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The department had also supported all moves to dovolop modern staff
managomont techniques by encouraging the appointment of trained officers
in establishments of a reasonable size, and the introduction of precise
writton torms of service to roduco, as much as possible, the risks of
misunderstandings to which verbal contracts could give rise.
Officers of the Labour Relations Servico had successfully conciliatod
about three quartors of the cases brought to thom, and whon the labour
court was established it is intended the Service and the court should work
in close association.
On the employment of children and young people in industry,
Mr. Hetherington said there was no law prohibiting thair employment, and such
legislation as had been enacted was solectivo and designed to protect them
from particular physical or moral dangers.
Selected Work In Factories
He could not accopt a suggestion that children of 13 be allowed
to do selected work in factories.
The Department had boon notified of 28 accidents to children undor
14 illegally employed in industrial undertakings so far this year, and 1,761
occupational accidents to young persons aged 14 to 17 in the first nine months
of this year.
He intended to continue the prosent policy to prosecuto in every
case where children wore found to be employed illegally in factories and to
give young porsons the protection which the law afforded.
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