§ Mr. Hayhoeasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will arrange to monitor the effects upon wage rates and earnings of increases achieved as a result of the use of Schedule 11 to the Employment Protection Act.
§ Mr. Harold WalkerMy Department will receive copies of all awards made by the Central Arbitration Committee under Schedule 11 to the Employment Protection Act 1975. In the light of the operation of the schedule, I will wish to consider whether arrangements should be made to monitor its effects.
§ Mr. Hayhoeasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list those independent trade unions which he anticipates will be seeking to make maximum use of Schedule 11 to the Employment Protection Act.
§ Mr. Harold WalkerNo.
§ Mr. Hayhoeasked the Secretary of State for Employment what estimate he has made of the percentage increase in pay which would be required to ensure that all workers paid below the going rate for their area and industry were brought up to average levels, as a result of the bringing into effect of Schedule 11 to the Employment Protection Act.
§ Mr. Harold WalkerSchedule 11 to the Employment Protection Act 1975 does not provide a means whereby all workers paid below the going rate for their area and industry could be brought up to average levels, and, therefore, no such estimate has been made. A claim may be reported that an employer is observing terms and conditions less favourable than the "general level of terms and conditions" only where, or so far as, there are no "recognised terms and conditions" for workers in comparable employment in the trade, industry or section in which the employer in question is engaged. The "general level of terms and conditions" is not a reference to average levels for the area and industry concerned, and is a matter which can only authoritatively be determined by 81W the Central Arbitration Committee in the light of the evidence available to it in each case.