THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1978
APPEAL FOR BETTER RESPONSE TO MANUFACTURING EMPLOYMENT SURVEY *****
THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT HAS ISSUED 22,500 REMINDERS TO MANUFACTURING ESTABLISHMENTS WHICH HAVE NOT YET FURNISHED THE IR EMPLOYMENT RETURNS FOR THE FOURTH QUARTER OF THE YEAR.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (THURSDAY) THAT EMPLOYMENT ENQUIRY CARDS WERE FIRST MAILED TO INDIVIDUAL MANU- FACTURING ESTABLISHMENTS ON DECEMBER 2.
MANAGEMENTS WERE REQUESTED TO COMPLETE THE CARDS WITH THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE ENGAGED AND EXISTING VACANCIES AS ON DECEMBER 4 AND RETURN THEM TO THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT NOT LATER THAN DECEMBER 11.
+THE FULL-SCALE MANUFACTURING EMPLOYMENT SURVEY NOW IN PROGRESS COVERS SOME 46,000 MANUFACTURING ESTABLISHMENTS,+ THE SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED.
INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL PROVIDE NOT ONLY BENCHMARK DATA FOR THE ANALYSIS OF EMPLOYMENT STRUCTURE AND TRENDS IN THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR BUT ALSO A COMPREHENSIVE AND UP-TO-DATE DIRECTORY OF MANU- FACTURING ESTABLISHMENTS FOR CONDUCTING SAMPLE SURVEYS IN THE SUBSEQUENT QUARTERS.
+PROMPT REPORTING FROM MANAGEMENTS WILL AVOID FURTHER FOLLOW- UPS AND FACILITATE THE EARLY RELEASE OF SURVEY RESULTS, ON RECEIPT OF REMINDERS, MANAGEMENTS SHOULD THEREFORE COMPLETE AND RETURN THE CARDS AT THE IR EARLIEST OPPORTUNITY, HE SAID.
SIMILAR ENQUIRIES AT THE SAME TIME ARE ALSO BEING MADE IN THE BANKING, INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE AND OTHER SELECTED TRADES AND SERVICES. ENQUIRIES IN THE IMPORT/EXPORT, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADES, RESTAURANT AND HOTELS ARE DUE TO START SOON.
+THE COMMISSIONER FOR CENSUS AND STATISTICS IS APPEALING TO MANAGEMENTS FOR CO-OPERATION IN THESE EMPLOYMENT SURVEYS. HE HAS STRESSED THAT INFORMATION FURNISHED WOULD BE TREATED IN STRICT CONFIDENCE AND WOULD BE USED SOLELY FOR COMPILING STATISTICAL TABLES, THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.
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