BANK CLERKS AND DOCKERS
SIR,—I notice your front page article in your issue of October 29 re the dock strike says: Dockers cannot reasonably expect such rejularity of hours as bank clerks enjoy.'
From my experience of well over 40 years in one of the Big Five, I am afraid this is an utter fallacy. In any busy banking office, the commencing hours, usually 8.4510 9 a.m., are fixed, but the time of leaving is very problematical—staffs have to stay until the day's work is completely finished and balanced—it may be at 4.45 p.m., or well after 6 p.m., and furthermore, no overtime or tea money is paid until after 6 p.m. At month ends and other times of stress, such as the half-yearly audits, the staff are expected to cope with the extra work with very .little additional remuneration, and regardless of leaving times.—Yours faithfully,
HAROLD MILLS
27 Burghley Road, St. Andrews Park, Bristol, 6
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