FRIDAY, JULY 2, 1976
APPEAL FOR CO-OPERATION IN EMPLOYMENT SURVEY
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THE COMMISSIONER FOR CENSUS AND STATISTICS, MR. D.S. WHITE- LEGGE, TODAY APPEALED FOR ASSISTANCE AND CO-OPERATION FROM THOSE ESTABLISHMENTS WHICH HAVE NOT RETURNED THE DATA REQUIRED IN THE CURRENT SURVEY OF EMPLOYMENT AND VACANCIES IN THE BUSINESS SECTOR.
THE SURVEY COVERS EVERY ESTABLISHMENT IN THE WHOLESALE, RETAIL AND CATERING SECTORS.
SURVEY CARDS WERE SENT LAST MONTH TO ESTABLISHMENTS ENGAGED IN THE IMPORT/EXPORT, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADES, AND RESTAURANT AND HOTEL BUSINESSES.
THE MANAGEMENTS WERE ASKED TO COMPLETE THE CARDS WITH THE NUMBER OF PERSONS ENGAGED BY THEM AND THE NUMBER OF VACANCIES THEY HAD AS AT JUNE 15, 1976.
THEY WERE ALSO ASKED TO RETURN THE COMPLETED CARDS PROMPTLY TO THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT USING THE POSTAGE-PAID REPLY ENVELOPE ATTACHED.
ALTHOUGH MORE THAN 30,000 ESTABLISHMENTS HAVE ALREADY RETURNED THE CARDS, A CONSIDERABLE NUMBER OF ESTABLISHMENTS HAVE NOT DONE SO, THE COMMISSIONER SAID.
REMINDER LETTERS HAVE BEEN SENT TO THESE ESTABLISHMENTS WITH ANOTHER COPY OF THE SURVEY CARD ENCLOSED,
ON RECEIPT OF THE REMINDER LETTERS, THE MANAGEMENTS OF THESE ESTABLISHMENTS SHOULD COMPLETE AND RETURN THE SURVEY CARDS TO THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT WITHOUT DELAY.
MR. WHITELEGGE EMPHASIZED THAT IT WAS NECESSARY TO HAVE EMPLOYMENT STATISTICS AS COMPLETE AND ACCURATE AS POSSIBLE, AND TO RELEASE THE SURVEY RESULTS AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE.
HE THANKED THOSE ESTABLISHMENTS, WHICH HAVE RETURNED THE SURVEY CARDS ON TIME, FOR THEIR CO-OPERATION.
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