HC Deb 17 July 1968 vol 768 cc236-41W
Mr. Geoffrey Wilson

asked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity whether she will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT lists for the nationalised coal, gas, and electricity industries, re-

COALMINING—GREAT BRITAIN
Standard shift rates of wages at 7th June, 1966 Amounts o f increase Standard shift rates of wages at 12th July 1968
Occupations (men 21 years and over) 23rd February 1967 30th October, 1967 20th May, 1968
s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d.
Underground workers:
Grade I … 47 9 — 2 1 — 49 10
Grade II … 46 1 — 2 1 — 48 2
Grade III … 44 10 — 2 1 — 46 11
Grade IV … 44 2 — 2 1 — 46 3
Surface workers:
Grade 1A … 51 10 — 2 1 — 53 11
Grade IB … 44 3 — 2 1 — 46 4
Grade I … 42 9 — 2 1 — 44 10
Grade II … 41 6 — 2 1 — 43 7
Grade III … 40 10 — 2 1 — 42 11
Engineering Craftsmen:
Underground:
Colliery electro-mechanic … 57 1 1 5 2 1 1 4 61 11
Colliery fitter/electrician … 54 7 1 5 2 1 1 4 59 5
Grade I … 54 7 — 2 1 — 56 8
Grade II … 47 0 — 2 1 — 49 1
Surface:
Colliery electro-mechanic … 53 7 1 5 2 1 1 4 58 5
Colliery fitter/electrician … 51 1 1 5 2 1 1 4 55 11
Gradslplus … 53 7 — 2 1 — 55 8
Grade I … 51 1 — 2 1 — 53 2
Craftsmen:
Underground:
Grade I … 51 7 — 2 1 — 53 8
Grade II … 46 2 — 2 1 — 48 3
Surface:
Grade I … 48 1 — 2 1 — 50 2
Grade II … 42 8 — 2 1 — 44 9
Note:
The above rates are time rates of wages and are not applicable to pieceworkers except insofar as they relate to the guaranteed wage, waiting time payments, and, in certain circumstances, "make-up".
GRADING OF OCCUPATIONS
Examples of grading of occupations are as follows:
Underground workers:
Grade I—Colliers, rippers, packers, timberers, power loader operators, coal cutter men, conveyor movers, hard ground men, salvagemen, onsetters I.
Grade II—Onsetters II, assistant colliers, assistant rippers, airway repairers, loco, or heavy road layers, loco, drivers, supports recovery checkers, supplies transporters.
Grade III—Onsetters' assistants, haulage enginemen (higher grade), supports checkers, road layers, loadermen (higher grade).
Grade IV—Conveyor operators, conveyor transfer point attendants, clippers, rope changers, belt patrolmen, haulage enginemen (lower grade), pump attendants, rope runners, loadermen (lower grade), general workers, tub manipulators.
Surface workers:
Grade IA—Winding enginemen.
Grade IB—Loco, drivers (including BR lines), banksmen I, slant enginemen.
Grade I—Loco, drivers (NCB lines), banksmen II, washery operators I, first-aid room attendants, shunters (including BR lines).
Grade II—Haulage enginemen (higher grade), banksmen's assistants, washery operators II, lampmen, stokers, shunters (NCB lines), platelayers, motor vehicle drivers, timber impregnation plant operators.
Grade III—Haulage enginemen (lower grade), washery attendants, wagon lowerers, baths attendants, tub tippler operators, explosives stores attendants, general workers, screen hands, tub manipulators.

spectively, setting out the increases in the basic minimum wages in these industries and the dates on which they took place from 7th June, 1966 until the latest available date.

Mr. Harold Walker

Following is the information:

Engineering craftsmen:
Underground:
Colliery electro-mechanic grade—Colliery electro-mechanics.
Colliery fitter/electrician grade—Colliery electricians, colliery fitters.
Grade I—Blacksmiths, communications electricians.
Grade II—Maintenance men—self advancing powered supports.
Surface:
Colliery electro-mechanic grade—Colliery electro-mechanics.
Colliery fitter/electrician grade—Colliery electricians, colliery fitters.
Grade I plus—Inspectors (quality control—mechanical and electrical).
Grade I—Blacksmiths, fitters (other than colliery fitters), electricians (other than colliery electricians).
Craftsmen:
Underground:
Grade I—Masons (including bricklayers), ropemen, shaftsmen.
Grade II—Maintenance men (mechanical appliances), electricians' helps, pipemen.
Surface:
Grade I—Masons (including bricklayers), carpenters (including joiners and wheelwrights), painter decorators, wagon repairers, motor mechanics, powered roof support test rig operators.
Grade II—Maintenance men (mechanical appliances), electricians' helps, blacksmiths' strikers, burners, electric cable plug fitters.
GAS SUPPLY—GREAT BRITAIN
Standard hourly rates of wages at 7th June, 1966 Amounts of increases Standard hourly rates of wages at 12th July, 1968
Occupations(men 21 years and over) 3rd January, 1967 3rd Marc h, 1968
s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d.
Labourer … … 5 10 3½ 3½ 6 5
Improver gasfitter … … 6 11½ 3½ 4 7 6¾
Gasfitter … … 7 2¾ 3½ 4 7 10¼
Notes:
(a) Standard rates of wages, 5d. an hour greater than the above-mentioned rates, are paid to workers employed in the Metropolitan area.
(b) Separate rates are agreed for maintenance craftsmen engaged on the maintenance of plant.
(c) A service supplement of 2d. an hour is paid to adult workers with five years' continuous service.
ELECTRICITY SUPPLY—GREAT BRITAIN
Occupations(men 21 years and over) Annual salaries at 7th June, 1966 Amounts of increase on 1st July, 1976 Annual salaries at 12th July, 1968
£ s. £ s. £ s.
Group A … … … 635 0 28 10 663 10
Group B … … … 658 0 29 10 687 10
Group C … … … 682 0 30 10 712 10
Group D … … … 696 10 31 10 728 0
Group E … … … 710 10 32 10 752 0
Group F … … … 760 0 34 0 794 0
Group G … … … 830 0 37 10 867 10
Group H … … … 873 0 39 10 912 10
Notes:
(a) In addition to the above amounts service increments are payable ranging from£15 per annum to£20 per annum after 2 years' satisfactory continuous service with further increments of the same amounts after 3 years' satisfactory continuous service.
(b) In addition to the above-mentioned annual salaries a productivity allowance of 10s. 6d. a week is paid to all workers.
(c) Workers employed in the London area receive an additional weekly payment of 14s. in respect of the normal 40-hour week.
(d) Additional allowances of either£25,£30 or£35 per annum, according to classification, are paid to all workers to cover short periods of overtime not planned in advance.
GROUPING OF OCCUPATIONS
The grouping of occupations is as follows:—
Group A—Labourer, office cleaner (male), gatekeeper (plus£5 10s. p.a.).
Group B—Battery attendant, coal plant attendant, gatekeeper (security), storekeeper's assistant.
Group C—Conveyor operator, mates.
Group D—Hatchwayman, meter reader, oiler and greaser, platelayer, pole hole boring machine operator, public lighting attendant, shunter, sub-station attendant's assistant (R) up to 4 MW (over 4 MW, plus£18 10s. p.a.), sub-station attendant's assistant (S) up to 150 MW (over 150 up to 500 MW, plus£18 10s. p.a.; over 500 up to 1,000 MW, plus£29 p.a.; over 1,000 MW, plus£38 10s. p.a.), switchboard attendant's assistant up to 20 MW (over 20 up to 150 MW, plus£18 10s. p.a.; over 150 MW, plus£29 p.a.), transport driver✶ up to 5 tons (over 5 tons, plus£18 10s. p.a.).
Group E—Assembler of cooking and heating apparatus, auxiliary plant attendant, boiler cleaner, driver (other than transport or jetty crane) (jetty crane, plus£10 10s. p.a.), meter fixer, meter tester's assistant.
Group F—Boiler operatorf 1–500,000 1b. boiler (over 500,000 up to 1,000,000 1b. boiler, plus£33 10s. p.a.; over 1,000,000 lb. boiler plus£47 p.a.), lagger, meter reader and collector, storekeeper, sub-station attendant (R) up to 4MW (over 4 MW, plus£19 p.a.), sub-station attendant (S) up to 150 MW (over 150 up to 500 MW, plus£19 p.a.; over 500 up to 1,000 MW, plus£28 10s. p.a.; over 1,000 MW, plus£38 p.a.), switchboard attendant up to 20 MW (over 20 MW up to 150 MW, plus£33 10s. p.a.; over 150 MW, plus£47 p.a.), turbine operator‡ up to 55 MW set (over 55 up to 150 MW set, plus£33 10s. p.a.; over 150 MW, plus£47 p.a.), unit operator" assistant§ up to 55 MW, plus£28 10s. p.a. (over 55 up to 150 MW, plus£62 p.a.; over 150 up to 400 MW, plus£104 10s. p.a.; over 400 up to 1,000 MW, plus£133 p.a.), unit operator§ up to 55 MW, plus£56 10s. p.a. (over 55 up to 150 MW, plus£90 p.a.; over 150 up to 400 MW, plus£161 p.a.; over 400 up to 1,000 MW, plus£218 10s. p.a.).
Group G—Armature winder, blacksmith, electrician, fitter (electrical), fitter (mechanical), instrument mechanic, jointer (extra high tension), (jointer, less£21 p.a.), linesman (over 30 KV), (up to 30 KV, less£21 p.a.), machinist, meter mechanician, meter tester, rigger, unit adjuster, welder (grade 1), (grade 2, less£21 p.a.).
Group H—Installation inspector.
Plusages were revised in July, 1967 and the amounts quoted above represent the present position.
* A driver of a vehicle with trailer attached is paid 1s. a day extra for a trailer of up to 4 tons carrying capacity and 2s. a day for a trailer of 4 tons or over carrying capacity. A driver of a vehicle with a power driven winch attached is paid 9d. a day for any day on which he operates the winch. A driver of an articulated low loader of gross weight exceeding 40 tons is paid an additional 6s. a day whilst so employed.
†A boiler operator in charge of more than one boiler is paid the rate applicable to the aggregate capacity for the boilers for which he is responsible plus l½d. an hour (less than 800,000 lb.) or 2d. an hour (800,000 lb. and over).
‡ A turbine operator in charge of more than one set is paid the rate applicable to the aggregate capacity for the sets for which he is responsible plus l½d. an hour (less than 100,000 kw) or 2d. an hour (100,000 kw and over).
§A unit operator is paid the appropriate capacity grade rate of the turbines under his control plus 6d. an hour (aggregate capacity of 150,000 kw or less), 1s. an hour (aggregate capacity of 150,001 to 400,000 kw) and 1s. 6d. an hour (aggregate capacity of 400,001-1,000,000 kw), and the unit operator's assistant (he appropriate capacity grade rate of the turbine plus 3d. an hour (150,000 kw or less), 6d. an hour (150,001–400,000 kw) and 9d. an hour (400,001-1,000,000 kw). Where the unit operator is required to carry out loading and/or synchronising he is paid an additional 4d. an hour.