Author : N. C. Department Of Labor And Printing
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 17,7 MB
Release : 2017-11-21
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9780331619614
Book Description
Excerpt from Twenty-Fourth Annual Report of the Department of Labor and Printing of the State of North Carolina, 1910 The question of a free employment bureau has been suggested, but it is my opinion that the needs of the wage earners and of the employers do not demand it. Should there be an actual shortage of employment, this office could not meet such demand, or if there should be a shortage of labor, we would be equally powerless. While it is true that there are times when it would be of benefit, I do not think the need is sufficient to justify the expense. In my opinion, the time is now ripe for a law limiting a day's work to ten hours, or jsixty hours a week. The age limit should be thirteen years, with a school attendance requirement of four months of each year up to sixteen years. I would call to your attention, and ask your endorsement of, an act to increase the compensation of the assistant commissioner. This is an arduous position, carrying great responsibility, and requiring close application, in addition to peculiar training, a training which, when thorough, as in the present case, can be marketed to much bet ter advantage than the salary now paid. I' would most respectfully urge that this salary be increased to a point on a level with clerks of equal rank in other departments. Furthermore, I feel constrained to suggest that the attention of the General Assembly be directed to the unjust discrimination against this Department in the matter of provisions necessary for the en largement of its service and usefulness. Changed conditions in the State since this Department was created demand much more than the scant. Attention hitherto given it. Other States no wealthier than ours are finding profitable investment in vastly larger appropriations for the purposes of governmental functions similar to those devolving upon the North Carolina Department of Labor and Printing. Can we not do as well? Respectfully submitted. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.