§ Mr. Callaghanasked the Minister of Labour if he will bring up to date the information given in columns 125 and 126 of Written Answers in the Official Report for 3rd December, 1962, regarding weekly wage rates in certain occupations.
§ Mr. GodberThe following is the information requested:
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STATEMENT OF MINIMUM OR STANDARD TIME RATES OF WAGES FOR CERTAIN OCCUPATIONS AT 14TH JULY, 1964 Occupation Industry Rate of Pay Per annum Blacksmith Electricity supply £775* Per week s. d. Farriery (firemen) 245 0 Gas supply (maintenance) 267 9 Light castings 210 2 Shipbuilding 211 4 Bricklayer, carpenter and plumber. Building 257 3 Cabinet maker Furniture manufacture 249 5 Cooper Coopering 259 0 Electrician Electrical contracting 292 3 Erector Constructional engineering 252 0 252 0 Fitter (skilled) Civil Air Transport 227 11¼ Per annum Electricity supply £775* Per week s. d. Engineering 211 8 Instrument maker Surgical instrument and equipment manufacture 236 3 Per annum Jointer Electricity supply £755* Per week s. d. Moulder Brass working and founding. 223 4 Light castings 217 9½ Locksmith Lock, latch and key-making 236 6 Patternmaker Engineering 250 4½ Light castings 228 5 Lock, latch and key-making 245 10 Plater Gas supply (maintenance) 267 9 Shipbuilding 211 4 Plumber jointer Electrical cable making 274 9 Printer Printing and bookbinding 270 8 Riveter Constructional engineering 255 6
Occupation Industry Rate of Pay Gas supply (maintenance) 267 9 Shipbuilding 211 4 Tool maker Civil Air Transport 238 5¼ Lock, latch and keymaking 245 10 Spring manufacture (Birmingham) 213 6 Welder Constructional engineering 255 6 Gas supply (maintenance) 267 9 Shipbuilding 211 4 The normal weekly hours of work are 40 in printing and bookbinding, 41 in furniture manufacture, 41½ in lock, latch and key-making, and 42 in all the other industries quoted in the Table.
* In addition all adult male workers receive a productivity bonus of 4s. 6d. a week and workers with 2 years' or more continuous service receive a service increment of 8s. 0d. a week.