§ 59. Mr. STEEL-MAITLANDasked the Postmaster-General whether it is the custom to pay overtime worked by unestablished male shorthand typists employed in the Post Office telephone service at the rate of ordinary time while established employés are paid at the rate of time and a-quarter; and, if so, why this distinction is made?
§ Captain NORTONThere are no unestablished male shorthand typists employed in the Post Office telephone service, but a small number of such officers is employed in the Engineering Department. They are paid at hourly rates, and were engaged on the understanding that they would be paid at the same rates when performing extra duty. Thus the conditions of their employment are different from those of established classes. The case of these officers has been represented to the Select Committee on Post Office Servants.