further employment.... j: ..„,- , r -,*„,„,» Mr Casey added that rib distinction was made between ymen in /the- same calling in regard to appeals for military service, merely because one was a casual rnd the other a permanent employee. ■ :