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OPERATIONS OF INDUSTRIAL MAN-POWER APPEAL COMMITTEES Table 37.—Results of Appeals against Directions into Essential Work

Table 38. —Results of Appeals against Decisions regarding Termination of Employment in Essential Undertakings

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(Period covered : Outset to 31st March, 1946) Outset to 31st March, 1945. 1st April, 31st Mar , 1945, to ch, 1946. Outset to 31st March, 1946. Males. Females. (a) Appeals from employers against directions by District Manpower Officers Number of appeals dealt with in 2,311 197 523 3,031 period jDetails of appeals dealt with— Withdrawn 393 (17%) 41 (21%) 76 (14%) 510 (17%). Dismissed 1,050 (45%) 90 (46%) 208 (40%) 1,348 (44%) Upheld 868 (38%) 66 (33%) 239 (46%) 1,173 (39%) (b) Appeals from employees against directions by District Manpower Officers— Number of appeals dealt with in 2,611 518 550 3,679 period Details of appeals dealt with— Withdrawn 470 (18%) 111 (21%) 114 (21%) 695 (19%) Dismissed 951 (36%) 211 (41%) 206 (37%) 1,368 (37%) Upheld 1,190 (46%) 196 (38%) 230 (42%) 1,616 (44%)

1st April, 1945, to Outset to 31st March, 1945. 31st Mar ch, 1946. Outset to 31st March 1946. Males. Females. {a) Appeals from employers against decisions by District Manpower Officers— Total applications to terminate 70,234 18,057 4,742 93,033 (made by employers) dealt with by District Man-power Officers Number of appeals lodged against 978 189 36 1,203 decisions Percentage of appeals lodged to 1-4 1-0 0-8 1-3 applications dealt with Number of appeals dealt with in 941 198* 41* 1,180 period Details of appeals dealt with— Withdrawn 234 (25%) 52 (26%) 7 (17%) 293 (25%) Dismissed 524 (56%) 100 (51%) 28 (68%) 652 (55%) Upheld .. 183 (19%) 46 (23%) 6 (15%) 235 (20%) (6) Appeals from employees against decisions of District Man- - power Officers — Total applications to terminate 160,277 27,868 23,040 211,185 (made by employees) dealt with by District Man-power Officers Number of appeals lodged against 4,875 1,009 287 6,171 decisions Percentage of appeals lodged to 30 3-6 1-2 2-9 applications dealt with Number of appeals dealt with in 4,674 1,086* 322* 6,082 period Details of appeals dealt with— Withdrawn 890 (19%) 246 (23%) 90 (28%) 1,226 (20%) Dismissed 2,220 (48%) 421 (39%) 93 (29%) 2,734 (45%) Upheld 1,564 (33%) 419 (38%) 139 (43%) 2,122 (35%) * These figures include cases lodged during the previous period but not dealt with until the current period.