§ 72. Mr. BROCKWAY (for Mr. W. J. BROWN)asked the Secretary of State for War whether it is the intention of his Department, in giving effect to the Government's decision to grant six days' holiday with pay to its industrial employés, to reduce the eight days' holiday with pay prescribed in the rules for civilian employés to five days' holiday with pay; whether he is aware that this has been done in the War Department's industrial establishment; and, if so, what reason there is for this step?
§ Mr. SHAWThe decision of the Government was that six days' paid annual leave in addition to five paid public holidays should be granted to industrial employés. In view of this decision it was necessary to reduce the number of paid public holidays enjoyed by the War Department industrial employés in question from eight to five, but these employés, generally speaking, will get the six days' annual leave in addition to the five days, making 11 days in all as compared with eight previously. The reduction from eight to five paid public holidays is not being effected in respect of the current leave year.