§ Sir Raymond PowellTo ask the President of the Board of Trade if she will estimate how many small companies employing(a) fewer than 25, (b) 50 to 100, (c) 100 to 150 and (d) over 150 employees recognize trades unions. [36840]
§ Mr. Ian McCartneyData on union recognition are collected for workplaces rather than companies. According to the 1990 Workplace Industrial Relations Survey, the proportions of workplaces where unions were recognised are as follows:
Percentage Employees All wokplaces Private sector workplace 25–49 47 30 50–99 51 40 100–149 78 68 All workplaces employing 25 and over 53 38 Workplaces employing fewer than 25 employees were not included in the Survey, so no figures are available for this group.