§ Mr. Braineasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury when the hon. Member for Billericay can expect an answer to his letter of 29th November. 1950, concerning Mrs. B. E. Wakefield of Laindon, Essex.
§ Mr. JayI have now replied to the hon. Member.
Staff Group Established Staff Unestablished Staff Weekly Hours Worked Days of Holiday with pay Weekly Hours Worked Days of Holiday with pay Administrative Staff 44 or 45½ 36 44 or 45½ 30, 36 after 3 years' continuous service. Executive Staff 44 or 45½ 36 44 or 45½ 24, 30 after 3 years' continuous service. Higher grades 30, 36 after 3years'continuous service. Higher Clerical and Clerical Staff 44 or 45½ 24 Higher Clerical 36 44 or 45½ 18 Higher grades 24, 30 after 3years' continuous service. Clerical Assistants 44 or 45½ 18,21after5years' service. 44 or 45½ 18 Typing Staff 44 or 45½ 18,21 after 5 years' service. 44 or 45½ 18 Shorthand typists 21, 24 after 5 years' in the grade. Higher grades, 24 and 36. Messengers, Porters, etc. 48 14 48 12, 14 after 2 years' service. Higher grades, 18,21 and 24. Post Office, Postal, Telegraph and Telephone Staff and Supervisors. 48 (mainly) 14–36 according to grade and length of service. 48 (mainly) 12–18 according to grade and length of service. Professional and Scientific Staff. 44 or 45½ 36 44 or 45½ 30, 36 after 3 years' continuous service. Technical Staffs 44 14–36 according to rank and service. 44 12–36 according to rank and service. NOTES: (a) All hours are inclusive of meal breaks, with the exception of those for technical staff which exclude them. (b) The standard working week for administrative, executive, clerical, typing and professional etc. staff is 45½ hours but wherever the requirements of the work permit hours are reduced to 44. (c) At the present time not more than 36 days' annual leave may be granted in a leave year but before the war some grades were eligible for higher allowances after long service. (d) Annual leave is granted subject to the needs of the service and is frequently not taken in full or is taken largely in the form of Saturday absences which count as a full day's leave. (e) The usual Public Holidays and certain privilege holidays (not exceeding nine days in all) are normally allowed in addition to annual leave.