HC Deb 28 July 1982 vol 28 cc592-3W
Mr. Strang

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what proportion of average weekly earnings was represented by overtime for agricultural workers, workers in manufacturing, workers in industry and all workers, respectively, in each of the last 10 years.

Mr. Alison

The following proportions are based on the figures in the published reports on the New Earnings Survey, copies of which are available in the Library.

Average overtime earnings as a percentage of average gross weekly earning of full-time manual males aged 21 and over, whose pay was not affected by absence
April Agriculture and horticulture Manufacturing industries Index of production industries All industries and services
1972 16.5 14.3 14.6 15.1
1973 14.3 15.8 16.0 16.3
1974 20.9 15.5 15.4 16.0
1975 14.5 13.2 13.5 14.3
1976 12.4 13.3 13.1 13.4
1977 15.3 13.9 13.5 13.7
1978 16.7 14.3 13.9 14.3
1979 12.3 15.0 14.5 15.0
1980 17.2 13.5 13.3 14.1
1981 13.7 10.8 11.0 12.1

Source: New Earnings Survey reports 1972 to 1981.