Wages Council Awards (Hansard, 8 December 1978)

§ Mrs. Wise
asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will tabulate in the Official Report those wages councils now in existence, together with the lowest remuneration rate fixed by them for adult workers, the date at which this was fixed and the standard weekly hours to which it applies.

§ Mr. Peter Rees
asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list the awards made by wages councils in the past two years and the amounts in percentage terms of such awards.

§ Mr. John Grant:
The information given below relates to the lowest grade of adult workerߞ" other worker "ߞin each trade or industry for a standard 40-hour week, except where shown otherwise. Where area rates are set, those shown are for large towns outside London.
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Wages Council Date 1977 Statutory minimum awarded Percentage increase over previous smr Date 1978 Statutory minimum awarded Percentage increase over previous smr

Aerated Waters (England and Wales) … … 18th February 31.25 8.7 10th March 34.50 10.4

Aerated Waters (Scotland) … … 18th September 37.60 9.5 21st September 41.60 10.6

Boot and Shoe Repairing … … 12th February 32.50 8.3 12th February 36.50 12.3

Button Manufacturing … … 3rd October 30.00 13.6 2nd October 38.00 26.7

Coffin Furniture etc … … 1st December 31.20 11.2 1st December 40.00 28.2^*

Corset … … 17th April 31.40 8.6 17th April 34.60 10.2

Cotton Waste Reclamation … … 28th April 30.90 8.8 28th April 34.00 10.0

Dressmaking etc. (England and Wales) … … 25th March 31.40 8.6 25th March 34.60 10.2

Dressmaking etc. (Scotland) … … 30th June 30.40 9.0 30th June 34.36 13.0

Flax and Hemp … … 25th July 37.28 7.2 25th July 41.01 10.0

Fur … … From 13th December 1976 27.50 10.0 — No settlement to date

General Waste Reclamation … … 28th July 33.70 8.0 28th July 37.20 10.4

Hairdressing Undertakings … … 21st November 27.85 19.3 18th December 31.35 12.6^*

Hat, Cap and Millinery … … 1st April 30.71 8.9 1st April 34.39 12.0

Lace Finishing … … 26th June 31.30 8.7 26th June 34.40 10.0

Laundry … … 20th February 30.40 9.0 20th February 34.00 11.8

Licensed Non-Residential … … 22nd December 32.30 13.5 15th January 1979 41.00 26.9^*

Licensed Residential … … 6th October 34.00 13.3 6th October 40.40 18.8^*

Linen and Cotton Handkerchief etc. … … 6th June 31.90 8.5 5th June 35.20 10.0

Made-up Textiles … … 29th January 29.70 9.2 29th January 33.00 11.1

Ostrich and Fancy Feather etc … … 24th October 32.40 20.4 23rd October 38.00 17.3

Perambulator and Invalid Carriage … … 25th April 35.50 7.6 24th April 40.50 14.1

Pin, Hook and Eye etc. … … 25th November 37.40 10.0 25th November 44.50 19.0^*

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Wages Council Date 1977 Statutory minimum awarded Percentage increase over previous smr Date 1978 Statutory minimum awarded Percentage increase over previous smr

Ready-made Tailoring etc … 19th January 31.42 8.6 19th January 34.62 10.2

Retail Bespoke Tailoring (England and Wales) … 19th February 32.23 8.4 19th February 35.46 16.2

Retail Bespoke Tailoring (Scotland) … 3rd February 30.50 8.9 10.0

Retail Bookselling etc … 23rd September 34.50 7.8 29th September 42.00 21.4

Retail Bread etc. (England and Wales) … 5th December 33.20 14.1 4th December 42.00 26.5^*

Retail Bread etc. (Scotland) … 8th September 31.45 10.0 8th September 38.20 21.4

Retail Drapery etc … 4th July 34.10 8.0 3rd July 38.10 11.7

Retail Food Trades (England and Wales). … 5th December 34.30 13.2 11th December 41.70 21.6^*

Retail Food Trades (Scotland) … 5th December 34.60 13.1 — No settlement to date

Retail Furnishing etc. … 7th November 35.50 12.5 6th November 42.00 18.3^*

Retail Newsagency etc. (England and Wales) … 30th June 32.70 8.3 30th June 36.70 12.2

Retail Newsagency etc. (Scotland) … 5th April 30.15† 9.1 3rd April 34.15† 13.3

Road Haulage‡ … 28th February 33.36 8.1 7th April 36.72‡^* 10.0

Rope, Twine and Net … 25th July 32.50 8.3 24th July 35.90 10.0

Rubber-proofed Garment … 24th February 29.99 9.1 24th February 33.19 10.6

Sack and Bag … 11th July 32.50 8.3 10th July 35.75 10.0

Shirtmaking … 16th January 31.20 8.7 16th January 34.40 10.2

Toy Manufacturing … 23rd June 31.30 8.7 23rd June 34.10 9.0

Unlicensed Place of Refreshment … 20th June 30.42 9.0 19th June 34.92 14.8

Wholesale Mantle and Costume … 16th January 31.42 8.6 16th January 34.62 10.2

^* Provisional—in proposal form; order not yet made.

†42-hour week until 24th December 1978, 40 hours thereafter.

‡Abolished 4th September 1978.

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§ Mr. Peter Rees
asked the Secretary of State for Employment what prosecutions have been brought in the past two years for breaches of wages council awards, specifying in each case the award alleged to have been breached.

§ Mr. John Grant:
The information is as follows:

Wages Council making the award and No. of employers prosecuted

Licensed Residential Establishment and Licensed Restaurant. 3

Licensed Non-Residential Establishment 1

Retail Newsagency, Tobacco and Confectionery Trades 1

Retail Furnishing and Allied Trades 5

Unlicensed Place of Refreshment 2

Retail Food Trades (England and Wales) 3

Retail Food Trades (Scotland) 1

Retail Bookselling and Stationery 3

Retail Bread and Flour Confectionery 2

Wages Council	Date	1977 Statutory minimum awarded	Percentage increase over previous smr	Date	1978 Statutory minimum awarded	Percentage increase over previous smr
Aerated Waters (England and Wales)	…	…	18th February	31.25	8.7	10th March	34.50	10.4
Aerated Waters (Scotland)	…	…	18th September	37.60	9.5	21st September	41.60	10.6
Boot and Shoe Repairing	…	…	12th February	32.50	8.3	12th February	36.50	12.3
Button Manufacturing	…	…	3rd October	30.00	13.6	2nd October	38.00	26.7
Coffin Furniture etc	…	…	1st December	31.20	11.2	1st December	40.00	28.2^*
Corset	…	…	17th April	31.40	8.6	17th April	34.60	10.2
Cotton Waste Reclamation	…	…	28th April	30.90	8.8	28th April	34.00	10.0
Dressmaking etc. (England and Wales)	…	…	25th March	31.40	8.6	25th March	34.60	10.2
Dressmaking etc. (Scotland)	…	…	30th June	30.40	9.0	30th June	34.36	13.0
Flax and Hemp	…	…	25th July	37.28	7.2	25th July	41.01	10.0
Fur	…	…	From 13th December 1976	27.50	10.0	—	No settlement to date
General Waste Reclamation	…	…	28th July	33.70	8.0	28th July	37.20	10.4
Hairdressing Undertakings	…	…	21st November	27.85	19.3	18th December	31.35	12.6^*
Hat, Cap and Millinery	…	…	1st April	30.71	8.9	1st April	34.39	12.0
Lace Finishing	…	…	26th June	31.30	8.7	26th June	34.40	10.0
Laundry	…	…	20th February	30.40	9.0	20th February	34.00	11.8
Licensed Non-Residential	…	…	22nd December	32.30	13.5	15th January 1979	41.00	26.9^*
Licensed Residential	…	…	6th October	34.00	13.3	6th October	40.40	18.8^*
Linen and Cotton Handkerchief etc.	…	…	6th June	31.90	8.5	5th June	35.20	10.0
Made-up Textiles	…	…	29th January	29.70	9.2	29th January	33.00	11.1
Ostrich and Fancy Feather etc	…	…	24th October	32.40	20.4	23rd October	38.00	17.3
Perambulator and Invalid Carriage	…	…	25th April	35.50	7.6	24th April	40.50	14.1
Pin, Hook and Eye etc.	…	…	25th November	37.40	10.0	25th November	44.50	19.0^*

Wages Council making the award and No. of employers prosecuted
Licensed Residential Establishment and Licensed Restaurant.	3
Licensed Non-Residential Establishment	1
Retail Newsagency, Tobacco and Confectionery Trades	1
Retail Furnishing and Allied Trades	5
Unlicensed Place of Refreshment	2
Retail Food Trades (England and Wales)	3
Retail Food Trades (Scotland)	1
Retail Bookselling and Stationery	3
Retail Bread and Flour Confectionery	2