§ 66. Dr. Barnett Strossasked the Minister of Labour whether he has any avail- 619 able data as to the effect on industrial production of a five-day week; and whether he is aware that it is desirable that Saturday morning work should be abolished as being wasteful.
§ Mr. IsaacsThe advantages and disadvantages of the five-day week have been reviewed from time to time in the Annual Reports of the Chief Inspector of Factories. The question whether the abolition of Saturday morning working in a particular industry or establishment is desirable is a matter for negotiation between the employers and workers concerned, in the light of their expert knowledge of all the relevant circumstances.