The fact that the Holidays With Pay Bill has reached the second reading in the House of Commons, does not necessarily mean that the measure will be passed by Parliament, for all manner of things might happen to a Bill once gets into the hands of the Committee of the House; but whether it gets through materially unchanged or not, the important fact is that it is proposed to make compulsory the granting by employers to employees. of a yearly vacation with pay. About ferty per cent. of the workpeople in Great Britain' were already granted holidays with pay by the end of 1936, and the present Bill is said to affect some 2,000,000 more workers. But between the granting of such rights and their exercise much ingenious devising will become necessary, not the least of which concerns the adjustment of national life to the new state of affairs which will thus be brought about. Coordination of industrial, educational, transport, lodging and other arrangements will be necessary, and not the least of these will be the arrangement of some method whereby holidays will be staggered throughout the country, thereby relieving pressure on holiday resorts during the middle summer months. From the scholastic point of view there, will undoubtedly have to be changes with regard to the dates of examinations, etc., but it is interesting to note that the Board of Education finds the Universities and examining bodies ready to help in the matter. The subject is one in which all walks of life in Great Britain are showing the greatest interest, and there is every reason to believe that with the all round ce-operation which the Government is receiving in this matter it will be a ce: paratively short time before holidays with pay will be conveniently arranged for the general good of the whole nation. It will undoubtedly cost the employer a substantial increase on his wage bill, which should be more than repaid by the general benefit to the national, health,
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