HC Deb 20 February 1975 vol 886 cc466-7W
Mr. Michael Latham

asked the Secretary of State for Employment in which industries there are a significant number of workpeople at present on a three-day working week; and in which of those industries a full guaranteed week's wages

SHORT-TIME IN MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES IN GREAT BRITAIN FOR THE WEEK ENDED 14TH DECEMBER 1974
Number of operatives stood off for the whole week (000's) Number of operatives working part of the week (000's) Total number of hours lost (000's)
Food, drink and tobacco … … … 0.5 1.3 54.7
Food industries … … … … 0.5 1.3 54.7
Coal and petroleum products … … … — — 0.5
Chemical and allied industries … … … — 0.2 2.3
Metal manufacture … … … … 0.9 4.4 91.5
Iron and steel (general) … … … — 1.2 14.3
Other iron and steel … … … … — 1.5 12.9
Non-ferrous metals … … … … 0.9 1.6 64.4
Mechanical engineering … … … … 0.2 1.4 23.5
Instrument engineering … … … … 0.4 0.5 24.9
Electrical engineering … … … … 0.2 4.1 56.4
Electrical machinery … … … — 0.8 6.2
Shipbuilding and marine engineering … … 1.8 0.1 74.5
Vehicles … … … … … … 0.9 11.2 184.3
Motor vehicle manufacturing … … 0.7 10.9 174.5
Metal goods not elsewhere specified … … 0.4 4.5 60.7
Textiles … … … … … … 1.0 12.3 158.3
Production of man-made fibres … … 0.1 0.2 5.4
Spinning and weaving of cotton flex linen and man-made fibres … … … 0.2 2.6 29.0
Woollen and worsted … … … 0.4 3.7 56.3
Hosiery and other knitted goods … … 0.2 3.0 35.0
Leather, leather goods and fur … … … 0.1 0.2 3.7
Clothing and footwear … … … … 0.5 15.4 127.7
Clothing industries … … … … 0.1 1.8 21.5
Footwear … … … … … 0.4 13.5 106.1
Bricks, pottery, glass, cement etc. … … 0.4 1.9 30.1
Timber, furniture, etc. … … … … 0.1 1.7 27.0
Paper, printing and publishing … … … 0.2 0.5 10.9
Paper and paper manufactures … … 0.2 0.5 10.9
Other manufacturing industries … … … 0.3 4.2 69.7
Rubber … … … … … — 1.4 14.9
Total, all manufacturing industries … … 8.0 63.7 998.7
Details of the provisions for guaranteed employment as laid down in national collective agreements and statutory orders are summarised in the annual volume "Time Rates of Wages and Hours of Work" (HMSO). Copies of this publication are available in the Library.