Germany'S MINISTRY FOR CHEATURES AND MORAV, PRAGUE (1906) 1939 - 1945 (1965), inv. 1092, sig. 110-11/30 (damaged)

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It is also difficult to assess whether the low levels of benefits are caused by incapacity for work or by unemployment, at least they lay the ground for the most varied inconsistencies in the company. The permanent workers repeatedly point out that the benefits of the employed are lower because they do not need the merit of their work in the company for their livelihood. It cannot be claimed that the employment offices generally lack understanding, but they place little emphasis on the allocation of an able or incapacitated worker to an establishment. As an example it is mentioned that in the farm "Národní podnik" in Budweis a factory locksmith was used, who was not even able to do a job and who lacked the physical strength to lift his hammer properly. Despite having been declared work-sensitive on Grand of a medical examination, he succumbed to his suffering three weeks later. The representative of the clothing industry from Wodnian mentioned that his company was assigned completely unworked girls who were only serving their time, since they could not be entrusted with a conscientious task. For participation in Kirsen these girls cannot spare any time, since they have to do field work after the end of work and they lack both predisposition and interest for the assigned work, It seems necessary that the employment offices consider the use of new forces. It was also argued that the morale of work in those enterprises whose management is timely and is at work with understanding can be consistently described as good and constantly improving. In general, the complaints of the Czech workers against enterprises with German leadership are minor, whereas the situation is always - 3 -