§ Mr. J. H. Osbornasked the Secretary of State for Employment what steps he will now take to strengthen and activate the manpower and economic division in his Department; and if he will give directions to the division to review regularly all incomes, including salaries, wages, minimum wage levels, hours worked, and holidays overall, in each industrial group, respectively, and to make reports.
EARNINGS AND HOURS OF MEN MANUAL WORKERS—UNITED KINGDOM 12 industries with highest average weekly earnings October, 1966 1958 Standard Industrial Classification Average weekly earnings Average weekly hours worked Average hourly earnings £ p Printing, publishing of newspapers and periodicals … … … 28.06 44.4 63.20 Mineral oil refining … … … … … 25.58 43.6 58.67 Air transport … … … … … 25.46 45.6 55.83 Cement … … … … … 24.29 54.6 44.49 Sugar … … … … … 23.59 50.7 46.53 Other printing, publishing, etc. … … … … … 23.38 44.3 52.78 Aircraft manufacturing and repairing … … … … … 22.91 44.8 51.14 Shop and office fitting … … … … … 22.52 50.5 44.59 Vegetable and animal oils, fats, soap and detergents … … … 22.45 48.6 46.19 Tobacco … … … … … 22.39 44.7 50.09 Other transport and communication … … … … … 22.22 45.1 49.27 Metal-working machine tools … … … … … 22.00 45.2 48.67
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October, 1970 1968 Standard Industrial Classification Average weekly earnings Average weekly hours worked Average hourly earnings £ p Printing, publishing of periodicals … … … … … 45.96 42.0 109.42 Printing, publishing of newspapers … … … … … 39.55 44.3 89.28 Sugar … … … … … 36.88 52.6 70.11 Wheeled tractor or manufacturing … … … … … 36.63 42.5 86.19 Port and inland water transport … … … … … 36.28 43.9 82.64 Air transport … … … … … 35.66 44.5 80.13 Mineral oil refining … … … … … 34.38 42.0 81.86 Motor vehicle manufacturing … … … … … 33.30 42.1 79.10 Other printing, publishing, etc. … … … … … 32.52 44.6 72.91 Insulated wires and cables … … … … … 32.48 47.9 67.81 Cement … … … … … 32.38 49.4 65.55 Soap and detergents … … … … … 32.23 47.2 68.28
§ Mr. R. CarrI will continue to ensure that the Office of Manpower Economics has the resources necessary to perform its functions as secretariat to the pay review bodies,ad hoc inquiries, and studies on more general pay matters. It is currently studying measured day work, and equal pay, and reviewing research on the relationship between wage determination and earnings movement. I see no present need for it to undertake reviews on the lines suggested.