§ Mr. Brothertonasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list in the Official Report the percentage wage awards agreed by each wages council in the last 12 months.
§ Mr. Jim LesterThe information is shown in the table below. Wages councils determine minimum rates in cash terms and do not express any increase in percentages. The percentage increases given in the table have been calculated from the wages councils' orders. They apply to minimum rates only and do not necessarily apply to workers paid above the minima. The percentage increases in earnings will be below these figures.
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INCREASES IN TYPICAL MINIMUM WAGE RATES AS A PERCENTAGE OF PREVIOUS MINIMUM Wages Council Grade of worker Previous minimum rate £ Revised minimum rate £ Percentage increase over previous wages order (Total %)§ Increase effective from Aerated Waters (England and Wales) General worker … … 41.60 48.00 15.4 1 January 1980 Aerated Waters (Scotland) General worker … … 48.00 54.00 12.5 15 September 1980 Boot and Shoe Repairing General worker … … 43.50 51.00 17.2 12 February 1980 Button Manufacturing General worker … … 46.00 51.60† 12.2 4 October 1980 Coffin Furniture and Cerement making General worker … … 40.00 46.40 16.0 1 December 1979 Corset* Machinist … … 42.00 47.25 12.5 1 January 1980 47.25 49.62 5.0 12 June 1980 (18.1) Cotton Waste Reclamation General worker … … 40.00 46.40 16.0 28 April 1980 Dressmaking and Women's Light Clothing (England and Wales)* Machinist … … 42.00 47–30 12.6 1 January 1980 47.30 49.70 5.1 1 July 1980 (18.3) Dressmaking and Women's Light Clothing (Scotland)* Machinist … … 42.00 47.30 12.6 1 March 1980 47.30 49.70 5.1 1 August 1980 (18.3) Flax and Hemp Group 5 … … 45.73 52.31 14.4 23 July 1980 General Waste Materials Reclamation All workers … … 43.20 50.00 15.7 28 July 1980 Hairdressing Undertakings Operative hairdresser … … 47.00 51.00† 5.9 26 January 1981 Shampooist … … 31.00 5.50 14.5 26 January 1981 Hat, Cap and Millinery Hat maker … … 42.40 51.20 20.8 6 April 1980 Lace Finishing General worker … … 40.40 46.40 14.9 23 June 1980 48.40 4.3 5 January 1981 Laundry* General worker … … 41.00 47.80 16.6 20 February 1980 47.80 51.00 6.7 2 June 1980 (24.4) Licensed Non-Residential Establishment Barman … … 41.20 50.00 21.4 15 January 1980 Licensed Residential Establishment and Licensed Waiter … … 41.20 48.80 18.4 6 October 1980 Restaurant. Kitchen hand … … 50.00 57.60 15.2 Linen and Cotton Handkerchief and Household Goods and Linen Piece Goods. General worker … … 42.00 48.00 14.3 2 June 1980 50.00 4.1 3 November 1980 Made-up Textiles Unskilled … … 38.00 45.00 18.4 1 December 1979
Wages Council Grade of worker Previous minimum rate £ Revised minimum rate £ Percentage increase over previous wages order (Total %)§ Increase effective from Ostrich and Fancy Feather and Artificial Flower … General worker 45.00 50.60† 12.4 20 October 1980 Perambulator and Invalid Carriage … Unskilled 46.00 52.50 14.1 21 April 1980 Pin, Hook and Eye and Snap Fasteners … General worker 44.50 52.50 18.0 26 November 1979 Ready-made and Wholesale Bespoke Tailoring* … Machinist 42.00 47.25 12.5 1 January 1980 47.25 49.62 5.0 14 April 1980 (18.1) Retail Bespoke Tailoring* … Grade 2 43.50 48.90 12.4 28 January 1980 Assistant retail tailoring craft worker. 51.40 5.1 28 July 1980 (18.2) Retail Food and Allied Trades* … Shop assistant 42 to 43.20 45.25 to 48.50 6.1 to 15.5 3 December 1979 45.25 to 48.50 51.50 5.8 to 13.8 2 June 1980 (22.6) Retail Trades Non-Food … Shop worker 47.00 to 47.10 52.00 to 52.10 10.6 7 April 1980 Rope, Twine and Net … Grade 4 41.50 50.00 20.5 21 July 1980 Rubber, Proofed Garment Making Industry … Machinist 42.00 47.25 12.5 1 January 1980 49.61 5.0 14 April 1980 (18.1) Sack and Bag … General worker 42.00 50.00 19.0 2 June 1980 Shirtmaking* … Machinist 42.00 45.25 7.7 12 December 1979 45.25 49.62 9.7 10 May 1980 (18.1) Toy Manufacturing … General worker 40.00 49.00 22.5 23 June 1980 Unlicensed Place of Refreshment … Kitchen hand 44.00 52.00 18.2 18 June 1980 Waiter 43.04 51.00 18.5 Wholesale Mantle and Costume* … Machinist 42.00 47.25 12.5 1 January 1980 47.25 49.62 5.0 1 May 1980 (18.1)