Wages Regulation Orders

HC Deb 18 December 1967 vol 756 cc275-6W

Mr. Norwood

asked the Minister of Labour (1) whether he will take steps to amend the relevant wages council orders to raise the total remuneration paid to a female sales assistant in retail trade from £8 8s. per week and to classify such a person as a lower-paid worker for the purposes of the Government's incomes Industrial Training (Grant) policy;

(2) whether he will take steps to amend the relevant wages council orders to raise the total remuneration of a male sales assistant in the tailoring trade from £12 1ls. per week and to classify such a person as a lower-paid worker for the purposes of the Government's incomes policy.

Mr. Gunter:

I have no power to initiate amendments of Wages Regulation Orders. I can only make orders to give effect to wages regulation proposals submitted to me by wages councils.