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December 21, 1971 Master and Servant — Redundancy — Dismissal — Offer of re‐engagement at different premises — Offer accepted by employee — Subsequent change of mind by employee — Interview with employers — Date agreed on at interview for employee leaving — Whether employee dismissed — Whether employee terminating employment — Redundancy Payments Act, 1965 (c.62), s.3(2)(b).

February 27, 1973 Industrial relations — Unfair industrial practice — Employee's resignation from trade union — Threat of industrial action by union against employers — Whether employee “person against whom the action was taken” — Whether competent to bring complaint against union — Industrial Relations Act, 1971 (c.72), ss.5(1)(2), 33(3), 101(1), 105(1).

The Henniker‐Heaton report on Day Release contains no surprises — nor could it, in the circumstances.

September 10, 1973 Industrial Relations — Unfair dismissal — Constructive unfair dismissal — Notice tendered by employee having no other option — Application for redundancy payment dismissed — Aircraft electrician contracting to work at employer's request at any station within United Kingdom — Refusal to work in Scotland — Acceptance by employer of notice terminating employment — Whether constructive unfair dismissal — Whether dismissed by reason of redundancy — Deprecation of technicalities — Industrial tribunal's duty to consider alternative view of party's contention — Redundancy Payments Act, 1965 (c. 62), s. l(2)(b) — Industrial Relations Act, 1971 (c. 72), s. 23(2).

December 6, 1971 Master and Servant — Redundancy — Redundancy payment — Claim by dismissed employee for compensation — Employer's payment of claim — Claim mistakenly calculated under Superannuation Act 1965 — Amount of payment identical with amount payable under Redundancy Act 1965 — Whether sum paid can be regarded as a redundancy payment — Redundancy Payments Act 1965 (c.62)s.l(1).

At its first meeting, which was held on 4th June at the Ministry of Labour, the Central Training Council reviewed progress made in the establishment of Training Boards. Arrangements to enable the first four — engineering, construction, iron and steel and wool textiles — to start work soon were almost complete.

December 19, 1973 Industrial Relations — Unfair industrial practice — Complainant — Employee resigning from union — Union threatening employer with industrial action — Employee suspended from work on full pay — Whether industrial dispute — Whether employee “person against whom the action was taken” — Right to work — Industrial Relations Act, 1971 (c. 72), ss. 33(3)(a), 96(1), 101(1)(c), 105(1).

Technical Education in the Schools New Association formed During a Study‐Conference held last month in Sheffield, the Association of Heads of Secondary Technical Schools decided to expand its interests and form itself into a new organisation.

A committee of enquiry to look into the question of stimulating the development of day release from employment of young people under 18 years of age has been set up by the Minister of Education.

Central Training Council Members Twenty‐eight members of the Central Training Council were named by the Minister of Labour on 6th May. In addition to Mr Lindley and Mr Longley, four other chairmen of industrial training boards will be appointed to the Council, but the Minister is keeping these seats in hand until boards have been appointed to cover a wider range of industry.