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Public Appreciates IN these days of frayed London Transport I tempers, bus operatives are Workers' Courtesy , often unfairly criticized because they observe the law 6 regarding standing passengers. It is, therefore, pleasant to hear that in a recent four-week period, passengers have voluntarily commended 110 members of the staff of London Transport for their courtesy and all-round efficiency. Some of the letters of commendation have been written in glowing terms and the names of many conductors concerned have been published and their record cards suitably endorsed.
Liability of Employers THE N.R.T.F. has done quite for Employees' I a lot of useful work in
Property drawing attention to certain
legal matters which are some. times not understood. One of these concerns the liability of an employer where the employee brings property, such as a coat, to the employer's premises and leaves it in an authorized place, perhaps a cloakroom, from which it is subsequently stolen., In a recent case heard in the Court of Appeal, an actor's overcoat was stolen from the dressing room of a theatre. It was found as a fact that the employer had not taken reasonable care to safeguard this property, but it was held ;.:) that there was no implied
term which imposed on the employ:r tin duty to exercise reasonable care in the safeguarding of the employee's property; (ii) that the employer was under no duty to the employee at Common Law (by reason of the relation of master and servant) to take reasonable steps to protect the employee's property from theft. On the other hand, according to another judgment, the position might be different if the stolen property were tools of trade. Thus, in the case of the actor's loss, if the theft had concerned things which he as an employee was under an obligation to use, e.g., a conjurers equipment, then the employer might have been held liable.
The "Saving Graces" VERY Saturday morning Know How to Do " for more than five years, It . ..... the "Saving Graces," five girls dressed all alike in tartan skirts, white blouses, tartan ties and feather.. decked tam-o'-shanters, have toured the Wolverhampton works of Guy Motors, Ltd., to supplement the more orthodox national savings group scheme in the factory. Their efforts have produced total savings of £181,164 (an average of £120 per employee) by Guy workers Including the group scheme, employees have contributed a total of £194,015, and the company has twice won the Wolverhampton savings cup for highest average savings per head A Double-decker WRITING to Guy Motors, which Carried 102 " Ltd., a Serviceman in Passengers . . . . Ceylon refers to a Guy double
decker operating on one of the island's main routes. It has a seating capacity of 56, but at one time he saw on it this number of passengers seated and 46 standing, making a total of 102. We do not, however, envy such packing in a tropical climate.
Blood Test Before THE secretary of the InstiDrivers Take the I tute of Road Transport Wheel Engineers returned a few days ago from an air trip to Sweden. One of his comments on conditions there interested . us considerably. It referred to the endeavours of the authorities to prevent road accidents presumably due to the imbibing of alcohol. As a nation, the Swedes drink very little, and traffic conditions are extremely easy. Despite these factors, it is forbidden to drive a motor vehicle after taking liquor. The control is so rigid that the police pounce upon people coming out of restaurants if they be about to drive, and make a blood test. If their blood shows an alcoholic content they :se not allowed to take the wheel. We can imagine the excitement outside some of our London restaurants and famous clubs if this procedure were to be followed in Britain. The vehicle-parking problem would become even more difficult.
American Labour is A N indication of conditions Advised to Work, not I-1" in the U.S. is the action
Strike which is being taken by
important trades unions; these are issuing strong recommendations against strikes, and asking for more -cork with higher production. It is being increasingly ealized that only in this way will any benefits from the raised wages be attained. Failing such improvements, the cost of living cannot be decreased,.and may, in fact, rise. There is a significant moral in this.