ABSTRACT
Whatever the merits of the two-shift system on economic grounds, it is not likely to be widely adopted if it is seriously opposed by the women who have to work under it. It is, therefore, most important to ascertain their opinions, and repeated efforts have been made by the factory inspectors and other investigators to discover what they really think about the system. The labour turnover at a factory, therefore, affords some index of the favour in which the system is held, and in many cases it is a surprisingly sensitive index. Reports received from a number of independent sources agree in indicating that, for the reasons stated, the two-shift system is usually unpopular with the managerial and supervisory staff. The workers' organisations are greatly divided in their opinions about the two-shift system. It is generally found that while the local branches of the trade unions encourage the application for Orders, the headquarters oppose them.
