§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many of the 14 wages councils whose proposals exceeded 10 per cent. on basic rates and to which his Department made representations requesting them to re-examine these proposals eventually agreed to the request; and if he will name them all.
§ Mr. John GrantAll 10 councils which have so far considered the representations decided to confirm their proposals. These councils are:
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§ Mr. GoldingI regret that the available statistics do not distinguish between different dates of school leaving, but the following are the figures in respect of school leavers under 18 registered as unemployed in January of each year in Cheshire careers office areas. In each case the majority of those registered as unemployed in January would have left school the previous summer.
Button Manufacturing; Licensed Residential Establishment, etc.; Retail Bookselling and Stationery Trades; Ostrich and Fancy Feather and Artificial Flower; Hairdressing Undertakings; Licensed Non-Residential Establishment (bar staff settlement); Retail Food Trades (England and Wales); Retail Furnishing and Allied Trades; Coffin Furniture and Cerement Making; Made-up Textiles.
The following councils are still to consider representations:
Retail Bread and Flour Confectionery Trades (England and Wales); Licensed Non-Residential Establishment (club stewards' settlement); Retail Food Trades (Scotland); Laundry.
§ Mr. Rookerasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list each of the settlements made under stages 1, 2 and 3 of the incomes policy in each of the wages councils; and if he will denote those wages councils paying less than the full adult rate of each settlement to workers aged 18 years and over.
§ Mr. John GrantThe information as at 1st February 1978 is given below. Awards under stages 1 and 2 took the form of non-enhanceable earnings supplements. Where these supplements have been consolidated by stage 3 awards, they now count for overtime purposes.
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Basic minimum before Non-enhanceable supplements Stage 3 Adult rate Council Stage 1 increase COL addition Stage 1 Stage 2 In operation Proposed Total smr payable at age (over 18) Aerated Waters (England and Wales) 18.35 4.40 6.00 2.50 — — 31.25 19 Aerated Waters (Scotland) 28.65 — 3.20* 2.50 3.25 — 37.60 19 Boot and Shoe Repairing 24.00 — 6.00 2.50 — — 32.50 21 Button Manufacturing 22.40 — 1.60* 2.40 3.60 — 30.00 — Coffin Furniture and Cerement Making 19.60 — 5.80 2.50 3.30 — 31.20 — Corset 22.90 — 6.00 2.50 — 3.20 34.60‡ 20 Cotton Waste Reclamation (Great Britain) 23.20 — 5.20 2.50 — — 30.90 — Dressmaking and Women's Light Clothing (England and Wales) 22.90 — 6.00 2.50 — — 31.40 — Dressmaking and Women's Light Clothing (Scotland) 21.90 — 6.00 2.50 — — 30.40 21 Flax and Hemp 28.78 — 6.00 2.50 — — 37.28 — Fur 25.00 — — 2.50 — — 27.50 20 General Waste Materials 25.20 — 6.00 2.50 — — 33.70 — Hairdressing Undertakings 19.35 — 4.00 — 4.50 — 27.85 22§ Hat, Cap and Millinery 22.21 — 6.00 2.50 — — 30.71 — Lace Finishing 22.80 — 6.00 2.50 — — 31.30 — Laundry 22.00 — 5.90 2.50 — 3.60 34.‡ 19 Licensed Non-residential Establishments 19.95 — 6.00 2.50 3.85 — 32.30 20 Licensed Residential Establishments 27.50 — — 2.50 4.00 — 34.00 21 Linen and Cotton etc 23.40 — 6.00 2.50 — — 31.90 — Made-up Textiles 21.20 — 6.00 2.50 3.30 — 33.00 20 Ostrich and Fancy Feather etc 24.40 — — 2.50 5.50 — 32.40 — Perambulator and Invalid Carriage 27.00 — 6.00 2.50 — — 35.50 — Pin, Hook and Eye etc 25.50 — 6.00 2.50 3.40 — 37.40 20 Ready-made and Wholesale Bespoke Tailoring 22.92 — 6.00 2.50 3.20 — 34.62 —
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Basic minimum before Non-enhanceable supplements Stage 3 Council Stage 1 increase COL addition Stage 1 Stage 2 In operation Proposed Total smr Adult rate payable at age (over 18) Retail Bespoke Tailoring (England and Wales)† 24.53 — 5.20 2.50 — 3.23 35.46‡ 21† Retail Bespoke Tailoring (Scotland)† 22.00 — 6.00 2.50 — 4.96 Retail Bookselling and Stationery (Great Britain) 25.50 — 2.50* 2.50 4.00 — 34.50 21 Retail Bread and Flour Confectionery (England and Wales) 24.25 2.35* 2.50 4.00 33.20‡ 20 Retail Bread and Flour Confectionery (Scotland) 23.60 — 2.10* 2.50 2.80 — 31.00 20 Retail Drapery Outfitting and Footwear 25.60 — 6.00 2.50 — — 34.10 21 Retail Food Trades (England and Wales) 25.70 — 2.10* 2.50 4.00 — 34.30 21 Retail Food Trades (Scotland) 26.00 — 2.10* 2.50 — 4.00 34.60‡ 21 Retail Furnishing etc. 26.50 — 2.50* 2.50 4.00 — 35.50 21 Retail Newsagency (England and Wales) 24.20 — 6.00 2.50 — — 32.70 21 Retail Newsagency (Scotland) 21.35 — 6.00 2.50 — — 29.85 22 Road Haulage 21.66 3.20 6.00 2.50 — — 33.36 21 Rope, Twine and Net 25.60 — 6.00 2.50 — — 34.10 — Rubber Proofed Garment Making 21.49 — 6.00 2.50 3.20 — 33.19‡ 21 Sack and Bag 24.00 — 6.00 2.50 — — 32.50 21 Shirtmaking 22.70 — 6.00 2.50 — 3.20 34.40* 20 Toy Manufacturing 22.80 — 6.00 2.50 — — 31.30 20 Unlicensed Place of Refreshment 21.92 — 6.00 2.50 — — 30.42 21 Wholesale Mantle and Costume 22.92 — 6.00 2.50 3.20 — 34.62 — * Transitional cases which topped up. † Merged on 1st December 1977 to form Retail Bespoke Tailoring (Great Britain). ‡ Wages order not yet made, or effective date not yet reached. § Clerks, receptionists, cashiers, and other workers only.