13 NOVEMBER 1926, Page 3

A much greater defect in the Bill, however, is the

late to deal in a modern spirit with the hours- of ployment.- The possibilities of 1 demanding overtime seem to be widely extended, and that. not only in the case of women but in the case, of very young persons. The nine-hoUr day of the 1924 Bill becomes, a ten-hour day, and .may rise for. women and all young persons..to • .• eleven hours: on .100_ days in the year and in certain cases to eleven-, hours on 150 days. These hours are in excess of what good employers consider reasonable, and the threat to the continued education of young people is serious.

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