From the Rolls-Royce experimental archive: a quarter of a million communications from Rolls-Royce, 1906 to 1960's. Documents from the Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation (SHRMF).
Changes to the employee subsistence allowance policy.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 143\3\ scan0337 | |
| Date | 5th June 1940 | |
| 1204 Ev.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} from Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} c. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FD.{Frank Dodd - Bodies} c. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/HH. c. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/RH.{R. Hollingworth} Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}12/JMS.5.6.40. SUBSISTENCE ALLOWANCE. We have received the following note from Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} re subsistence allowance. There has been a good deal of confusion with regard to this in the past, but we hope to get everybody settled up for the money they are owed up to June 1st, and after that the arrangement outlined below in Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}5/DK.31.5.40. comes into operation. We will ascertain what subsistence is payable to people who live in Derby as soon as we can. --- Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}5/DK.31.5.40. The question of subsistence allowance for employees working at Belper and Duffield has been re-considered. From June 1st, no subsistence allowance will be paid to employees residing in any of the following places: Belper Allestree Idridgehay Kedleston Duffield Breadsall Quarndon Holbrook Heage. Ripley Shottle Ambergate Ashbourne. No subsistence allowance will be paid to employees engaged after June 1st, no matter where they live. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||