Absenteeism (Labour)

Date: 24 Oct 1943-8 Oct 1947

From: Australian Joint Copying Project : Miscellaneous Series microfilm

Reference: Micro-MS-Coll-20-2852

Description: Quantity: 1 microfilm reel(s).

Date: 1974

From: Lodge, Nevile Sidney 1918-1989 :[Archive of original cartoons for the Evening Post and Sports Post, 1941 to 1988]

By: Evening Post (Wellington, N.Z.); Lodge, Nevile Sidney, 1918-1989

Reference: B-134-528

Description: This cartoon features Minister of Trade and Industry Warren Freer addressing a conference of men. Some are smoking. He is telling them ways to combat absenteeism and tells them the Government's method is to appoint acting ministers. Pencil dated 21/10 Extended Title - Addressing the N.Z. Automative Components Manufacturers Mr. Freer said that ways and means must be found to overcome the high absentee rate in New Zealand industry. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink and letratone, 280 x 408 mm

Date: 1986

From: Lodge, Nevile Sidney 1918-1989 :[Archive of original cartoons for the Evening Post and Sports Post, 1941 to 1988]

By: Lodge, Nevile Sidney, 1918-1989; Evening Post (Wellington, N.Z.)

Reference: B-136-494

Description: Shows three vignettes of industrial relations applied to rugby. In the first a coach tells players that management expects greater productivity and the players must score more tries. In the second players are warned by the coach that if absenteeism continues they will be locked out of the park. In the final vignette two men walk by a man standing beside a Rolls Royce. One of passers-by comments that the man received a very good redundancy payout from the All Blacks. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink, crayon and chinese white on paper, 332 x 388 mm Finding Aids: Photocopies available in Pictorial Reference Service.

Date: 1969

From: Lodge, Nevile Sidney 1918-1989 :[Archive of original cartoons for the Evening Post and Sports Post, 1941 to 1988]

By: Lodge, Nevile Sidney, 1918-1989

Reference: B-134-041

Description: A report to the boss by one of his managers is explained further -'I can only put this down to the fact that the date for return to work coincides with the monthly stop work meeting.' The scene is of the exterior of a factory, where workers are meeting in the yard and through the window above, the manager reports to his frowning boss as he gazes out at the meeting. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Black ink, Chinese white, crayon and pencil, 320 x 388 mm Finding Aids: Photocopies available in Pictorial Reference Service.

Date: 1968

From: Lodge, Nevile Sidney 1918-1989 :[Archive of original cartoons for the Evening Post and Sports Post, 1941 to 1988]

By: Lodge, Nevile Sidney, 1918-1989

Reference: B-133-769

Description: In four scenes, the fact that increased production has not been reported is attributed to current high temperatures, causing listlessness and numerous distractions. The first scene shows a disappointed foreman looking at a production line; the second shows a worker in overalls in the hot sun; the third shows sweating men draped over their machines, only to brighten up in the last scene, when a girl walks past. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Black ink, crayon, letratone and pencil, 262 x 352 mm Finding Aids: Photocopies available in Pictorial Reference Service.

Date: 1979

From: Lodge, Nevile Sidney 1918-1989 :[Archive of original cartoons for the Evening Post and Sports Post, 1941 to 1988]

By: Evening Post (Wellington, N.Z.); Lodge, Nevile Sidney, 1918-1989

Reference: B-135-544

Description: The scene is a living room where a man is stretched out on a couch asleep. His wife stands at the door explaining to another woman that he has thrown a 'sickie' i.e. taken sick leave to avoid going to work. The Wellington Run for Fun in 1979 was held in October. This cartoon does not appear to have been reproduced in the Evening Post around the date of the run for fun and was probably rejected by the cartoonist Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink, letratone and crayon, 320 x 440 mm

Date: 1943

By: New Zealand Alliance for the Abolition of the Liquor Traffic

Reference: Eph-B-MAORI-1943-01

Description: A pamphlet with a message from Frederick A Bennett, Bishop of Aotearoa, praising New Zealand's contribution to the second world war, but lamenting the amount of sugar used in brewing, the amount of absenteeism, beer consumed, and broken homes. There is a particvluar focus on liquor consumption in the King Country, an exhortation from Sir Robert Stout and, a petition from the chiefs of the Maniapoto (King Country) tribes, to put some protection in place against sellers of alcohol to Maori. Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s) on folded pamphlet. Physical Description: Offset print on newsprint, 287 x 222 mm. Provenance: Donated by the New Zealand Alliance in 1977. Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives - 77-206. Transferred from MSS & Archives in 2003..

Date: 2004

From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0004885

Description: Shows Helen Clark and Dr Michael Cullen discussing the Holidays Act 2003. When Clark asks where the Minister responsible is she discovers his is away on sick leave. Refers to the changes to the previous Holidays Act 1981 by the Department of Labour. Published in The Press, 4 September 2004 Arrangement: This cartoon file was originally delivered to the library within a sub-folder called "archive2004" Quantity: 1 digital image(s). Processing information: This cartoon file was donated to the library with no file extension. On recommendation of the Digital Archivist and with the consent of the donor, a ".jpg" file extension was added to this file in order to ensure it was readable and accessible.

Date: 2003

From: Fletcher, David, 1952- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0001288

Description: 'The politician' cartoon strip. The Minister is anxious lest he be named in the House and suspended. His colleague reassures him that he is so rarely present the Speaker probably wouldn't remember his name. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2006

From: Hawkey, Allan Charles, 1941- :[Digital cartoons published in the Waikato Times].

Reference: DCDL-0002095

Description: The scene is a cricket match at Westpac Park. A boss has caught an employee out enjoying watching the cricket when he told his boss he was visiting his ailing grandmother. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 1994

From: Tremain, Garrick, 1941- :Cartoons published in the Otago Daily Times 2 July - 22 September 1994

Reference: H-172-028

Description: Shows the 'Trickle Down' effect of 'Broken Promises' and 'Deception' from the Beehive, down to 'Corruption' and 'Tax Evasion' at business level, to 'Dishonesty' and 'Absenteeism' at worker level, to 'Drugs' and 'Vandalism' at street level, to 'Truancy' and 'Fibs' at childhood level. Exhibited in 'The Famouse Five: Manawatu's Cartoonists on Show', Exhibition curated by the New Zealand Cartoon Archive and exhibited at Te Manawa Art (Manawatu Art Gallery), Palmerston North, from 13 May to 23 June 2002, in association with Massey University and the Palmerston North City Council. Quantity: 1 cartoon bromide(s) and 1 photocopy. Physical Description: A4 size horizontal bromide and photocopy

Date: 2004

From: Fletcher, David, 1952- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DX-005-859

Description: 'The Politician' cartoon strip. Quantity: 1 digital image(s).

Date: 2006

From: Hawkey, Allan Charles, 1941- :[Digital cartoons published in the Waikato Times].

Reference: DCDL-0001911

Description: A man sits comfortably in his armchair in front of the television. He wears warm striped socks and has a steaming mug of coffee beside him. Newspapers with headlines about the World Cup Soccer are strewn all around him. He is on the phone telling his boss that he should be well enough to return to work after the final game. Refers to the World Cup Soccer finals in Germany. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2010

From: Fletcher, David, 1952- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0013782

Description: 'The Politician' cartoon strips, commenting on the foibles of politicians and political issues in New Zealand and published in the Dominion Post. These cartoons tend to reflect the current events of the day without dealing directly with them. Records for the cartoons in this collection have not been enhanced by a full 'scope and contents' as they are essentially self-explanatory and can be searched by key word. They do have subject headings. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

From: Hawkey, Allan Charles, 1941- :[Digital cartoons published in the Waikato Times].

Reference: DCDL-0017440

Description: At the top of the cartoon is text reading 'New law targets staff "sickies" News'. The cartoon shows a man enjoying a day of fishing until he gets a text message from his boss who says 'This is the boss. Sorry to get you out of bed but I need a medical certificate'. Context - From 1st April employers will be able to request staff provide a medical certificate after only one day off work. Previously a worker had to have had three days off work before employees could be requested to prove they were sick. The law change is one of many made to the Holidays Act 2003 and the Employment Relations Act 2000 last year that will come into effect on April 1. (NZ Herald 5 April 2011) Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2015

From: Fletcher, David, 1952- :Digital cartoons

By: Dominion post (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0030486

Description: Max talks to Ms Direct as The Politician arrives in at work. Max says 'One thing you can say about our minister is that he never gets the Monday morning blues...[bold] because he never gets here until Tuesday!!!' Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 1950 - 1959

From: Lodge, Nevile Sidney 1918-1989 :[Archive of original cartoons for the Evening Post and Sports Post, 1941 to 1988]

By: Lodge, Nevile Sidney, 1918-1989

Reference: B-133-041

Description: Shows a cheerful worker talking to an angry boss about the low attendance rate in an office where there is only one other person working, during mid-week horse-races Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - title in pencil with alternative suggestion for 'knock' or 'affect' and possibly an unfinished second sentence Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink and letratone, 299 x 292 mm Provenance: Donation: