HC Deb 26 February 1920 vol 125 cc1932-3W
Mr. KENYON

asked the Minister of Labour what was the average rate of weekly wages at 1st November, 1918, and 1st November, 1919 (including all War wages, bonuses, and allowances), paid to each of the following classes of workmen employed on by-product coke-oven plants in Durham, West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, Lancashire, Staffordshire, and Derbyshire, namely, coke fillers, ram men, exhauster men, benzole makers, and coke-oven labourers?

Occupation Durham. W. Yorkshire. S. Yorkshire. N. Staffordshire.
1st Nov., 1918. 1st Nov., 1919 1st Nov., 1918. 1st Nov., 1919 1st Nov., 1918.* 1st Nov., 1919 1st Nov., 1918. 1st Nov., 1919
s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d s. d.
Coke Fillers … † † 12 0 14 0 12 0 14 0 10 3½ 12 3½
to to
11 5 13 5
Ram Enginemen … 10 11 13 3½ 11 9 13 9 11 9 13 9 10 10 12 10
to to
11 1½ 13 1½
Exbauster Men … — — 11 6 13 6 11 7 13 7 10 7 12 7
to to
11 1½ 13 1½
Benzole Makers … 10 3 12 7½ 11 4 13 4 11 6 13 6 9 11 11 11
to to
10 7 12 7
Coke-oven Labourers … 9 3 11 9 — — 10 9 12 9 9 4 11 4
to to
9 6 11 6
* The rates quoted relate to 1st December, 1918, particulars for 1st November not being available.
† Tonnage rates are paid.

The rates given apply to shifts worked between 6 a.m. on Monday and 2 p.m. on Saturday. Of the five week-end shifts three were paid for at time and a half at both dates; the other two shifts were usually paid for at time and a quarter in November, 1918, and in November, 1919, at time and a quarter in some districts and time and a half in others.