§ Mr. Hayhoeasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many claims have been settled by the Central Arbitration Committee under schedule 11 of the Employment Protection Act; how many were contested by the employer and how many were unopposed; how many workers were involved; which were the six trade unions sponsoring the most claims; and what was the average amount of the awards made during the past 12 months for which figures are available.
§ Mr. Harold Walker,pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 2 February 1979; Vol. 961, c. 584],gave the following reply
Up to 31 December 1978 my Department had been informed of 644 schedule 11 awards including 192 in which the claim was not established. Of the total number of claims on which awards were made, 210 were not contested by the employer and a further 92 were contested only in part. Some 105,000 workers 27W benefited from awards; claims on behalf of a further 58,000 workers were rejected. The six trade unions making most use of the schedule were the Association of Professional, Executive, Clerical and Computer Staff, Association of Scientific, Technical and Managerial Staffs, Amalgamated Union of Engineering Workers (Engineering Section), Amalgamated Union of Engineering Workers (Technical, Administrative and Supervisory Section), General and Municipal Workers Union and Transport and General Workers Union. An accurate assessment of the average amount of awards could not be calculated on the basis of information available.