The Cine Technician (1943 - 1945)

July— August, 1944 THE CINE-TECHNICIAN 65 seniority from one grade to another, the applicant would quite well be putting forward a reasonable and practicable claim if he claimed that he should !be reinstated to a higher grade than the grade he left. The minimum period of reinstatement is 26 weeks, or for so much of that period as is " reasonable and practicable " (but where the applicant had one year's service or more with his firm before altering the forces the minimum period of reinstatement is 52 weeks instead of the 26 weeks in )ther cases) ; and during that time the terms and conditions of his employment are not to be changed o his detriment unless it ceases to be reasonable uid practicable to maintain them unaltered. That neans that if a reinstated person commits a mislemeanoour for which he would normally be 'sacked," the mere fact that he is a reinstated icrson does not mean that he could not be discharged, even though he may only have been reinitated for a period of two or three weeks. He would have the right to take his case to a •einstatement committee, composed of one trade union representative, one employers' representaive, and an independent chairman, and if they lecided unanimously against him his employer ' vould be considered to have discharged his reinstatement obligation. (If the reinstatement comnittee was not unanimous, or if they gave him THE CROWN MOTTOES STUDIO PROJECTION SERVICE AT ANY TIME TO SUIT YOUR CONVENIENCE 'WO DOUBLE HEADS DUOSONIC SOUND SYSTEM 1IXING PANELS FOR TRACKS SEATING FOR 90 PERSONS 6, Wardour St., London, W.1 a further right of appeal, or if his trade union appealed on his behalf, the matter would be further considered by the Umpire, whose decision would be final.) If, on the other hand, the reinstatement committee found in his favour, they could order the employer to reinstate him, or order the employer to pay a sum by way of compensation, up to the amount which the worker would have been paid if he had remained in the employment for the full reinstatement period. An employer also has the right of appeal under the same conditions as the worker. It should be noted, too, that a "short-time" working week would count as a full working week for the purpose of calculating the reinstatement period, provided that other workers in the same grade and occupation were also on " short-time." The employer's alternative offer to reinstatement is governed by the term "reasonable and practicable " and the effect of the Reinstatement Act is to give a preference to seniority in employment. If there are two applicants for reinstatement, and it is reasonable and practicable to reinstate only one, the job will go to the applicant who entered into employment with the firm first. For example, say Mr. Jones started with a firm in 1937 and Mr. Brown in 1938, and Mr. Brown was called up in 1939, and Mr. Jones in 1943. Although Mr. Brown has four years' war service more than Mr. Jones, the reinstatement rights belong to Mr. Jones because he was the first (Concluded on page 6y) Company planning world-wide distribution cinema and studio equipment and supplies wishes contact men whose experience would qualify them for overseas selling jobs. Knowdedge of equipment and trade essential; languages advantageous. Applications welcomed from men now in services or war-time jobs seeking post-war employment abroad. All replies strictly confidential. Fullest details of experience and qualifications to Box C.T. 102, Charles Sell, 5/6, Red Lion Sq., London, W.C.1. -For Studio and laboratory equipment, Camerasjripodsftinfing, Processing plant... ahatirfne solution of any technical. problem concerning them the name thatmattm is Tel: GERRARD 5223 W.VINTEN LTD. HORIHCIRCUUB RD..CRKKIEW00D. N W J k GUditont 6373