REDUCING, RE-DEFINING AND RETAINING: THE STRUGGLE TO MAINTAIN A STABLE WORKFORCE AND SERVICE IN THE BRITISH POST OFFICE DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR
The General Post Office was Britain’s largest government department and employer during World War Two. The Government’s refusal to classify the organization as an essential wartime industry at the beginning of the war exposed it to the impact of conscription on staffing levels. Deep Treasury cuts t...
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Language: | English |
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Economic & Business History Society
2013-06-01
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Series: | Essays in Economic and Business History |
Online Access: | http://ebhsoc.org/journal/index.php/ebhs/article/view/228 |
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