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SECTION XIV.—OPERATIONS OF MAN-POWER APPEAL COMMITTEES

Table 40. —Appeals against Decisions regarding Termination of Employment in Essential Undertakings

Table 41.— Appeals against Fines in respect of Industrial Absenteeism

Note.—There have also been 42 appeals dealt with against decisions of District Man-power Officers regarding the restriction of inflow into non-essential industry. As these are few in number and form only a negligible part of the work of the Man-power Appeal Committees, no analysis is given of these appeals,

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(Period covered : Outset to 31st March, 1944) Table 39. —Appeals against Directions into Essential Wobk 1st October, 1943, Outset 1st April, 1043, Outset . ,, to , . to to to 31st Mar ° h . 19 «- 31st March, 1943. 31st March, 1944. 31st March, 1944. — ' Males. Females. (a) Appeals from employers against directions by District Man-power Officers— Total directions given by all District Man-power 30,779 59,079 90,458 21,903 8 01] Officers Number of appeals against directions, heard in 563 615 1,178 119 225 period Percentage of appeals heard to directions given 1-8 1-0 1.3 0-5 2'8 Of these appeals dealt with, number— Withdrawn 127 (23%) 08(16%) 225 (19%) 30(25%) 17 (8%) Dismissed 255(45%) 274 (45%) 529 (45%) 49(41%) 79 (35%) ... . Upheld . .. 181(32%) 243 (39%) 424 (36%) 40(34%) 129 (57%) (0) Appeals from employees against directions by District Man-power Officers— Total directions given by all District Man-power 30,779 59,679 90,458 21,903 8 011 Officers Number of appeals against directions, heard in 451 753 1,204 182 207 period Percentage of appeals heard to directions given 1-5 1-3 1-3 0-8 2-0 Of these appeals dealt with, number— Withdrawn 112(25%) 128(17%) 240(20%) 37(20%) 23(11%) Dismissed 190(42%) 279 (37%) 469(39%) 64(35%) 58 (28%) Upheld 149 (33%) 346 (46%) 495 (41%) 81 (45%) 126 (61%)

1st October, 1943, Outset 1st April, 1043, Outset „. , „ t0 , .... to to to 3l8t Ma ri=h. 19*431st March, 1943. 31st March, 1944. 31st March, 1944. Males. Females. (a) Appeals from employers against decisions of District Man-power Officers— Total applications to terminate (made by 20,593 23,770 44,363 7 201 2 300 employers) dealt with by District Man-power Officers Number of appeals lodged against decisions 252 346 598 158 57 made within period Percentage of appeals lodged to decisions .. 1-2 1-5 1-3 2-2 2-5 Number of appeals heard in period .. .. 240 315 555 155 5g Of these appeals dealt with, number— Withdrawn 58(24%) 87(28%) 145(20%) 43(28%) 16(29%) Dismissed 136(57%) 154(49%) 290(52%) 67(43%) 28(50°/° ;. % . W d ;• ••. •• •• 46(19%) 74(23%) 120(22%) 45(29%) 12(21% (b) Appeals lrom employees against decisions of District Man-power Officers— Total applications to terminate (made by 41,054 56,595 97,649 16 729 12 338 employees) dealt with by District Man-power Officers Number of appeals lodged against decisions 908 1,973 2,881 755 244 made within period Percentage of appeals lodged to decisions .. 2-2 3-5 3-0 4.5 2-0 Number of appeals heard in period .. .. 844 1,809 2,653 737 224 Of these appeals dealt with, numberWithdrawn 155(18%) 283(16%) 438(17%) 121(16%) 43(19%) Dismissed 436(52%) 891(49%) 1,327(50%) 375(51%) 95 43% l; l' lll ' l( l 253(30%) 635(35%) 888(33%) 241(33%) 86 88%)

Outset 1st April, 1043, 0utset to slst March, 1944. to to . 31st March, 1943. 31st March, 1944. ,, , „ Males. Females. Total. Total cases where a fine lias been imposed .. 424 3,272 2,056 1640 3696 Number of appeals arising from the imposition of fines ' 16 125 91 50 141 Percentage of appeals to fines imposed .. .. 3-8 3 • 8 4-4 3-0 ;j. s Number of appeals heard in period .. .. 14 118 84 48 132 Of these appeals dealt with, number — Dismissed 7 (50%) 53 (45%) 41 (49%) 19 (40%) 00 (45%) Fine reduced 6(43%) 21(1.8%) 23(27%) 4 (8%) 27 121%) Fine wholly remitted 1 (7%) 44(37%) 20(24%) 25(52%) 45 34%