I move:
In page 8, to add at the end of Section 8 (4) a new paragraph as follows:—
(e) such railway company may transfer to any road transport business or any other undertaking owned or controlled by such railway company any employee whose services are rendered redundant by steps taken by such railway company under the authority of such order, and unless such transfer is refused by such employee on reasonable grounds, or any such employee so transferred is dismissed for any cause other than inefficiency or misconduct within two years from the date on which he is so transferred, no employee so transferred shall be deemed to be dismissed for the purposes of the foregoing paragraph.
This amendment is designed to secure that the railway companies will have an inducement to offer alternative employment instead of compensation to employees rendered redundant by the making of an order under this section. I think that is to the advantage of all parties concerned. As the Bill originally stood, the railway company had no such power, and in fact it would probably be the practice that redundant employees would be dispensed with and compensated. If this amendment is inserted the railway companies may, instead of dispensing with employees, give them alternative employment in some other capacity. I understand all parties are agreed that that is the better course.