§ Mr. Granvilleasked the Minister of Agriculture to what extent the Agricultural Wages Committee have availed themselves of Government legislation enabling holidays with pay to be extended to agricultural workers?
§ Sir R. Dorman-SmithAll but one of the 47 Agricultural Wages Committees have used their powers under the Holidays with Pay Act, 1938, to direct that 1851W agricultural workers shall be allowed holidays with pay, and the following statement gives brief particulars of the number of holidays so directed:
Number of days holiday in respect of 12 months employment. Number of Agricultural Wages Committees. 7 1 6 12 5 1 4 10 3 20 2 2 Notes. (i) In seven cases the provisions apply only to male workers. (ii) Of the 45 Committees which have provided for holidays of less than seven days in respect of twelve months' employment 13 have included in their directions provision that workers who are employed with animals or are normally engaged for seven days a week shall be entitled to an additional day's holiday with pay.