WOMEN TAXI DRIVERS
EMPLOYMENT AT NIGHT ALLOWED The employment of women taxi drivers at night under certain conditions has been approved by the General Committee of the City Council. In a report to be submitted to the meeting of the council on Monday night the committee states that a request has been received from two of the local taxi companies requesting permission to employ women drivers on alternate day and night shifts. A report received from the chief traffic inspector discloses that the employment of women on day shift has been an unqualified success. They keep their vehicles clean and tidy, are courteous to the public, and comply with the rules of the road. In view of the difficulty in obtaining male labour, the committee has approved of the employment of women on day and night shift on the following conditions:—Women on night shift to be given selected work only: transport to be provided to their homes after work; the permission granted to be a special war measure, and to apply during the pleasure of the council.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 24911, 9 May 1942, Page 4
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