HC Deb 27 March 1985 vol 76 c224W
Mr. Willie W. Hamilton

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what evidence he has as to a relationship between employment and (a) wages and (b) wages councils' awards.

Mr. Peter Bottomley

A recent publication by the Treasury "The relationship between employment and wages" surveys the available evidence on the general link between pay and jobs. A copy is available in the Library. I would also refer the hon. Member to my reply to the hon. Member for Newham, North East (Mr. Leighton) on 22 October 1984, at column 481.

The effect of wages councils on employment, including the effect of their awards, is considered in amongst others:

  1. (i) "Pay and Employment in Four Retail Trades" by C. Craig and F. Wilkinson, DE Research paper (forthcoming).
  2. (ii) "Low Pay or No Pay" Institute of Economic Affairs Hobart Paper No. 101.
  3. (iii) "From the Dole Queue to the Sweatshop" by H. Neuburger. Low Pay unit Pamphlet No. 30.
  4. (iv) "Wages Councils Part 2: Views on Reform": Industrial Relations Review and Report; Report No. 290.