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 to...
| Published in: | Essays in Economic and Business History |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Economic & Business History Society
2013-06-01
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| Online Access: | http://ebhsoc.org/journal/index.php/ebhs/article/view/228 |