§
Mr. BETTERTON
The following Table shows the trades in which a statutory minimum wage is in force under the Trade Boards Acts, 1909 to 1918, together with the minimum time rates for the lowest paid classes of adult workers (male and female) in each case:
| SUMMARY OF TRADE BOARDS MINIMUM RATES AS ON 20TH JUNE, 1925. |
| General Minimum Time Rates for the lowest paid class of adult workers (Except where otherwise shown the rates are operative at the age of 18 in the case of females and at 21 in the case of males.) |
| Trade. |
Male Workers. |
Female Workers. |
|
Per hour. |
Per hour. |
| Aerated Water: |
s. |
d. |
d. |
| England and Wales |
1 |
0½ |
6½ |
| Scotland: |
|
|
|
| (1) Orkney and Shetlands. |
|
11½ |
5½ |
| (2) Rest of Scotland |
1 |
0½ |
6½ |
| Boot and Floor Polish |
1 |
1½ |
7½ |
| Boot and Shoe Repairing* |
1 |
3 |
10½‡ |
| Brush and Broom* |
|
11½ |
6¾‡ |
| Button Making |
1 |
1½ |
6½ |
| Chain*† |
1 |
4½ |
6⅝ |
| Coffin Furniture and Cerement Making*: |
|
|
|
| (1) Coffin Furniture |
1 |
2¼4/7 |
6¾6/7‡ |
| (2) Cerement Making Section. |
— |
7¼§ |
| Corset |
1 |
1¶ |
7 |
| Cotton Waste: |
|
|
|
| England and Wales |
1 |
0 |
7 |
| Scotland |
1 |
0 |
6¾ |
| Dressmaking and Women's Light Clothing: |
|
|
|
| England and Wales: |
|
|
|
| (1) Retail Bespoke Section. |
1 |
0¶ |
6¼d., 7d., 7½d.|| |
| (2) Other Sections |
1 |
0¶ |
7 |
| Dressmaking and Women's Light Clothing: |
|
|
|
| Scotland: |
|
|
|
| (1) Retail Branch |
1 |
2¶ |
7d.,7¶d.|| |
| (2) Other Branches |
1 |
2(2) |
6½ |
| Flax and Hemp |
|
10 1/1½ |
6¼ |
| Fur |
1 |
2 |
8¾ |
| General Waste |
|
11 |
6¼ |
| Hair Bass and Fibre |
|
11¼ |
6¾ |
| Hat, Cap and Millinery: |
|
|
|
| England and Wales |
1 |
1¶ |
7 |
| Scotland: |
|
|
|
| (1) Wholesale Cloth Hat and Cap Branch. |
1 |
2¶ |
7½ |
| (2) Other Branches |
1 |
2¶ |
7d., 7½d.|| |
1325W
| Trade. |
Male Workers. |
Female Workers. |
|
Per hour. |
Per hour. |
| Hollow-Ware |
|
11½ |
6¾ |
| Jute |
|
105/3 2 |
6½ |
| Lace† |
— |
6¼ |
| Laundry: |
|
|
|
| (1) Cornwall and North of Scotland. |
1 |
1½ |
6½ |
| (2) Rest of Great Britain |
1 |
1½ |
7 |
| Linen and Cotton Handker-chief, etc. |
1 |
0 |
6½ |
| Made-Up Textiles |
|
10¾ |
6¼ |
| Milk Distributive: |
|
|
|
| (1) England and Wales |
10½d., |
6⅝d., 7½d., |
|
1s. |
1d., |
8⅝d.‡|| |
|
1s. |
2d.|| |
|
| (2) Scotland |
|
11⅝ |
6¼‡ |
| Ostrich Feather, etc. |
1 |
0¶ |
7 |
| Paper Bag* |
1 |
1¾ |
7⅝ |
| Paper Box* |
1 |
0¾ |
7⅝ |
| Perambulator, etc.* |
1 |
0 |
7‡ |
| Pin, Hook and Eye |
|
10½ |
64½‡ |
| Ready-made and Wholesale Bespoke Tailoring. |
|
11¾¶ |
7 |
| Retail Bespoke Tailoring |
1 |
0 |
7½ |
| Rope, Twine and Net |
|
10 |
6¼ |
| Sack and Bag |
|
11½ |
6½ |
| Shirtmaking |
1 |
2¶ |
6½ |
| Stamped or Pressed Metals |
|
11 |
6½ |
| Sugar Confectionery |
1 |
0§ |
6¾ |
| Tin Box |
1 |
1 |
7¼ |
| Tobacco |
1 |
3⅝ |
9⅝‡ |
| Toy |
1 |
0½ |
6¾‡ |
| Wholesale Mantle and Costume. |
|
11½¶ |
7 |
| * These rates are based upon the Cost of Living figure and fluctuate accordingly. |
| † The minimum rates in the Chain Trade and the Lace Finishing Trade are not fixed by reference to sex. The rates shown under the column "Female Workers" are those applicable to work normally performed by women and the rates shown under the column "Male Workers" are those applicable to work normally performed by men. |
| ‡ At 21 years of age. |
| § At 24 years of age. |
| | According to population. |
| ¶ At 22 years of age. |
As regards agriculture, the hon. and gallant Member will be aware that the conciliation committees set up under the Corn Production Acts (Repeal) Act, 1921, were replaced by agricultural wages committees under the Agricultural Wages (Regulation) Act of 1924. The following tables show, for adult male and female workers, the rates fixed under the latter Act and in operation on let June.
1326W
| Statement showing rates of wages for ordinary adult male workers operating on 1st June, 1925. |
|
Area. |
Wages. |
Hours. |
|
s. |
d. |
|
| Beds and Hunts |
30 |
6 |
50 |
| Berkshire |
29 |
2 |
50 |
| Buckinghamshire |
30 |
0 |
50 |
| Cambs and I. of Ely |
30 |
0 |
51 |
| Cheshire |
35 |
0 |
54 |
| Cornwall |
31 |
0 |
51 |
| Cumberland and Westmorland. |
32 |
6 |
54 |
| Derby |
8d. |
per |
54 |
|
hour |
= |
(guar.). |
|
36 |
0. |
|
| Devonshire |
32 |
6 |
50 |
| Dorset |
30 |
0 |
51 |
| Durham |
32 |
0 |
50 |
| Essex |
30 |
0 |
50 |
| Gloucestershire |
30 |
0 |
50 |
| Hants and I. of Wight |
30 |
0 |
51 |
| Herefordshire |
31 |
0 |
54 |
| Hertfordshire |
31 |
0 |
48 |
| Kent |
32 |
6 |
52 |
| Lancashire—E. Area |
42 |
0 |
60 |
| Lancashire—S. Area |
33 |
6 |
50 |
| Lancashire—N. Area |
37 |
6 |
60 |
| Leicester |
34 |
0 |
54 |
| Rutland |
32 |
6 |
| Lines.—Holland |
36 |
0 |
52 |
| Kesteven and Lindsey. |
32 |
0 |
52 |
| Middlesex |
34 |
44 |
50 |
| Monmouth |
32 |
0 |
50 |
| Norfolk |
29 |
0 |
50 |
| Northants. and Soke of Peterboro'. |
30 |
0 |
50 |
| Northumberland |
34 |
0 |
52½ |
| Nottinghamshire |
32 |
0 |
50 |
| Oxfordshire |
30 |
0 |
50 |
| Shropshire |
31 |
6 |
54 |
| Somerset |
32 |
0 |
52 |
| Staffordshire |
31 |
6 |
54 |
| Suffolk |
7d. |
per |
50 |
|
hour |
= |
(guar.). |
|
29 |
2 |
|
| Surrey |
32 |
3 |
50 |
| Sussex |
30 |
0 |
52 |
| Warwickshire |
30 |
0 |
50 |
| Wiltshire |
30 |
0 |
50 |
| Worcestershire |
30 |
0 |
53 |
| Yorks—E. Riding |
34 |
0 |
524 |
| N. Riding |
33 |
0 |
52½ |
| W. Riding |
36 |
0 |
52½ |
| Anglesey and Carnarvon |
30 |
0 |
50 |
| Carmarthen |
30 |
0 |
54 |
| Denbigh and Flint |
30 |
6 |
50 |
| Glamorgan |
37 |
6 |
53 |
| Merioneth and Montgomery. |
31 |
6 |
54 |
| Pembroke and Cardigan |
30 |
0 |
54 |
| Radnor and Brecon |
31 |
0 |
54 |
1327W
| Statement shewing rates of wages for ordinary adult Female Workers operating on 1st June, 1925. |
| Area. |
Wage. |
Hours. |
| Summer. |
Winter. |
|
Per hour. |
|
|
|
d. |
|
|
| Beds & Hunts |
6 |
— |
— |
| Berkshire |
5 |
— |
— |
| Buckingham-hire |
6 |
— |
— |
| Cambridge & I. of Ely. |
5½ |
8 hours |
per day. |
| Cheshire |
6 |
— |
— |
| Cornwall & Scilly Isles. |
5 |
— |
— |
| Cumberland & Westmorland. |
5½ |
— |
— |
| Derbyshire |
5 |
— |
— |
| Devonshire |
5 |
— |
— |
| Dorset |
5 |
— |
— |
| Durham |
2s. per day. |
8 hours |
per day. |
|
Per hour. d. |
|
|
| Essex |
5 |
50 |
48 |
| Gloucestershire |
5 |
— |
— |
| Hants & I. of Wight. |
5 |
— |
— |
| Herefordshire |
4½ |
— |
— |
| Hertfordshire |
24s. per week. |
48* |
48* |
|
Per hour. d. |
|
|
| Kent |
5½ |
52* |
48* |
| Lancashire |
6 |
— |
— |
| Leic. & Rutland |
5 |
— |
— |
| Lincs, Holland. |
6 |
— |
— |
| Lincs, Kesteven & Lindsey. |
5½ |
— |
— |
| Middlesex |
Summer 25s. |
50* |
48* |
| Winter 24s. |
|
Per hour. d. |
|
|
| Monmouthshire |
6 |
— |
— |
| Norfolk |
5 |
50 |
48 |
| Northants & Soke of Peterborough. |
6 |
— |
— |
| Northumberland |
5 |
52½ |
48 |
| Nottinghamshire |
5 |
— |
— |
| Oxfordshire |
6 |
— |
— |
| Shropshire |
5 |
— |
— |
| Somerset |
6 |
— |
— |
| Staffordshire |
5 |
54 |
54 |
| Suffolk |
5 |
— |
— |
| Surrey |
5½ |
50 |
50 |
| Sussex |
5 |
— |
— |
| Warwickshire |
5½ |
50 |
48 |
| Wiltshire |
5 |
— |
— |
| Worcestershire |
4½ |
53* |
48* |
| Yorks, E. Riding |
5 |
44 |
44 |
| Yorks, N. Riding |
6 |
44 |
44 |
| Yorks, W. Riding |
5 |
44 |
44 |
1328W
| Area. |
Wage. |
Hours. |
| Summer. |
Winter. |
|
Per hour. |
|
|
|
d. |
|
|
| Anglesey & Carnarvon. |
6 |
— |
— |
| Carmarthenshire |
5 |
54* |
54* |
| Denbigh & Flint |
5 |
8½ hours |
per day. |
| Glamorgan |
6 |
8½ hours |
per day. |
| Merioneth & Montgomery. |
5 |
— |
— |
| Pembroke & Cardigan. |
5 |
8 hours |
per day. |
| Radnor & Brecon |
5 |
48* |
48* |
| * In these cases a worker is guaranteed payment for the hours stated notwithstanding that the hours actually worked may be less than those stated. |
| Minimum rates of wages for underground workers in the Coal Mining Industry, fixed by the District Boards, under the Coal Mines (Minimum Wage) Act, 1912, vary in the different districts and for the different classes of workers within each District. |