§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish in the Official Report (i) the number of workers, part-time and full-time, male and female, (ii) the number of establishments, and (iii) the average number of workers per establishment in Wales and in Great Britain, which are covered by the hotel and catering wages councils in the following categories of establishment: (a) licensed residential and restaurants, (b) unlicensed place of refreshment, (c) licensed non-residential, (d) industrial and staff canteen and (e) boarding houses.
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§ Mr. Harold WalkerSeparate information is not available on numbers of workers employed in scope of the catering wages councils in Wales, or on the breakdown between full-time and part-time workers. Estimates on the remaining information requested are set out in the table below. The figures of workers
(1) Estimated labour force in Great Britain (2) Establishments listed at 1st October 1974 (3) Average number of workers per establishment in Great Britain Wages Council Male (000's) Female (000's) Great Britain Wales (a) Licensed Residential and Licensed Restaurants 160 230 23,188 1,689 16.8 (b) Unlicensed Place of Refreshment 22.5 137.5 20,783 1,165 7.7 (c) Licensed Non-Residential 140 200 59,514 3,554 5.7 (d) Industrial and Staff Canteens 13 205 29,192 1,193 7.5
§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Employment (1) if he will publish in the Official Report the percentage of full-time male and female workers in Great Britain and in Wales in each of the following categories of employment with weekly earnings of less than £15, £20, £25 and £30: (a) licensed residential and restaurant, (b) licensed non-residential, (c) unlicensed places of refreshment and (d) industrial and staff canteens;
(2) if he will publish in the Official Report the percentage of full-time male and female workers in Great Britain and Wales with hourly earnings of less than 30p, 50p and 75p in the following categories of employment: (a) licensed residential and restaurant, (b) licensed nonresidential, (c) unlicensed place of refreshment and (d) industrial and staff canteens.
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DISTRIBUTION OF EARNINGS APRIL 1974 Wages Council Percentage with gross weekly earnings less than Percentage with gross hourly earnings less than £15 £20 £25 £30 30p 50p 75p Manual men Licensed residential establishments and licensed restaurants 5.2 23.5 39.0 56.3 1.6 35.4 65.6 Manual women Licensed residential establishments and licensed restaurants 23.1 65.4 85.1 94.2 4.2 69.3 97.4 Licensed non-residential establishments 43.8 69.6 91.1 98.2 — — — Industrial and staff canteens 16.9 51.2 76.9 91.5 1.6 48.1 91.8 These estimates are subject to sampling error. are derived from visits made to establishments by the Wages Inspectorate in recent years. The establishments in question do not form a representative sample for statistical purposes and the margin of error may be substantial. There is no wages council for unlicensed residential establishments.
§ Mr. Harold WalkerThe following information is from the New Earnings Survey relating to April 1974. The estimates are of the distribution of earnings of full-time manual men aged 21 and over and women aged 18 and over who were within scope of the particular wages council, who were employed in Great Britain and whose pay for the survey reference period was not affected by absence. The figures relate to earnings before any deduction, allowed under the wages regulation order, for meals, board and lodging provided by the employer, and they exclude tips and gratuities received by the employee and not included in the pay from the employer. Figures are given only where sample sizes were large enough to give reliable results; in particular, separate estimates are not available for Wales.
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§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish in the Official Report the number and percentage of firms in Great Britain and Wales found to be paying below the statutory minimum rate on routine inspection and on complaint and the amount of arrears paid and on average
Licensed Residential and Licensed Restaurant Licensed Non-Residential Unlicensed Place of Refreshment Industrial and Staff Canteens Number of firms paying below SMR: Routine inspection: Great Britain 148 534 84 15 Wales 8 52 8 1 Complaint: Great Britain 767 424 200 60 Wales 65 40 17 5 Percentage of firms paying below SMR: Routine inspection: Great Britain 11.80 9.91 6.75 1.28 Wales 5.71 15.66 11.11 2.77 Complaint: Great Britain 61.36 62.81 65.57 63.15 Wales 62.50 71.42 77.27 55.55 Average amount of arrears paid to each employee: Routine inspection: Great Britain £23.84 £23.23 £17.33 £16.87 Wales £32.41 £19.20 £11.80 £5.66 Complaint: Great Britain £19.19 £34.51 £14.96 £18.41 Wales £18.91 £23.53 £22.13 £10.33
§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is his latest estimate of the number of workers in hotels and catering in Great Britain and Wales being paid less than the statutory minimum rate; and what is his estimate of the total amount of underpayment involved.
§ Mr. Harold WalkerIn 1974 inspections carried out by the Wages Inspectorate revealed that 3,671 workers in hotels and catering in Great Britain were being paid less than the SMR. This number included 301 workers in Wales. Arrears collected for these workers amounted to £85,258 including £6,016 for workers in Wales. It is not possible from these figures to give an estimate of the total numbers involved.
§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Employment what steps his Department has taken to ensure that the Hotel and Catering Training Board makes all trainee managers aware of their legal obligation to pay the statutory minimum rate.
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§ Mr. Harold WalkerThe information requested by the hon. Member is as follows:
§ Mr. Harold WalkerThe obligation to ensure that not less than the SMR is paid to workers affected by wages regulation order rests with employers. Notices are sent to all establishments known by the Department to employ workers covered by wages regulation orders in order to inform all employees, including trainee managers, of the provisions of the orders. I am informed by the Training Services Agency that the Hotel and Catering Industrial Training Board includes instruction in relevant legislation in the syllabuses of training courses.
§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Employment what are the current licensed residential and restaurants, unlicensed place of refreshment, licensed non-residential and industrial and staff canteen wages council standard minimum rates for the following occupations, indicating the relevant wages councils in each case and any differential between male and female rates: (a) hall porters, (b) cloakroom attendants, (c) cocktail barmen, (d) loading porters, (e) barmen/barmaids (f) waiters/waitresses, (g) refreshment bar or buffet attendants 535W and (h) cooks; and what is his latest estimate of the percentage of workers in Great Britain and in Wales in each occupation who are paid the statutory minimum rate.
§ Mr. Harold WalkerThe four wages councils fix a large number of minimum rates in the categories listed, varying according to area of employment, age, sex, hours on duty and to whether the employer supplies meals and/or lodging. These rates are published in the wages regulation orders, copies of which I am sending to the hon. Member. New minimum rates become operative in industrial and staff canteens with effect from 30th July, and I will forward a copy of the wages regulation order as soon as it becomes available. No reliable estimate can be made by occupation of the percentage of workers being paid the statutory minimum.