§ Mr. H. Boardmanasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the national average weekly wage of those employed in manufacturing industry and those employed in non-productive work.
§ Mr. BryanThe following estimates are taken from the New Earnings Survey April, 1970. They are gross weekly earnings, before deductions and include overtime payments and the average weekly value of annual and other periodical bonus and commission payments. Employees in the sample who received no pay or only holiday/sick pay in the survey 131W pay period have been excluded from the estimates.
ESTIMATED AVERAGE (MEAN) GROSS WEEKLY EARNINGS APRIL, 1970 Full-time men (aged 21 and over) Full-time women (aged 18 and over) Manuel Non-manual Manuel Non-manual £ £ £ £ All manufacturing industries 27.7 36.6 13.3 15.7 All non-manufacturing industries 24.7 35.1 12.3 18.2 It should be noted that the non-manufacturing industries include mining and quarrying, construction, and gas, electricity and water which are normally taken as production industries. More detailed figures may be obtained from
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WEEKLY STATUTORY MINIMA IN WAGES COUNCIL TRADES AND INDUSTRIES AT 26TH JULY, 1971 Wages Council London Area £ P Males Prov. A Area £ P Prov. A Area £ P London Area £ P Females Prov. A Area £ P Prov. A Area £ P Hours Aerated Waters (E. and W.) … — 11.50 — — 8.75 — 41 Aerated Waters (Scotland) … — 12.83 — — 10.50 — 40 Boot and Floor Polish (Great Britain) … — 10.33 — — 7.35 — 42 Boot and Shoe Repairing (Great Britain) … — 12.15 — — 9.10 — 41 Brush and Broom (Great Britain) … — 14.40 — — 11.20 — 40 Button Manufacturing (Great Britain) … — 11.60 — — 10.00 — 40 Coffin Furniture and Cerement-Making (Great Britain) … — 12.40 — — 10.00 — 40 Corset … — 14.33 — — 10.83 — 40 Cotton Waste Reclamation (Great Britain) … — 11.50 — — 10.12 — 40 Dressmaking and Women's Light Clothing (E. and W.) … — 12.80 — 10.40 9.80 9.40 40 Dressmaking and Women's Light Clothing (Scotland) … — 12.20 — — 9.60 — 40 Flax and Hemp (Great Britain) … — 12.28 — — 8.92 — 40 Fur (Great Britain) … — 14.00 — — 10.60 — 40 General Waste Materials Reclamation (Great Britain) … — 12.00 — — 10.00 — 40 Hair, Bass and Fibre (Great Britain) … — 13.60 — — 10.00 — 40 Hairdressing Undertakings (Great Britain) … 12.25 11.80 11.80 10.60 10.17½ 10.17½ 42 Hat, Cap and Millinery (Great Britain) … — 12.56 — — 10.08 — 40 Hollow-ware (Great Britain) … — 11.33 — — 9.50 — 40 Industrial and Staff Canteen Undertakings … 10.88 10.75 10.75 8.98 8.85 8.85 40 Keg and Drum (Great Britain) … — 1400 — — 11.36 — 40 Lace Finishing (Great Britain) … — — — — 9.00 — 40 Laundry (Great Britain) … — 11.00 — — 8.91½ — 40 Licensed Non-Residential Establishment … 12.65 12.50 12.50 10.60 10.45 10.45 44 Licensed Residential Establishment and Licensed Restaurant … 13 02½ 12.92½ 12.77½ 10.92½ 10.82½ 10.67½ 42 Linen and Cotton Handkerchief and Household Goods and Linen Piece Goods (Great Britain) … — 11.60 — — 8.60 — 40 Made-up Textiles (Great Britain) … — 12.60 — — 9.80 — 40 Milk Distributive (E. and W.) … 15.70 15.50 15.40 1510 14.80 14.70 42 Milk Distributive (Scotland) … — 15.00 — — 15.00 — 42 Tables 18 to 21 on pages 1003 to 1007 of the November, 1970 issue of the Department of Employment Gazette. The estimates relate to Great Britain only and are subject to sampling errors.
§ Mr. H. Boardmanasked the Secretary of State for Employment what are the statutory minimum wages for men and women on the top age scales now operative in the London area, and the provincial areas in those trades covered by wages councils.
§ Mr. BryanThe current weekly statutory minima in respect of the typical grade or adult worker in each wages council trade or industry are set out in the following table. Where only one rate is shown there is no provincial differentiation.
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Wages Council London Area £ P Males Prov. A Area £ P Prov. A Area £ P London Area £ P Females Prov. A Area £ P Prov. A Area £ P Hours Ostrich and Fancy Feather and Artificial Flower (Great Britain) … — 11.60 — — 8.20 — 40 Paper Box (Great Britain) … — 13.90 — — 10.00 — 40 Perambulator and Invalid Carriage (Great Britain) … — 13.33 — — 9.83 — 40 Pin, Hook and Eye and Snap Fastener (Great Britain) … — 16.80 — — 12.25 — 40 Ready-made and Wholesale Bespoke Tailoring (Great Britain) … — 13.83 — — 10.33 — 40 Retail Bespoke Tailoring (E. and W.) … 14.92 14.92 14.67 14.92 14.92 14.67 40 Retail Bespoke Tailoring (Scotland) … — 12.00 — — 10.00 — 40 Retail Bookselling and Stationer Trades (Great Britain) … 12.75 12.37½ 11.70 10.15 9.82½ 9.30 42 Retail Bread and Flour Confectionery Trade (E. and W.) … 12.25 11.95 11.35 9.77½ 9.47½ 8.97½ 42 Retail Bread and Flour Confectionery Trade (Scotland) … — 11.85 — — 9.35 — 42 Retail Drapery, Outfitting and Footwear Trade (Great Britain) … 14.40 14.00 13.35 12.05 11.75 11.25 42 Retail Food Trades (E. and W.) … 13.90 13.50 12.80 11.85 11.50 10.95 42 Retail Food Trades (Scotland) … — 13.50 — — 11.50 — 42 Retail Furnishing and Allied Trades Great Britain) … 12.95 12.45 11.85 10.00 9.75 9.25 42 Retail Newsagency, Tobacco and Confectionery Trades (E. and W.) … 11.87½ 11.60 11.12½ 9.15 8.87½ 8.45 42 Retail Newsagency, Tobacco and Confectionery Trades (Scotland) … — 10.97½ — — 8.75 — 42 Road Haulage … 17.60 17.35 17.35 — — — 40 Rope, Twine and Net (Great Britain) … — 15.25 — — 12.50 — 40 Rubber Proofed Garment Making Industry … 14.68 14.19 14.19 10.60 10.60 10.60 40 Sack and Bag (Great Britain) … — 11.68 — — 9.68 — 40 Shirtmaking (Great Britain) … — 14.00 — — 10.83 — 40 Stamped or Pressed Metal-wares (Great Britain) … — 14.85 — — 12.60 — 40 Toy Manufacturing (Great Britain) … — 11.21 — — 9.21 — 40 Unlicensed Place of Refreshment … 11.26 10.82 10.60 8.84 8.62 8.18 44 Wholesale Mantle and Costume (Great Britain) … — 13.50 — — 10.33 — 40