§ 21. Mr. G. Hardieasked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether the Bedeaux system or the Taylor system is employed in any of the works or factories receiving contracts from his Department?
§ Sir S. HoareThe Admiralty do not require their contractors to adopt any particular method of calculating earnings, and are consequently not concerned whether a firm employs the Bedeaux or the Taylor system for this purpose, provided always that the fair wages clause, which is included in all contracts, is observed.
§ Mr. HardieIf the right hon. Gentleman has no knowledge of the systems mentioned, would he, in order to get a more humane attitude towards the workers, go and work for a week, a fortnight, or a month in one of these factories, and so gain experience of the destruction of the nervous system that takes place?