§ Mr. Torneyasked the Secretary of State for Employment in regard to how many establishments the Wages Inspectorate is responsible for ensuring the payment of legal minimum rates of pay and holiday entitlements for employees.
§ Mr. WaddingtonAt the end of 1980 the Wages Inspectorate was aware of approximately 392,000 establishments at which employment of workers was covered by the Wages Councils Act 1979.
§ Mr. McElhoneasked the Secretary of State for Employment how much money has been recovered since May 1979 for workers found by the Wages Inspectorate to be underpaid; how many underpaid workers this sum represents; and what is the average for each worker underpaid.
§ Mr. WaddingtonThe information requested is not readily available for the period since May 1979 but for the period from January 1979 to the end of October 1981 the amount recovered by the Wages Inspectorate was £5,381,529 for 73,026 workers. The average amount recovered per worker underpaid was £73.69.
§ Mr. Lambornasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the percentage reduction in the numbers of wages council inspectors employed since May 1979.
§ Mr. WaddingtonSince May 1979 the number of outdoor wages inspectors employed has fallen by 26 per cent.