§ Mr. NellistTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many home workers are covered by each wages council, and the total number of home workers covered; and if he will publish in theOfficial Report the statistics on compliance with wages council rates in 1988 for home workers in a similar format as the answer of 1 March, to the hon. Member for Birmingham, Ladywood (Ms. Short), Official Report, columns 201–06.
§ Mr. NichollsThe available information on home workers in wages council trades is as follows. No count is made of the numbers covered by the councils but estimates suggest that the total lies between 20,000 and 30,000.
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Results of wages inspectorate checks of home workers pay by trade—1988 Wages council Home workers whose pay was checked Home workers found underpaid Percentage of home workers checked found underpaid Clothing manufacture 331 6 1.8 Button manufacturing 13 0 0 Hat, cap and millinery 105 0 0 Linen and cotton handkerchief 9 0 0
Wages council Home workers whose pay was checked Home workers found underpaid Percentage of home workers checked found underpaid Made-up textiles 20 0 0 Ostrich and fancy feather 2 0 0 Retail bespoke tailoring 4 0 0 Retail non-food 7 0 0 Rope twine and net 22 0 0 Toy manufacturing 66 0 0 Total 579 6 1.04
Results of wages inspectorate checks of home workers pay by division—1988 Division Home workers whose pay was checked Home workers found underpaid Percentage of home workers checked found underpaid London 79 5 6.3 South East 49 0 0 Eastern 283 0 0 South West 59 0 0 Midlands 67 0 0 North West 14 1 7.1 Yorkshire and Humberside 28 0 0 Northern 0 0 0 Scotland 0 0 0 Total 579 6 1.04