§ 41. Mr. John H. Osbornasked the Secretay of State for Employment how many hours are worked by persons employed in manufacturing industry; how many hours overtime are worked; and what is the average rate above normal paid for this.
§ Mr. Alison:The latest information is as follows:
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Hours worked by full-lime employees in manufacturing whose pay was not affected by absence in April 1982. Men aged 21 and over Women aged 18 and over Manual Non-manual Manual Non-manual Average total weekly hours 43.8 38.8 39.6 37.2 Average overtime hours 4.6 1.3 1.0 0.4 Source: New Earnings Survey.
The average overtime rate for manual employees is just under 1½. The overtime premiums established by national collective agreements are shown in appendix II of "Time Rates of Wages and Hours of Work", a copy of which is available in the Library. Although the most frequent rate is 1½—time and a half—there are substantial variations in different industries.