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SECTION XI.-TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT IN ESSENTIAL INDUSTRIES AND UNDERTAKINGS Table 32. —Results of Applications to terminate Employment

Table 33.— Monthly Increase in Applications from 1st April, 1943, to 31st March, 1944

Table 34.—Classification by Males and Females

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Outset to 81st March, 1948. 0lltset to 31st March ' 1944 - Applications from— Applications from — Applications from— : Total. Total. Total. Employers. Employees. Employers. Employees. Employers. Employees. Total number of applications received 20,742 41,552 (52,21)4 23,?97 56,948 80,845 44,639 08,500 143,139 Number of these applications dealt with 20,593 41,054 61,647 23,770 56,595 80,365 44,363 97,649 142,012 Of these applications dealt with— Number subsequently withdrawn .. 165 563 728 328 957 1,285 493 1,520 2,013 Number in which permission to 955 7,447 8,402 644 9,003 10,247 1,599 17,050 18,649 terminate was refusod Number in which permission was 19,473 33,044 52,517 22,798 46,035 68,833 42,271 79,079 121,350 granted Percentage— Subsequently withdrawn .. .. 0-8 1-4 1-2 1-4 1-7 1-6 1-1 1-5 1-4 Permission to terminate was refused 4-6 18-1 13-6 2-7 17-0 12-7 3-6 17-5 13-1 Permission was granted .. .. 94-6 80-5 85-2 95'9 81-3 85-7 95-3 81-0 85-5

Applications from— Applications from— Period. Total. Period. : Total. Employers: Employees. Employers. Employees. Total up to 31st March, 1943 .. 20,742 41,552 62,294 Brought forward .. 35,087 69,211 104,298 Increase during— Increase during— 1943 1943 April .. .. .. 1,550 4,042 5,598 October .. .. .. 1,345 4,490 5.835 May .. .. .. 3,177* 4,852 8,029 November .. .. .. 1,442 4,953 6,395 Juno .. .. .. 4,200* 4,555 8,701 December .. .. .. 1,124 3,637 4 761 July .. .. .. 2,362 4,716 7,078 August .. .. .. 1,619 4,894 6,513 1944 September .. .. .. 1,425 4,600 0,025 January .. .. .. 1,400 4,877 6,277 February .. .. .. 1,736 5,650 7,386 March .. .. .. 2,505 5,682 8,187 Carried forward .. 35,087 69,211 104,298 Total up to 31st March, 1944 44,639 98,500 143,139 * Note.—The high ligures shown for May and June correspond with the outflow of seasonal labour from freezing-works.

(Period covered: 1st October, 1943, to 31st March, 1944) Employers Applications from Employees. Total Applications. Males. Females. Total. Males. Females. Total. Males. | Females, j Total. Total number of applications received 7,230 2,322 9,552 16,793 12,490 29,289 24,023 14,818 38,841 Number of these applications dealt with 7,201 2,300 9,501 16,729 12,338 29,067 23,930 14,638 Of those applications dealt with — Number subsequently withdrawn .. 115 38 153 273 218 491 388 256 644 Number in which permission to 321 57 378 3,011 1,721 4,732 3,332 1,778 5,110 terminate was refused Number in which permission was 0,765 2,205 8,970 13,445 10,399 23,844 20,210 12,604 32,814 granted