Settled
32
Total
Reported
through the Labour
Department
1973/4
86
70
1974/5
121
89
1975*
124*
86
Settled by
the Legal Aid
Dept or
Labour
Tribunal
Settled by
direct negotiation or lapsed
4
6
20
12
26
18
The overwhelming majority of such disputes were thus settled with the
assistance of the Labour Department, with a proportion being resolved by
other official agencies.
* In his last Report, the Labour Commissioner changed the dating from
financial to calendar years.
70. As regards grievance settlement the role of the Labour Department
is equally positive. The recent record shows a significant increase in
the number of disagreements of this type (which, again, mostly concern
matters of "right" arising out of dismissals, such as arrears of wages,
payment in lieu of notice, severance pay, and so on) that have come to
the Department's attention. As follows*:
Major Grievances
Minor Grievances
Settled through
Settled
other
Settled through
Settled
other
through legal Labour
through legal
or
Labour
or
Total Reported
Depart- official ment agencies
Total
Depart- official
Reported
ment
agencies
1973/4
1084
560
399
4034
2808
804
1974/5
1712
714
711
4973
2896
1227
1975
1759
839
725
4992
3057
1201
* The distinction between "major" and "minor" grievances is based on the
sums of money involved.
It is fairly clear from this, as from the previous table, that the
activity of the Labour Department in this area is increasing more
sharply than (for instance) the membership of unions, and that workers
are increasingly willing to take action through it.
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