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Annual Camps (Leave And Pay)

Volume 465: debated on Tuesday 24 May 1949

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13.

Major Beamish

asked the Secretary of State for War if he will publish a list in the OFFICIAL REPORT showing the leave and pay arrangements made by the State in its capacity as employer, and by the British Electricity Authority and the Gas Council, for employees who attend Territorial Army camps; and whether he is satisfied that suitable arrangements have been made in all cases.

Mr. Shinwell

I give below the information asked for. On the whole I regard as satisfactory the arrangements so far made as set out in the list.

Civil Service

Special paid leave for attendance at Territorial Army camps is allowed as follows:

  • (a) to those with an annual leave allowance of 18 days or less: the whole of the period during which they attend camp for specified training, subject to a limit of 12 working days;
  • (b) to those with an annual leave allowance of more than 18 and less than 24 days: three-quarters of the training period subject to a limit of nine working days;
  • (c) to those with an annual leave allowance of 24 days or over: half the training period subject to a limit of six working days;
  • (d) for staff working a five-day week the maximum amounts of special paid leave allowed are reduced in each case by one-sixth.

    • British Electricity Authority and Area Electricity Boards

    Additional leave is allowed as follows:

  • (a) to those with two weeks or less annual holiday: one week on full pay, and a further week unpaid;
  • (b) to those with over two weeks' annual holiday: one week on full pay and further unpaid leave if necessary to bring the total of ordinary annual holiday and additional leave up to four weeks.

    • Gas Council

    The general policy to be followed has not yet been settled. In the meantime the matter has been left to the discretion of local offices, which are understood to be adopting a practice similar to that of the British Electricity Authority.