§ 13. Mr. Hurdasked the Secretary of State for War to what extent service in the Armed Forces counts in assessing seniority when staff are being discharged as redundant at War Department ordnance depôts.
§ Mr. StracheyIn the case of industrial employees, service in the Armed Forces counts for seniority, provided it was immediately preceded by service in Government civil employment. Men128W with a service disability under 65 years of age are given first consideration for retention in employment. So far as clerical grades are concerned, service in the Armed Forces after 3rd September, 1939, counts as temporary Government service, provided only that the employee entered or re-entered Government employment in a non-industrial capacity within three months of ceasing to draw pay from Service sources. In addition, ex-Service men of the First World War have preference for retention in temporary employment over all other temporary employees.