§ Mr. Gorstasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service examinations into cases of trade union recognition have concluded that the business should recognise the union.
§ Mr. Harold WalkerIn 75 instances a recommendation for recognition has been made in a written report issued by ACAS under the provisions of Section 12 of the Employment Protection Act 1975. That figure excludes one instance in which a report was declared void and another in which ACAS agreed to set aside a report.
§ Mr. Gorstasked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the total number of references to the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service under 784W Section 11 of the Employment Protection Act of recognition issues by trade unions in 1977; and how many such references were made by each trade union.
§ Mr. Harold WalkerThe total number of recognition issues referred to ACAS in 1977 was 577. The number of references made by individual trade unions was as follows:
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Transport and General Workers' Union 118 Association of Scientific, Technical and Managerial Staffs 84 Amalgamated Union of Engineering Workers—TASS 45 Amalgamated Union of Engineering Workers—Engineering Section 43 Association of Professional, Executive, Clerical and Computer Staff 42 Transport and General Workers' Union—ACTS 29 General and Municipal Workers' Union 24 General and Municipal Workers' Union—MATSA 18 Union of Shop Distributive and Allied Workers 14 Engineers and Managers' Association 13 Electrical, Electronic, Telecommunication and Plumbing Union 12 National Union of Hosiery and Knitwear Workers 12 National Union of Bank Employees 11 United Kingdom Association of Professional Engineers 11 National Union of Public Employees 9 Society of Graphical and Allied Trades 9 EETPU—Electrical Engineering Staffs' Association 8 Amalgamated Society of Boilermakers, Shipwrights, Blacksmiths and Structural Workers 7 National Graphical Association 5 Furniture, Timber and Allied Trades Union 5 Union of Construction, Allied Trades and Technicians—Supervisory, Technical, Administrative, Managerial and Professional Section 5 Association of Cinematograph, Television and Allied Technicians 4 National Union of Journalists 4 National Owner Drivers' Association 4 Scottish Further Education Association 4 Association of Professional Scientists and Technologists 4 Bakers, Food and Allied Workers' Union 4 National Society of Operative Printers, Graphical and Media Personnel 3 National Union of Tailors and Garment Workers 3
Society of Lithographic Artists, Designers, Engravers and Process Workers 3 United Road Transport Union 3 National Society of Metal Mechanics 2 National Union of Gold, Silver and Allied Trades 2 National Union of Agricultural and Allied Workers 2 Union of Shop Distributive and Allied Workers—SATA Section 2 Shipbuilding and Allied Industries' Management Association 1 Association of Polytechnic Teachers 1 National Union of Sheel Metalworkers, Coppersmiths and Heating and Domestic Engineers 1 Transport Salaried Staffs' Association 1 British Airline Pilots' Association 1 Rossendale Union of Boot, Shoe and Slipper Operatives 1 Union of Construction Allied Trades and Technicians 1 Amalgamated Union of Engineering Workers—Construction Section 1 British Fire Services' Federation 1 British Hospital Doctors' Federation 1 Confederation of Health Service Employees 1 Civil and Public Services Association 1 Institute of Journalists 1 Imperial Supervisors' Association 1 Iron and Steel Trades' Confederation 1 Grindlays Staff Association 1 National Association of Fire Officers 1 National Association of Theatrical, Television and Kine Employees 1 National Union of Social Workers 1 National Union of Wool Coverings, Decorative and Allied Trades 1 Tobacco Workers' Union 1 The figures given here would, if totalled, be greater than the figure given in the answer to the first part of this Question. The reason is that in some cases the same recognition issue was referred by more than one union.
§ Mr. Gorstasked the Secretary of State for Employment what has been the total cost of the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service in each of the past three years.
§ Mr. Harold WalkerThe Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service was set up with effect from 2nd September 1974. The total cost during the past three financial years was:
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£ 2nd September 1974-March 1975 999,246 1975–76 3,260,683 1976–77 6,598,059
§ Mr. Gorstasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service examinations into cases of trade union recognition have concerned businesses employing less than 50 people; and what is the current total number of such examinations.
§ Mr. Harold WalkerI understand from ACAS that this information is not readily available and cannot be provided except at disproportionate cost.