§ Mr. David Steelasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list in the OFFICIAL REPORT the size of the increase of minimum rates for each of the wages council industries during phase 3 and (a) male and (b) female workers, and the dates these minima
Increases Awarded Wages Council Men Women Operative date £ £ Button Manufacturing 2.20 2.80 3rd May 1974 Retail Bespoke Tailoring (Scotland) 2.25 3.25 29th May 1974 Stamped or Pressed Metalwares 2.25 3.00 11th April 1974 Toy Manufacturing 2.20 2.80 11th March 1974 Keg and Drum 2.24 3.56 10th June 1974 Dressmaking and Women's Light Clothing (England and Wales) 1.80 2.60 3rd May 1974 Rubber-proofed Garment Making 1.80 1.80 25th March 1974 (see also below) Retail Bread and Flour Confectionery (Scotland) 2.25 2.25 13th May 1974 Shirtmaking 1.80 2.60 22nd May 1974 Hat, Cap and Millinery 2.25 3.05 5th June 1974 Pin, Hook and Eye and Snap Fastener 2.50 2.50 30th April 1974 Corset 1.80 2.60 11th April 1974 Paper Box 2.25 2.25 Order not yet made (+£1.00 for women 30th November 1974) Milk Distributive (England and Wales) 2.10 2.35 13th May 1974 Lace Finishing — 2.25 11th July 1974 Wholesale Mantle and Costume 1.80 2.60 24th May 1974 Hollow-ware 2.25 2.95 7th May 1974 Ostrich and Fancy Feather 2.25 2.25 24th April 1974 Retail Bespoke Tailoring (England and Wales) 2.00 2.00 25th May 1974 Perambulator and Invalid Carriage 2.25 2.25 15th July 1974 (+£0.93 for women 30th December 1974) Rope, Twine and Net 2.25 3.20 14th June 1974 Retail Furnishing and Allied Trades 2.25 2.25 26th August 1974 Sack and Bag 2.00 2.60 28th June 1974 Dressmaking and Women's Light Clothing (Scotland) 1.60 2.60 8th July 1974 Ready-made and Wholesale Bespoke Tailoring — 0.80 24th June 1974 (towards Equal Pay) Laundry 2.25 2.25 8th July 1974 Rubber-proofed Garment Making — 0.38 25th June 1974 (towards Equal Pay) General Waste Materials Reclamation 2.40 3.20 19th July 1974 Aerated Waters (England and Wales) 2.25 2.87 Order not yet made Licensed Residential Establishment and Licensed Restaurant 2.25 2.58 Order not yet made Flax and Hemp 2.25 3.93 Order not yet made In addition, the following councils have settled but have not yet published their proposals:
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- (a) Stage 3 settlements: Licensed Non-residential Establishment; Cotton Waste Reclamation; Pin, Hook and Eye and Snap Fastener; Road Haulage; Coffin Furniture and Cement Making.
- (b) Threshold agreements: Laundry; Boot and Shoe Repairing; Keg and Drum;
become operative, each wages council that has met to award topping-up agreements because of its failure to award £2.25 per week on the minimum rates and the details of the date on which a topping-up agreement will come into force.
§ Mr. Harold WalkerInformation is as follows:
Ostrich and Fancy Feather; General Waste Reclamation; Retail Bread and Flour Confectionery (Scotland); Button Manufacture; Toy Manufacture.
The following councils, which reached settlements during stage 2 but whose proposals did not come into effect until after the commencement of stage 3, agreed to "top-up" under paragraph 116(iv) of 79W the Pay Code, generally to give £2.25 (men) and to reduce the differential
Increases Awarded Wages Council Men Women Operative date £ £ Retail Food Trades (Scotland) 0.60 0.85 1st July 1974 Retail Drapery, Outfitting and Footwear 0.45 0.80 2nd September 1974 Retail Newsagency, Tobacco and Confectionery (England and Wales) 0.60 0.85 29th July 1974 Retail Bookselling and Stationery 0.45 0.75 12th August 1974 Retail Bread and Flour Confectionery (England and Wales) 0.55 0.55 5th August 1974 Retail Food Trades (England and Wales) 0.60 0.85 Order not yet made Aerated Waters (Scotland) 0.45 0.65 Order not yet made
§ Mr. David Steelasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list in the OFFICIAL REPORT those wages councils which have awarded threshold agreements which (a) are already operative, and (b) will be operative, and at what date.
§ Mr. Harold WalkerCouncils which have awarded threshold agreements which are already operative are as follows:
Wages Council Operative Date Button Manufacturing 3rd May 1974 Hollow-Ware 7th May 1974 Retail Bespoke Tailoring (Scotland) 29th May 1974 Rope, Twine and Net 14th June 1974 Sack and Bag 28th June 1974 Laundry (1st stage) 8th July 1974 Lace Finishing 11th July 1974 Perambulator and Invalid Carriage 15th July 1974 General Waste Materials Reclamation (1st stage) 19th July 1974 Threshold agreements which will be operative are as follows:
Wages Council Operative Date Retail Bookselling and Stationery Trades 12th August 1974 Bread and Flour Confectionery (England and Wales) 5th August 1974 Retail Drapery, Outfitting and Footwear 2nd September 1974 Councils which have awarded threshold agreements but for which no operative dates have yet been fixed:
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- Aerated Waters (England and Wales).
- Aerated Waters (Scotland).
- Retail Food Trades (England and Wales).
- Retail Food Trades (Scotland).
- Licensed Residential Establishment and Licensed Restaurant.
- Flax and Hemp.
- Milk Distributive (Scotland).
- Cotton Waste Reclamation.
- Boot and Shoe Repairing.
- Licensed Non-Residential Establishment.
between men's and women's rates by one half:
- Road Haulage.
- Laundry (Extension).
- Coffin Furniture and Cement Making.
- Paper Box.
- Ostrich and Fancy Feather and Artificial Flower.
- Keg and Drum.
- Bread and Flour Confectionery (Scotland).
- General Waste Materials Reclamation (Extension).
- Retail Furnishing and Allied Trades.
§ Mr. David Steelasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many wages council agreements settled during phase 3 have given less than an increase of £2.25 a week on the minimum rates for (a) male, and (b) female, workers; and how many wages councils who failed to award £2.25 have since met to award topping up agreements.
§ Mr. Harold WalkerEleven councils which settled during stage 3 gave increases of less than £2.25 on minimum rates for men and two councils gave less than £2.25 for women. None has met since to award topping-up payments—this provision was restricted to councils which had settled in stage 2 but had effective dates after the commencement of stage 3. Seven councils took advantage of the provisions.