The Unemployment ' Insurance Statutory Commitice is at present examining the state of the insurance fund and it is anticipated that a surplus of £7,000,000 a year will found available for disposal.
Employment is good and the me come of the fund is consequently high and its expenditure relatively low, Following its usual practice when the surplus is in view, the Statutory Committee has called for suggestions.
The general council of the Trade Union Congress has recommended the abolition of the waiting week before benefit is paid, the increase of benefits, and the extension of the benefit period beyond the present 26 weeks—Wireless through Reuter.
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