§ 83. Mr. GOLDSTONEasked the Under-Secretary of State for War whether he is aware that certain of the recruiting clerks employed in the recruiting office at Sunderland shortly after the office was opened worked many hours' overtime without additional pay; that an application for some recognition of the additional work done was refused by the officer in charge, and that subsequently some clerks received additional pay for overtime; and will he say whether it is proposed to take action to meet the claim of the men who worked overtime without remuneration, some of whom were subsequently dismissed without even a day's notice being given?
Mr. BAKERThese clerks were taken on at an inclusive rate of pay higher than 239W that normally given, which was to cover all time worked. They were, therefore, not entitled to overtime, and the recruiting officer reports that he has not received a complaint from any clerk in his employ.