§ 12. Admiral of the Fleet Sir Roger KEYESasked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether he will amend the leave regulations for Royal Dockyard workmen to permit workmen with under 12 months' continuous service to count previous service in His Majesty's Dockyard either in a casual or hired capacity for leave purposes?
Mr. LINDSAYUnder the present regulations broken periods of service may count towards the 12 months required to qualify for pay during the closed week, provided that they are reckonable for superannuation. I would also remind my hon. and gallant Friend that employés who have not served for 12 months at the commencement of the closed week and therefore do not receive pay for that week, are subsequently given a week's pay if they serve the full qualifying period by the end of the leave year, that is, 31st January. In these circumstances I do not think that there is any reason to amend the present regulations.