SWEATING.
. UNDERPAID CLERKS. .STRESS OF COMPETITION. Press Assoeiation-By Telegraph-Copyrignt Received 1./5-aim:, ;Feb. '2oth.'' . '; SYDNEY, Feb. 24. The ..report prepared by tlie. United Clerks' Union!"states-that a vast body of office-workers who-come'-' under the definition of clerk are subject to conditions of .absolute' sweating, which are rapidly 'becoming worse. They do not reeoi ve sufficient: : : to. maintain themselves independently 'in a single condition of life, let alone maintain a many ;■ instances employers are.not more t> blame than" clerks' who under pres-sure-of competition, permit themselves to be ground down/as .regards pay and overtime. '
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Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13838, 25 February 1909, Page 5
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90SWEATING. Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13838, 25 February 1909, Page 5
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