Gone then are the days, "1930s", when the LMS sacked people for one day each year and told them to report to their nearest unemployment benefit office.
A relative of mine was sacked each year just before Christmas* for some reason. Sacked Monday, told to report to the UB on a Tuesday and return to work on Wednesday as per usual.
This was to break your service record and any small benefits you might gain.
It ceased completely at the outbreak of WW2 for obvious reasons.
* Not a public holiday in Scotland until the 1950s.
