§ Mr. Peter Robinsonasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many employers in Northern Ireland were found by wage inspectors to be paying less than the statutory minimum remuneration or breaking other wages council regulations in each of the last five years.
§ Dr. BoysonThe information requested is as follows:380W
1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1. Paying less than statutory minimum remuneration 39 33 39 34 52 2. Breaches of other wages council regulations 321 365 253 445 203
§ Mr. Peter Robinsonasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many employers who were found to have been in breach of the wages councils regulations in each of the last five years were fined; and how many were made to pay arrears.
§ Dr BoysonNo employers were fined. Numbers made to pay arrears were as follows:
number 1980 39 1981 33 1982 39 1983 34 1984 52