HC Deb 05 October 1944 vol 403 cc1142-3W
Major Digby

asked the Minister of Labour how his Regulations define the obligations of an employer under the Reinstatement in Civil Employment Act in a case where both the employer and the employees are serving in the Forces and some of the employees are demobilised before the employer.

Mr. Bevin

I have no power to make Regulations defining the obligations of an employer under the Reinstatement in Civil Employment Act. The Act itself places an obligation on an employer to make employment available at the first opportunity, if any, at which it is reasonable and practicable to do so.