Industrial Disputes (Hansard, 14 April 1986)

§ Mr. Prescott

asked the Paymaster General how many working days were lost through industrial disputes per thousand employees in employment in each of the years 1974 to 1985; and what was the average figure for working days lost through industrial disputes per thousand employees in employment between February 1974 and April 1979, and between May 1979 to the latest date for which figures are available.

£/week April 1985 prices^*
April each year	1978	1979	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985
(a) Allowances paid on Youth Opportunities Programme/YTS (2)	37.5	35.9	33.7	30.1	29.2	28.1	26.7	26.25
(b) Average gross earnings of full-time male employees aged under 18 years	68.4	70.3	69.2	69.7	69.9	68.6	67.7	69.5
(c) Average gross earnings of full-time female employees aged under 18 years	61.1	63.9	64.4	64.7	63.0	62.6	62.7	64.7
(d) Minimum wage rate for a 16 year old apprentice in engineering (engineering classes)†	46.6	44.5	47.1	48.0	46.1	46.5	‡║46.5	‡
(e) Minimum rate for a 17 year old apprentice in engineering (engineering classes)†	63.0	60.2	62.8	60.7	58.2	58.7	‡║58.7	‡
(f) Average gross earnings excluding overtime and bonuses for full-time male manual employees aged over 21 years	114.3	117.7	118.1	119.8	119.2	122.6	123.2	123.1
(g) Average gross earnings excluding overtime and bonuses for full-time female manual employees aged over 18 years	80.7	81.5	83.3	82.9	81.6	84.7	83.2	84.6
	Percentages
(h) (a) as a percentage of (f)	32.8	30.5	28.5	25.1	24.5	22.9	21.7	21.4

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United Kingdom Working days lost per thousand employees^*
Year	Number
1974	647
1975	265
1976	146
1977	448
1978	413
1979	1,273
1980	521
1981	195
1982	248
1983	178
1984	1,282
1985†	299
^* Based on the latest mid-year (June) estimates of employees in employment.
† Provisional.