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THE BAHREIN PE T BOLEUM COI.ff A]\I Y LIMITED
Notic e N o. 348-D.
TO AIL DOM ES TIC EMPLOYEES .
The Bahrein Petroleum Ccmpany Limited announces that
effective 1st April, 1942 an allowance to "be known as a War
Allowance will "be paid to non-staff employees of the Company.
This allowance^will he paid monthly to^"Domestic" ("D") employees
in the amount indicated "below and subject to the following
conditions
1). - To such employees so classified "by the Company, Rs &/-/-
per month.
2). - Calc ulatio n of Pay ment:
Employees will "be paid their regular War Allowance only
on the "basis of the ratio of days worked to total normal
working days during the month under consideration.
Employees will not receive War Allowance during the time
spent on leave and while travelling to or from Bahrein,
nor for normal working days absent for any reason, nor
will overtime work "be considered in computing the War
Allowance.
3). - Deductions:
Employees who are abs ent from duty w ithout p er mission
shall forfeit one-fourth (25^7 of their regular monthly
War Allowance for each day so absent. Eour days or more
of absence without permission resulting in forefeiture of
the entire allowance for the month during which the absence
occurs.
4). - The Company will be the sole judge in all cases of
dispute and their decision shall be final.
5). - The War Allowance payment shall be subject to modification
or cancellation at any time by the Company without notice.
6). - The War Allowance is an M ex gratia"' payment on the part
of the Company. It is intended to relieve the employee
of some of the burden of the rise in cost of living but
the payment does not necessarily bear any direct relationship
to any such rise, either now or in the future. The Company
in granting this War Allowance does not assume the obligation
of keeping pace with any further increase in living cost.
The employee must be prepared to accept a reduced standard
of living as part of the burden of war.
The employees can show their appreciation by continued
good work and faithfulness to the Company.
THE BAHREIN PETROLEUM COMPANY LIMITED.
Awali;
Bahrein Island.
11th April, 1942.