§ 68. Mr. L. SMITHasked the Minister of Labour the number of rulings by umpires within the last year to the effect that the payment of unemployment benefit is justified in the case of workers abandoning their employment on the ground of the payment of inadequate wages; and the circumstances of each case on which such ruling was given?
§ Mr. LAWSONTo extract the particulars asked for by the hon. Member would involve the detailed examination of many thousands of decisions, and I do not think I should be justified in asking the Department to undertake this. I may explain that all decisions of the umpire which are of general importance are published and placed on sale. A summary is 1977 also published in the "Analytical Guide to Decisions"; pages 155 to 158 deal with the point, mentioned in the question.
§ Mr. McSHANEBefore young women are sent to domestic service at the seaside are inquiries made as to their hours of labour and wages?