11. Mr. Rostron Duckworthasked the Minister of Labour whether he is aware that the branch managers of Employment Exchanges in seaside resorts suffer considerable reductions in their incomes during the season when the numbers of unemployed on their registers begin to shrink; and whether, in view of the fact that this system does not encourage the branch managers to give their best endeavours towards obtaining employment for the seasonal workers involved, he will review the present arrangements and consider their reform?
§ Mr. E. BrownThe terms of remuneration of branch managers necessarily take account of substantial variations of the volume of work, but I do not think that there is any foundation for the suggestion that the effect is to discourage them from endeavouring to find employment for applicants on the register. On the contrary, in assessing the volume of work, account is taken of the manager's efforts to fill vacancies. The present arrangements are based upon a recent agreement, to which the Branch Managers' Federation is a party.