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Keep the week says CBI

10th April 1982, Page 7
10th April 1982
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Page 7, 10th April 1982 — Keep the week says CBI
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IADE UNION calls for a reduced working week could threaten itain's ability to remain competitive, Confederation of British dustry director general Sir Terence Beckett warned a Liverpool idience last week.

"The calls coming from some ade unions for a reduced orking week are a threat to ritain's competitiveness and lerefore to jobs," he said. Nhen the Japanese, the Taiwan;e, and the Koreans start to inoduce the shorter working ,eek, it will be time enough for s to start thinking about it ere."

Sir Terence, who warned that lere is little chance of unemloyment diminishing in the bming months, went on to reew the CBI's call for local uthorities to dispose of some of leir services to private enter "Local authority expenditure ; too high, and must be reluced, both by increasing effiiency and examining the need or certain services. And there is strong case for leaving some :eryices to private provision. "The relationship between ausiness rate increases and lost obs is a scandal which cannot be exposed too often," he added.

Sir Terence went on: "It should prey on the conscience of every over-spending local authority. What kind of service to the community are these elected representatives performing when the consequence of their action is to throw more people on the dole queue? We will not let this issue rest until we have satisfaction."

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Organisations: CBI IADE UNION
People: Terence Beckett
Locations: Liverpool

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