HC Deb 24 October 1944 vol 404 c20
61. Colonel Ropner

asked the Minister of Fuel and Power whether absenteeism in the mines is more noticeable on any one day of the week than on any other; and to what extent the operation of Pay as you earn is a factor in producing it.

Major Lloyd George

Owing to the strain on colliery clerical staffs in furnishing such information, I have not attempted to collect any statistics later than those relating to December, 1943, and January, 1944.Those figures are included in Table 8 of the Statistical Digest (Cmd. 6538), and show that for underground workers the rate of voluntary absenteeism is much heavier on Mondays (including the Sunday night shift) and on Saturdays. I have no statistical information about the effect of the Pay as you earn system, but I am aware of the view that the introduction of this system has been a contributory factor in the recent increase in voluntary absenteeism.

Mr. James Griffiths

Is it a fact that the first and last days of the week are those upon which there is much absenteeism?

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