§ Mr. Whitakerasked the Lord President of the Council whether he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT the weekly wage rates, before and after overtime, of the catering staff in the Palace of Westminster.
§ Mr. MaxwellI have been asked to reply.
Following is a list of the basic weekly wage rates of most types of staff in the Refreshment Department of the House of Commons. Individual rates vary within most of these types of staff, and I have set out in these cases the appropriate range of pay:
Range of Pay or Pay
- Head Waiters—From £12 1s. 0d. to £15 15s. 0d.
- Wine Waiters—£11 0s. 0d.
- Waitresses—£9 6s. 5d.
- Barmen—From £12 0s. 0d. to £14 7s. 11d.
- Barmaids—From £8 0s. 2d. to £10 15s. 0d.
- Counterhands and Assistant Counterhands—From £6 15s. 0d. to £12 0s. 0d.
- Chefs—From £16 0s. 0d. to £25 16s. 0d.
- Commis—From £6 15s. 0d. to £14 0s, 0d.
- Cooks and Assistant Cooks—From £7 17s. 6d. to £10 18s. 6d.
- Table Clearers—£8 10s. 3d.
- Office Staff—From £10 19s. 9d. to £16 7s. 0d.
- Cashiers—From £8 18s. 9d. to £9 14s. 3d.
- Still and Linen-room staff—From £7 12s. 1d. to £10 1s. 5d.
- Cellar Staff—From £10 10s. 0d. to £15 18s. 3d.
- Plateroom Staff—From £9 18s. 7d. to £10 10s. 0d.
- Stores Staff—From £12 0s. 0d. to £13 7s. 9d.
- Porters—From £8 19s. 4d. to £9 12s. 11d.
- Cleaners—From £6 16s. 2d. to £9 0s. 0d.
Overtime is paid after an employee has worked 44 hours in one week, and is at the rate of time-and-a-half, the hourly rate being one forty-fourth of the individual's weekly basic pay.