§ Mr. Wainwrightasked the Secretary of State for Employment for how many hours per month as a minimum a new employee has to be required to work in order to figure as one full digit in the official total of persons in employment.
§ Mr. Peter BottomleyThe Department's inquiries into the number of employees in employment ask employers to state the number of persons employed by them on a particular date. No information is sought as to how long a person has been employed. Employers are asked to distinguish whether a person works full-time or part-time. Full-time employees are those who are normally expected to work more than 30 hours per week excluding main meal breaks and overtime. Part-time workers are included in the total on a one-to-one basis.
§ Mr. Sheermanasked the Secretary of State for Employment by how much the number of employees rose over the last 12 months for which figures are available; and by how much the number of female part-time employees, male part-time employees, female full-time employees, and male full-time employees rose in the same period.
§ Mr. Peter BottomleyIn the 12 months to September 1984, the number of employees in employment in Great Britain rose by an estimated 102,000. The increases for full-time and part-time females were estimates at 18,000 and 170,000 respectively. Analyses of full-time and part-time males are not made, but it is estimated that the total number of male employees in employment fell by 87,000 over the same period.