§ Mr. Barry Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many establishments are covered by Wages Council orders in Wales; how many were visited in 1979 and 1980; how many underpayments were discovered; what are the amounts of cash involved in underpayments; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. AlisonInformation is not available in the precise form requested. However, on 31 December 1981 there were 22,001 establishments in Wales known to be within scope of wages councils. The following are the other figures for Wales requested:
1979 1980 Establishments inspected by visit 2,097 2,131 Employees found to be underpaid 1,809* 2,665* Total arrears assessed £137,375* £236,889* * Including holiday remuneration The figures quoted above cannot be regarded as representative of wages council trades in Wales as a whole as the Inspectorate investigates all complaints and tends to concentrate its resources on areas where underpayments are likely to occur.
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