HC Deb 08 July 1988 vol 136 cc762-9W
Mr. Leighton

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what is the average hourly rate of pay of(a) part-time and (b) full-time employed women.

Mr. Lee

The available information is published in table 178 of part F of the report on the new earnings survey 1987 for part-time female employees, and in table 1 of part A for full-time female employees. A copy of the report is in the Library.

Males Females Males and Females
Manual Non-manual All Manual Non-manual All Manual Non-manual All
10 per cent. earned less than (p) 268.5 339.7 286.1 200.0 241.7 226.7 244.4 268.6 255.2
25 per cent. earned less than (p) 322.4 450.4 354.4 231.1 294.0 272.8 299.1 347.6 320.3
50 per cent. earned less than (p) 395.1 608.0 462.1 276.7 374.4 347.7 373.8 486.3 420.6
25 per cent. earned more than (p) 486.0 820.9 627.7 334.1 498.7 459.4 466.7 689.0 577.5
10 per cent. earned more than (p) 595.4 1,101.3 875.6 397.5 676.2 625.8 567.2 943.9 800.2
percentage earning less than
160p 0.3 0.2 0.3 1.6 0.5 0.7 0.5 0.3 0.4
180p 0.6 0.4 0.5 4.1 1.0 1.7 1.2 0.7 0.9
200p 1.1 0.7 0.9 9.8 2.1 3.8 2.6 1.3 1.9
220p 2.5 1.2 1.9 19.0 4.8 7.9 5.2 2.8 3.9
240p 4.9 2.1 3.6 29.9 9.5 14.0 9.1 5.5 7.0
260p 8.3 3.3 6.0 41.3 14.8 20.7 13.8 8.6 10.9
280p 12.5 4.6 8.9 51.7 20.5 27.4 19.1 11.9 15.1
300p 17.9 6.3 12.6 61.4 26.8 34.5 25.2 15.7 19.9
340p 31.1 10.0 21.5 77.1 39.4 47.8 38.8 23.5 30.2
400p 51.5 17.7 36.1 90.3 56.6 64.1 58.0 35.5 45.4
500p 77.9 32.6 57.2 97.4 75.1 80.1 81.1 52.1 64.8
600p 91.3 48.7 71.9 99.4 85.1 88.3 92.6 65.4 77.3
700p 96.4 63.0 81.2 99.9 91.4 93.3 97.0 76.0 85.2
800p 98.4 73.3 86.9 99.9 95.1 96.2 98.6 83.3 90.0
Average total weekly hours 44.6 38.7 41.9 39.7 36.8 37.5 43.8 37.8 40.4
of which overtime hours 5.5 1.5 3.7 1.6 0.6 0.8 4.8 1.1 2.7
Distribution of total hours—percentage of employees
36 hours or less 2.2 23.4 11.8 15.8 33.2 29.3 4.5 27.9 17.6
36 to 40 hours 42.6 57.3 49.3 61.5 59.4 59.8 45.8 58.2 52.8
40 to 48 hours 30.9 14.1 23.3 17.3 6.4 8.8 28.7 10.8 18.5
more than 48 hours 24.3 5.2 15.6 5.3 1.1 2.0 21.1 3.3 11.1
Employees who received overtime payments
percentage of employees 54.8 21.1 38.6 25.4 16.2 18.2 49.7 18.9 31.9
average payment per week (£) 49.3 43.5 47.8 24.5 19.0 20.7 47.1 34.1 42.7
average overtime hours per week 9.9 6.2 8.9 6.2 3.5 4.3 9.5 5.2 8.0
Employees who received PBR etc. 40.7 16.3 29.0 31.4 11.6 16.0 39.1 14.2 24.7
payments percercentage of employees
average payment per week (£) 34.3 57.9 40.6 30.7 16.7 22.7 33.8 42.9 36.8
of which:
(a) those receiving such
payments in each pay period
percentage of employees 36.1 8.2 22.7 28.4 4.2 9.5 34.7 6.5 18.4
average payment per week (£) 35.7 81.0 43.6 32.5 24.9 29.9 35.3 64.6 41.3
(b) those receiving such
payments less often than pay period
percentage of employees 6.5 8.9 7.6 3.7 7.7 6.8 6.0 8.3 7.4
average payment per week (£) 16.4 31.2 24.7 10.9 11.6 11.5 15.8 23.2 20.7
Employees who received shift etc. premium payments
percentage of employees 23.0 6.5 15.1 12.9 11.4 11.7 21.3 8.7 14.0
average payment per week (£) 27.2 30.3 27.9 20.2 16.9 17.7 26.5 22.5 25.1
Employees whose pay was not affected by absence Complete 1986 and 1987 Samples
Increase in average gross weekly 11.1 20.8 16.5 7.8 11.3 10.7 10.3 16.3 14.1
earnings, 1986 to 1987 (£)
Increase as percentage 6.4 8.5 7.9 7.3 7.8 7.8 6.3 8.1 7.7
Increase in average gross weekly 9.2 20.6 15.5 6.7 10.9 10.2 8.6 16.0 13.4
earnings, excluding overtime pay, 1986 to 1987 (£)
Increase as percentage 6.2 9.7 8.2 6.5 7.6 7.6 6.1 8.2 7.8
Increase in average gross hourly 24.0 52.1 38.3 19.1 26.8 25.5 22.9 40.4 33.6
earnings, including overtime pay and overtime hours, 1986 to 1987 (p)
Increase as percentage 6.1 8.3 7.8 7.0 6.9 7.0 6.1 7.7 7.5
Increase in average gross hourly 23.6 52.9 39.4 18.3 26.5 25.2 22.4 40.7 34.2
earnings, excluding overtime pay and overtime hours, 1986 to 1987 (p)
Increase as percentage 6.2 8.5 8.1 6.8 6.8 7.0 6.2 7.8 7.6
Matched 1986–87 samples
Employees whose pay was not affected by absence in either survey pay-period
Percentage of employees in 1987 sample 72.1 76.4 75.1 59.2 70.4 68.6 69.9 73.7 73.0

Males Females Males and Females
Manual Non-manual All Manual Non-manual All Manual Non-manual All
Increase in average gross weekly 24.0 18.8 9.4 15.6 14.4 13.1 20.4 17.4
earnings, 1986 to 1987 (£) 13.7
Increase as percentage 7.8 9.6 8.8 8.4 10.5 10.2 7.8 9.9 9.2
Increase in average gross weekly 23.8 17.6 8.5 15.1 13.8 11.2 20.1 16.5
earnings, excluding overtime pay, 1986 to 1987 (£) 11.7
Increase as percentage 7.8 9.9 9.0 8.1 10.5 10.1 7.8 10.1 9.3
Increase in average gross hourly earnings 61.9 43.7 23.1 51.4 37.5 29.5 52.9 41.9
including overtime pay and overtime hours, 1986 to 1987 (p) 30.5
Increase as percentage 7.7 9.7 8.7 8.3 10.5 10.1 7.7 9.9 9.1
Increase in average gross hourly earnings, 62.9 45.0 22.4 40.9 37.2 29.2 53.3 42.6
excluding overtime pay and overtime hours, 1986 to 1987 (p) 30.3
Increase as percentage 7.9 9.9 9.0 8.1 10.4 10.1 7.9 10.1 9.3
Sectoral results (see note)
Employees whose pay was not affected by absence
Average gross weekly earnings
Public sector (£) 184.2 253.1 221.7 116.3 168.3 161.6 173.2 208.8 197.3
Public services (£) 157.7 249.8 220.4 112.7 168.4 161.5 145.6 205.2 191.8
Central government (£) 163.5 247.5 221.3 110.4 153.5 149.4 147.2 186.1 178.9
Local government (£) 154.8 251.0 219.9 114.2 185.7 174.6 144.8 220.9 201.5
Public corporations (£) 208.5 272.9 224.4 151.5 167.2 164.1 206.6 242.1 217.6
Private sector (£) 185.9 272.3 225.0 115.0 148.0 138.8 173.5 222.8 199.7
All industries and services (£) 185.5 265.9 224.0 115.3 157.2 148.1 173.5 217.4 198.9
Percentage increase in average gross weekly earnings, complete 1986 and 1987 samples
Public sector 5.8 7.3 7.2 7.6 6.8 7.1 5.9 6.9 6.9
Public scrvices 6.2 7.4 7.2 7.6 6.8 7.0 6.6 7.0 7.0
Central government 4.7 7.4 7.1 6.7 7.8 7.9 5.1 7.2 7.1
Local government 7.2 7.4 7.3 8.2 6.5 6.7 7.5 7.2 7.2
Public corporations 6.7 7.3 7.2 9.2 7.8 8.2 6.8 7.2 7.2
Private sector 6.5 8.9 8.2 7.2 9.0 8.7 6.5 8.7 8.1
All industries and services 6.4 8.5 7.9 7.3 7.8 7.8 6.3 8.1 7.7
Dispersion of gross weekly eamings Public sector
Lowest decile (£) 117.1 139.7 125.8 76.5 101.4 94.9 100.9 111.0 107.7
Lower quartile (£) 139.4 185.3 156.0 90.2 122.9 115.9 127.9 139.6 135.2
Median (£) 173.2 237.0 204.1 109.7 156.5 148.7 162.3 194.3 181.5
Upper quartile (£) 215.2 298.3 263.7 132.6 207.8 200.7 206.4 250.2 237.2
Highest decile (£) 266.1 374.4 333.3 164.0 243.2 240.4 256.4 318.7 303.3
As a percentage of the median
Lowest decile 67.6 59.0 61.7 69.7 64.8 63.8 62.2 57.1 59.4
Lower quartile 80.5 78.2 76.4 82.3 78.5 77.9 78.8 71.9 74.5
Upper quartile 124.3 125.9 129.2 120.9 132.7 135.0 127.2 128.8 130.7
Highest decile 153.7 158.0 163.3 149.5 155.4 161.7 158.0 164.0 167.1
Private sector
Lowest decile (£) 108.8 128.0 114.7 73.3 85.5 81.1 94.6 97.0 95.9
Lower quartile (£) 137.0 173.3 148.1 87.3 102.4 97.1 121.9 127.9 124.6
Median (£) 174.1 234.4 195.6 107.7 131.2 123.2 161.8 184.9 172.2
Upper quartile (£) 219.9 323.8 262.4 134.0 172.6 161.1 209.6 269.9 236.6
Highest decile (£) 274.2 441.2 357.5 165.7 227.8 210.0 262.8 382.2 326.6
As a percentage of thc median
Lowest decile 62.5 54.6 58.7 68.1 65.2 65.8 58.4 52.5 55.7
Lower quartile 78.7 73.9 75.7 81.0 78.0 78.8 75.3 69.2 72.3
Upper quartile 126.3 138.2 134.2 124.4 131.6 130.8 129.5 146.0 137.4
Highest decile 157.5 188.3 182.8 153.9 173.7 170.5 162.4 206.8 189.6
All industries and services
Lowest decilc (£) 110.6 132.5 117.9 74.0 90.4 85.3 96.4 101.9 99.1
Lower quartile (£) 137.8 176.8 150.1 88.1 110.4 103.8 123.6 133.2 128.6
Median (£) 173.9 235.7 198.4 108.2 142.2 132.9 161.9 189.1 175.1
Upper quartile (£) 218.8 312.1 262.8 133.7 188.9 177.5 208.7 261.2 236.9
Highest decile (£) 272.2 416.4 349.5 165.5 237.9 228.3 261.2 355.5 316.6
As a percentage of the median
Lowest decile 63.6 56.2 59.4 68.3 63.6 64.2 59.5 53.9 56.6
Lower quartile 79.2 75.0 75.7 81.4 77.6 78.1 76.3 70.4 73.5
Upper quartile 125.8 132.4 132.5 123.5 132.8 133.5 128.9 138.1 135.3
Highest decile 156.5 176.6 176.2 152.9 167.3 171.7 161.3 188.0 180.8

Note:

The level of earnings in the 1987 survey and changes in average earnings between the 1986 and 1987 surveys are affected by the timing of pay settlements. See introduction.

Women working part-time New earnings survey 1987
Table 178
Median, quartiles, deciles and average of gross hourly earnings and averages of gross weekly earnings and weekly hours, by occupation
Part-time females on adult rates, whose pay for the survey pay-period was not affected by absence April 1987
Occupation (see notes) Average gross weekly earnings (£) Average weekly hours Average gross hourly earnings (pence) Gross hourly earnings (pence per hour) Standard error of the average
Lowest decile Lower quartile Median upper quartile Highest decile Weekly earnings (£) Hourly earnings (pence)
Non-Manual1
III Professional and related in education, welfare and health
Registered and enrolled nurses, midwives 95.2 21.9 459.4 339.1 396.5 458.2 519.4 578.6 1.3 3.9
Nursing auxiliaries and assistants 74.5 22.9 329.6 238.4 282.9 318.7 383.5 417.7 1.0 3.3
VII Clerical and related 61.9 20.6 306.5 218.4 249.0 291.0 341.5 412.4 0.4 1.4
Costing and accounting clerks (63.4) 20.9 313.6 208.5 248.4 291.9 349.5 428.0 1.5 5.0
Cash handling clerks 59.9 20.3 300.0 214.5 241.5 290.6 350.0 407.4 1.2 4.1
Records and library clerks (57.7) 19.0 310.4 230.5 270.6 304.1 338.1 394.1 1.2 4.3
General clerks and clerks not identified elsewhere 61.5 20.4 307.0 225.0 252.6 290.0 338.5 407.1 0.7 2.5
Retail shop check-out etc. operators (46.0) 18.7 245.8 211.7 222.2 241.0 253.2 285.6 1.1 3.2
Receptionists 54.7 20.8 270.7 191.2 234.8 270.9 304.4 347.9 1.1 3.8
Secretaries. Shorthand typists (71.7) 21.9 340.0 243.3 278.5 316.4 372.9 469.5 1.5 5.6
Other typists 64.4 20.9 314.0 221.8 250.4 298.7 350.8 434.6 1.3 4.9
Telephonists (60.4) 19.6 (310.7) 215.9 250.7 311.5 358.8 402.5 1.9 7.1
VIII Selling 47.2 19.1 247.9 204.4 217.8 229.9 267.9 311.9 0.4 1.3
Saleswomen, shop assistants, shelf fillers 46.4 19.0 244.7 204.9 218.3 229.2 264.2 305.4 0.4 1.1
Manual
X Catering, cleaning, hairdressing and other personal service 44.8 18.1 251.6 193.2 215.2 235.7 269.8 319.3 0.3 0.8
Chefs/cooks (62.7) 23.5 (267.0) 208.1 231.5 251.7 285.0 353.6 1.6 5.7
Barmaids (31.4) 14.7 215.3 187.5 202.4 206.5 220.0 263.9 0.8 3.2
Counter hands (44.8) 19.2 241.6 191.6 214.9 228.9 260.6 298.3 1.0 2.8
Kitchen hands 46.7 19.4 245.9 195.4 217.7 228.1 261.0 313.8 0.9 2.6
Home and domestic helpers, maids 53.6 21.0 255.1 194.8 229.3 250.4 267.9 315.5 0.6 1.5
School helpers and school supervisory assistants (27.1) 10.7 254.3 200.5 215.2 226.9 252.7 319.8 0.8 2.6
Hospital ward orderlies (67.1) 22.7 295.9 199.9 232.8 273.7 340.0 417.7 1.6 5.2
Other cleaners 41.5 17.0 247.4 191.7 217.2 234.7 269.4 305.7 0.4 1.1
XII Materials processing (excluding metals) (64.3) 24.3 266.5 196.4 226.0 251.3 292.0 342.9 1.9 4.9
XIII Making and repairing (excluding metal and electrical) (61.4) 23.9 (269.0) 190.7 215.6 251.7 300.7 352.5 1.6 5.9
XV Painting, repetitive assembling, product inspecting, packaging and related 59.4 22.9 268.7 192.2 225.5 258.5 302.9 356.2 1.0 3.1
Packers, bottlers, canners, fillers (59.8) 23.2 266.4 192.0 226.9 256.3 299.1 343.2 1.4 4.2
All non-manual occupations 65.9 20.0 330.4 212.8 237.8 290.5 378.8 517.6 0.4 1.7
All manual occupations 47.0 18.8 255.2 193.4 216.4 238.6 276.5 327.5 0.3 0.7
All occupations 57.2 19.4 296.5 203.3 225.3 257.6 323.7 432.1 0.2 1.0
1 Except for parts of groups VII to IX.

Notes:

1. The numbers in the sample to which the estimates of weekly hours and hourly earnings in this table relate are given in table 173. The numbers in the sample to which the estimates of weekly earnings relate are, generally similar.

2. and 3. See notes 2 and 3 to table 176.

Mr. Tony Lloyd

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment if, for both the north-west region and Great Britain as a whole, he will list in theOfficial Report each change to the system measuring unemployment, by date; and what effect these changes had in numerical and percentage terms on the recorded number of unemployed.

Mr. Lee

A full description of all the changes which have affected the coverage of monthly unemployment figures since 1979 was given on page 422 of the October 1986 edition of Employment Gazette. Following are the estimated average monthly effects of each change at the time it occurred expressed as a number and as a percentage of the number of unemployed people for the north-west region and Great Britain. The figures do not provide an estimate of the number of people currently affected by the changes. These effects will have varied over time depending on economic and demographic factors. The regional and national seasonally adjusted series provide a back series consistent with the current coverage of the count.

Changes affecting the unemployment count
North West Great Britain
Number Per cent. Number Per cent.
Fortnightly attendance and payment October 1979 +2,600 +1.3 +20,000 +1.7
Long-term rate of supplementary benefit for older men December 1981–82 -4,300 -1.1 -37,000 -1.3
Switch from registrant to claimant count October 1982 -32,000 -6.9 -182,000 -6.2
Budget provision for older men April to July 1983 -18,300 -4.2 -160,300 -5.5
Reduction of over-recording March 1986 -5,380 -1.2 -48,460 -1.5