§ Mr. Goldingasked the Secretary of State for Employment what number of jobs are currently covered by the temporary short-time working compensation scheme in Great Britain and North Staffordshire, respectively; and what were the equivalent figures one year ago.
§ Mr. Peter MorrisonIn November 1980 there were 509,500 workers in Great Britain working short time under the temporary short-time working compensation (TSTWC) scheme supporting 234,581 potentially redundant jobs. In November 1979 there were 84,200 employees working short time to save 26,368 potentially redundant jobs. These figures are not comparable because of changes made from April 1980 in the method of calculating the number of people helped under the scheme.
I regret that statistics are not available below regional level for 1979. In North Staffordshire 13,477 potentially
CODE KEY: IMM = Immediate vacancies: priority treatment at all stages. S = Recruitment suspended: reserve list in operation except for priority cases and mobile trainees. Z = Recruitment closed indefinitely (ie no instructor available or course given over to fee paying sponsored trainees). R = Recruitment suspended and reserve waiting list suspended (figure in brackets indicates length of reserve list).
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Approximate waiting period for admission Trade course Birmingham (Hands worth) Skillcenter Castle Bromwich Skillcenter Conventry Skillcentre Annexe (Conventry) Dudley Skillcentre North Staffs Skillcentre Wolver-hampton Skillcentre Construction Bricklaying Z 9 9 S S (over 12) (over 12) Carpentry and Joinery Z S S S (over 18) (over 12) (over 12) Heating and Ventilating Fitting Z 9 Printing and Decorating Z S S 7 (over 12) (over 12) Plastering S (over 12) Plumbing Z S redundant jobs were supported under the temporary short-time working compensation scheme during November 1980;statistics on people working short time under the scheme at the same date are not available below regional level.