August 16.
Your report on absenteeism in Strathclyde seems to back Mr Lang's idea
to axe the lot (August 16). One reason for the high absence rate might
be that the employees are bored and an extra 19 days on top of their
three weeks holiday might give them the energy to return to the
workplace.
I would suggest that apart from the police, fire brigade, and
emergency repair squad, not one other employee is needed. A good example
is the lighting department. Not so long ago it had 600 employees; that
number has been cut to about a dozen. The lights still go on and there
is no deterioration in service.
The whole administration side of the region could be run by a handful
of part-timers using a modern computer system, with manual labour being
contracted to small private firms.
John Carlyle,
36 Albert Road,
Glasgow.
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