§ Mr. Skinnerasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list in the OFFICIAL REPORT those industries that pay additional shift entitlements for working unsocial hours at a rate of time and one-fifth and above.
§ Mr. Chichester-ClarkA comprehensive list is not readily available but the volume "Time Rates of Wages and Hours of Work, April 1973", published
Manual workers National collective agreements in the following industries provide for annual increments:— Industry Categories of Workers Duration Merchant Navy … Ratings … … 5 year scale Post Office … Postmen higher grade … … 2 year scale Certain engineering grades … … 4–6 year scales Civil Air Transport … All grades … … 3–4 year scales according to grade Prison Service … All grades … … 3–9 year scales according to grade Non-manual workers Comprehensive information is not available about the conditions of service of non-manual workers. The salaries of such workers in the private sector are not usually determined by national agreements but are commonly the outcome of arrangements at individual establishments. In the public sector age-scales and/or incremental progressions are a common feature.