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THIS DOCUMENT I S THE' PB0P5HTY OF HIS BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S
GOYSRKMEITT.
SECRET.
COPY PC
C.P.222(51).
St
C A B I N E T .
UNEMPL 0 Yl£ENT INSURANCE.
Memorandum b y the M i n i s t e r
of
Labour *
The A n o m a l i e s A c t p a s s e d i n J u l y l a s t
with those
and,
the
persons
who h a b i t u a l l y
bjr t h e p r a c t i c e
the
normal e a r n i n g s f o r
same o c c u p a t i o n .
of
of
the o r i g i n a l
be f o r e s e e n ,
clause
entirely
benefits
but which would n o t make i t
normal
who,
short-time
although r e c e i v i n g
is,
however,
three
days,
same w e e k ,
I
earn
also
to
j
those
i
and unemployment
I
.
to reduce
for
any p a r t
or f o u r
of
""^"ihe
draw s u b s t a n t i a l
the
cotton
unless
which b e n e f i t
and c o n s e q u e n t l y
such w o r k e r s a s
large.
attracted
and i n r e s p e c t
days o f
was p a y a b l e
figure
of
unemployment
the
benefit.
coming
benefit
in
employment
attention,
in r e s p e c t
exceeded
for
of
a week
(say)
women.
be a f f e c t e d
the
considerable
4th September, 1931.
or
The i n t e n t i o n would be
the earnings
however,
to
coal
.. :
The e x i s t e n c e ,
the p o s i t i o n
the
benefit.
dock w o r k e r s who i n two
on t h e amount o f
p e r s o n s who w i l l
t h e amount o f
of
operative,
with receiving
wages.
.............
class of
received,
t h a t power s h o u l d be t a k e n i n
restrictions
benefits
can
to
t o u c h the b e n e f i t s
sums o f money,
4 0 / - f o r men and a c o r r e s p o n d i n g
in
power
cases i n which p e r s o n s w i t h broken p e r i o d s of
not
be
so f a r a s
does n o t n o r m a l l y e a r n what
deal with
three
therefore,
impose
to
the miner or
c l a s s e s of
substantial
receive
suggest,
legislation
small
to
the
amendment
earnings are
sums c o n c u r r e n t l y
desirable
t r i m m e r s and c e r t a i n
Commons, w i l l
substantial
p a r t wages,
can be r e g a r d e d a s l a r g e
It
persons f o l l o w i n g
than
nugatory.
necessary
worker liice
week,
earnings greater
a p r o v i s i o n w h i c h would g i v e
i n c a s e s where
deal
than a f u l l
which r e s u l t e d from
i n t h e House o f
be a l m o s t
less
receive
week o f
This p r o v i s i o n
V/hat i s wanted i s
reduce
work f o r
trade,
the f u l l
g i v e s power t o
by such a
provision
s a v i n g s t o be e f f e c t e d
of
t h i s kind of
and i t
abuse
is
not
has
would be a good t h i n g
say t h a t we had d e a l t w i t h
to
it.
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I F T I ) :
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