§ Mr. A. Edwardsasked the Minister of Labour whether he is aware that certain newspaper proprietors are cancelling the engagements of young men liable to military service and re-engaging them in a temporary capacity in order to avoid 529W the necessity of reinstating them after the war; and what steps he is taking to put an end to this practice?
§ Mr. E. BrownI have no information that the action stated is being taken. I may point out that the obligation of reinstatement under Section 14 of the National Service (Armed Forces) Act, 1939, applies to temporary as well as to permanent employés.