§ Mr. Fieldasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list the legal minimum rates of pay in each of the wages council industries.
§ Mr. Jim LesterThe following table lists the current statutory minimum wage rates published by the wages councils. The figures quoted are those for the lowest grade of adult worker employed in main provincial areas for a normal working week.
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WAGES COUNCIL Statutory minimum rates of wages £ Aerated Waters (England and Wales) 48.00 Aerated Waters (Scotland) 48.00 Boot and Shoe Repairing 51.00 Button Manufacturing 46.00 Coffin Furniture and Cerement Making 46.40 Corset 47.25 Cotton Waste 40.00 Dressmaking & Women's Light Clothing (England and Wales) 47.30 Dressmaking & Women's Light Clothing (Scotland) 47.30 Flax and Hemp 45.73 Fur 27.50 General Waste Materials Reclamation 43.20 Hairdressing Undertakings 31.00 Hat, Cap and Millinery 41.20 Lace Finishing 40.40 Laundry 47.80 Licensed Non-Residential Establishment 50.00 Licensed Residential Establishment and Licensed Restaurant 41.20 Linen and Cotton Handkerchief and Household Goods and Linen Piece Goods 42.00
Made-up Textiles 45.00 Ostrich and Fancy Feather and Artificial Flower 45.00 Perambulator and Invalid Carriage 46.00 Pin, Hook and Eye and Snap Fastener 52.50 Ready-made and Wholesale Bespoke Tailoring 49.62 Retail Bespoke Tailoring 48.90 †Retail Food and Allied Trades 45.25 to 48.50 †Retail Trades Non-Food 52.00 to 52.10 Rope, Twine and Net 41.50 Rubber Proofed Garment Making Industry 49.61 Sack and Bag 42.00 Shirtmaking 47.25 Toy Manufacturing 40.00 Unlicensed Place of Refreshment 43.04 Wholesale Mantle and Costume 47.25 † Rate varies according to sector of retail trades.