HL Deb 17 February 1983 vol 439 cc440-1WA
Lord Blease

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they will publish in the Official Report, for each of the last five years:—

  1. (i) the numbers of employers and workers within the scope of each of the respective Wages Councils functioning in Northern Ireland;
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  2. (ii) how many persons are employed full time, by the Department of Economic Development (NI) as Wages Council Inspectorate;
  3. (iii) the number of establishments inspected in regard to compliance with statutory minimum rates of pay, holidays, and matters concerning permits to infirm and incapacitated persons;
  4. (iv) the number of investigations resulting in prosecution and conviction;
  5. (v) the total amounts paid in fines (pounds sterling);

(i) EMPLOYERS AND WORKERS WITHIN THE SCOPE OF WAGES COUNCILS
1978 1979 1980 1981 1982
Wages Council No. of Employers No. of Workers No. of Employers No. of Workers No. of Employers No. of Workers No. of Employers No. of Workers No. of Employers No. of Workers
1. Baking 245 3,325 255 3,203 236 2,693 237 2,730 250 911(1)
2. Boot and Shoe Repairing 25 62 29 55 23 57 21 54 31 63
3. Catering 3,644 12,628 3,825 14,163 3,458 12,322 3,316 12,063 3,239 11,188
4. Dressmaking and Women's Light Clothing(3) 94 3,261 122 3,729 90 3,609 87 3,694 74 3,218
5. Laundry 13 536 17 536 14 466 14 438 13 372
6. Linen and Cotton Handkerchief and Household Goods and Linen Piece Goods 71 2,085 84 2,177 71 2,101 62 1,836 57 1,477
7. Paper Box 16 780 17 842 14 818 14 1,073 12 733
8. Readymade and Wholesale Bespoke Tailoring(3) 50 2,631 58 2,726 52 2,555 42 2,001 39 1,934
9. Retail Bespoke Tailoring(2) 2 10 4 6 6 18 — — — —
10. Road Haulage 1,669 7,874 1,756 7,551 1,561 7,098 1,521 6,923 1,496 6,643
11. Shirtmaking(3) 68 4,824 85 6,605 68 6,482 63 5,850 55 5,008
12. Sugar Confectionary and Food Preserving 61 424 55 356 49 359 42 337 41 264

1978 1979 1980 1981 1982
(ii) PERSONS EMPLOYED AS WAGES COUNCIL INSPECTORATE 2 2 2 2 2
(iii) ESTABLISHMENTS INSPECTED 1,219 1,627 1,966 1,864 1,524
(iv) INVESTIGATIONS Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil
(v) AMOUNTS PAID IN FINES Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil
(vi) ARREARS OF PAY IF COLLECTED £1,314 £606 £7,242 £7,885 £35,538
(vii) PERMITS ISSUED 3 4 4 4 4
(1) Excludes 1,634 workers removed from within scope by Baking Wages Council (NI) (Exclusion) Order 1982.
(2) Council abolished April 1981.
(3) Abolished July 1982 and now covered in newly-formed Clothing Manufacturing Wages Council.