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monses issued against a Pudsey haulage company and one of its employees was made by Lt.-Col. D. V. Hodgson, chairman, at Pudsey court, last week. Double Ess Transport, Ltd., Cliffe Works, Pudsey, had 41 summonses against them for failing to cause proper records of hours to be kept. John Thomas Nelson, South Royd Park, Pudsey, driver, was charged with a similar number of offences for failing to keep proper records.
The chairman, who said that he knew something of the amount of work involved in this type of case, asked why it had been necessary to bring so many summonses. .Mr. S. R. Dalton, prosecuting, said in reply that the Ministry had in the past adopted the procedure of issuing summonses only in respect of the eases which suited them best, hut this had been criticized, he added.
Mr. T. A. Last, defending, said that it was not suggested that this was a gross case of over-driving. It concerned a new employee who failed to keep proper records and there was really only one offence.
Nelson was fined 10s. on each of the first four summonses and given an absolute discharge on the remainder. The company was fined 10s. on each of the 41 summonses.
RANGE OF MANAGEMENT DISCUSSIONS
AWIDE range of discussions will take place at the national conference of the British Institute of Management, to be held at Harrogate from October I1-13. Among papers to be presented are: "An objective approach to pay differentials," by Dr. Elliott Jaques, social science officer of the Glacier Metal Co., Ltd.; "Planning and controlling an efficient use of financial resources," by Mr. S. I. Elliott, director of finance, Ford Motor Co., Ltd., and "Automation and the OldcT Worker," by Mr. A. G. B. Owen, chairman of the Owen Organization.
WAREHOUSE KEEPERS VISIT SWEDEN
ADELEGATION from the National Association of Warehouse Keepers left for Sweden yesterday. The delegation, led by Mr. a F. Marks, chairman, will meet manufacturers and exporters under the auspices of the British-Swedish Chamber Of Commerce in Stockholm and Gothenburg. The association believes that the operation of the European Free Trade Area scheme will stimulate trade between this country and Scandinavia.
FORD REPLY SHORTLY
AREPLY to the demands of the unions for higher wages and a shorter working week will be given by the Ford Motor Co., Ltd., on September 12. Employees are seeking a substantial increase in wages, a reduction of the working week from 411 hours to 40 hours (371 hours for night workers), three weeks' annual paid holiday and a rise in holiday bonus from £5 to £25.