§ Mr. Bruce-Gardyneasked the Secretary of State for Employment whether the Pay Board has concluded its discussion with the NJC for local authorities' fire brigades regarding the unsocial hours premia included in the agreement which it approved on 14th December, and with what result ; and what is the aggregate percentage addition to the wages of firemen resulting therefrom.
§ Mr. Chichester-ClarkThe application of unsocial hours payments to the small proportion of firemen on the day manning14W system of duty is still being considered. Apart from this, the stage 3 settlement has been approved by the Pay Board. This will provide an average increase on basic rates of about 7 per cent. Most firemen not on the day manning system work a 56-hour week, and because of the number of unsocial hours involved their earnings could be increased further by about 11 per cent.