§ Mr. Andersonasked the Secretary of State for Wales what adjustments have been made in piecework rates for Forestry Commission employees in Wales to allow for a reduction in their working hours as a result of the introduction of British Standard Time.
§ Mr. Ifor DaviesThe standard hours of attendance have not been reduced and no adjustments have been made in piecework rates.
270WRevised winter starting times for both the Commission's Welsh Conservancies have been negotiated with the unions concerned; the starting time in the South Wales Conservancy, where there was a particular problem, is on a trial basis, with provision for review.
Where a special case can be made locally for a variation in these times the Commission will consider it sympathetically.