§ Mr. NellistTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish in theOfficial Report the statistics on wages council employment and compliance with wages council rates in 1989, in the same format as in the reply given on 1 March 1989, Official Report, columns 201–06.
§ Mr. NichollsThe information requested is given in the following tables:
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Divisions Wages councils London South East Eastern South West Midlands North West Yorkshire and Humberside North Scotland Great Britain General waste materials reclamation 124 74 107 151 291 308 240 99 137 1,531 Hairdressing undertakings 4,482 3,181 3,302 4,106 5,362 5,171 3,029 1,968 2,840 33,441 Hat, cap and millinery 25 2 44 5 12 14 8 11 2 123 Lace finishing — — — 1 73 — — — — 74 Laundry 215 281 79 114 105 68 67 35 122 1,086 Linen and cotton handkerchief 2 1 3 3 10 80 9 1 5 114 Made up textile 34 13 36 31 51 34 42 18 33 292 Ostrich and fancy feather 12 1 6 4 — — — 4 3 30 Perambulator and invalid carriage 3 2 5 3 11 4 6 1 1 36 Retail bespoke tailoring 180 55 52 38 42 52 39 14 37 509 Rope, twine and net — 1 5 12 5 20 18 5 19 85 Sack and bag 20 — 7 5 14 20 12 2 6 86 Toy manufacturing 17 16 45 30 35 40 32 15 9 239 Retail non-food trades 20,069 11,990 9,840 12,085 19,457 13,350 8,712 4,495 8,840 108,838 Retail food and allied trades 11,770 13,100 10,066 12,853 13,339 15,891 10,018 7,199 10,881 105,117 Licensed non-residential 6,263 5,962 6,363 9,323 12,406 9,540 6,452 4,001 5,429 65,739 Licensed residential and restaurant 5,023 3,901 3,595 6,842 3,591 3,355 2,013 1,418 3,890 33,628 Unlicensed place of refreshment 4,143 2,049 1,540 2,585 1,746 1,977 1,324 851 1,497 17,712 Total 56,325 41,069 35,728 48,867 58,357 51,354 32,801 20,451 34,301 379,253 254W255W
Table 2 Establishments checked and underpayments found in wages council trades—1989 Wages Councils Establishments checked by all methods Percentage of register checked Establishments checked by visit Percentage of register checked by visit Establishments found underpaying Percentage of all establishments checked underpaying Percentage of establishments visited underpaying Aerated Waters 22 6.4 17 4.9 1 4.5 5.8 Clothing Manufacture 486 6.9 436 6.2 111 22.8 25.4 Boot and Shoe Repairing 216 7.5 91 3.1 11 5.0 120 Button Manufacturing 5 8.7 5 8.7 1 20.0 20.00 Coffin Furniture and Cerement Making 3 15.0 3 15.0 — — — Cotton Waste Reclamation 3 7.1 3 7.1 — — — Flax and Hemp — — — — — — — Fur 12 4.5 11 4.1 3 25.0 27.2 General Waste Materials Reclamation 100 6.5 59 3.8 2 2.0 3.3 Hairdressing Undertakings 2,633 7.8 1,517 4.5 319 12.1 21.0 Hat, Cap and Millinery 11 8.9 6 4.8 — — — Lace Finishing — — — — — — — Laundry 95 8.7 66 6.0 16 16.8 24.2 Linen and Cotton Handkerchief 14 12.2 14 12.2 3 21.4 21.4 Made-up Textile 27 9.2 24 8.2 5 18.5 20.8 Ostrich and Fancy Feather 6 200 4 13.3 — — — Perambulator and Invalid Carriage 3 8.3 3 8.3 — — — Retail Bespoke Tailoring 40 7.8 33 6.4 3 7.5 90 Rope, Twine and Net 11 12.9 10 11.7 — — — Sack and Bag 6 6.9 5 5.8 — — — Toy Manufacturing 18 7.5 16 6.6 3 16.6 18.7 Retail Non-Food Trades 9,551 8.7 3,993 3.6 1,108 11.6 27.7 Retail Food and Allied Trades 10,111 9.6 6,228 5.9 2,289 22.6 36.7 Licensed Non-Residential 5,310 8.0 2,963 4.5 847 15.9 28.5 Licensed Residential and Restaurant 2,781 8.2 1,882 5.5 475 17.0 25.2 Unlicensed Place of Refreshment 2,164 12.2 1,050 5.9 331 15.2 31.5 Total 33,628 8.8 18,439 4.8 5,528 16.4 29.9
Table 3 Workers covered by wages councils and results of checks—1989 Wages Councils Number of workers covered by Wages Order (Est. 1988) Workers whose pay was checked by all methods Workers whose pay was checked by visit Workers found underpaid Per cent, underpaid of alt workers checked Per cent, underpaid of all workers checked by visit Arrears paid Arrears not pursued at workers request Arrears not pursued for other reasons Total arrears assessed as due £ £ £ £ Aerated Waters 5,500 848 421 1 1 0.2 280 — — 280 Clothing Manufacture 147,000 10,875 10,025 356 3.2 3.5 30,306 2,283 3,039 35,628 Boot and Shoe Repairing 5,000 477 209 12 2.5 5.7 3,650 3,165 — 6,815 Button Manufacturing 1,000 133 133 1 0.7 0.7 164 — — 164 Coffin Furniture and Cerement Making 200 12 12 — — — — — — — Cotton Waste Reclamation 300 25 25 — — — — — — — Flax and Hemp 500 — — — — — — — — — Fur 1,500 55 46 3 5.4 6.5 323 — — 323 General Waste Materials Reclamation 13,000 967 556 7 0.7 1.2 5,091 — — 5,091 Hairdressing Undertakings 64,000 8,245 4,784 403 4.8 8.4 47,191 14,062 4,540 65,793 Hat, Cap and Millinery 4,000 320 288 — — — — — — — Lace Finishing 900 — — — — — — — — — Laundry 26,000 3,100 1,606 36 1.1 2.2 5,756 — 270 6,026 Linen and Cotton Handkerchief 2,500 717 717 8 1.1 1.1 366 — — 366 Made-up Textile 3,000 348 330 18 5.1 5.4 2,123 — — 2,123 Ostrich and Fancy Feather 500 123 113 — — — — — — — Perambulator and Invalid Carriage 2,000 263 263 — — — — — — — Retail Bespoke Tailoring 4,000 138 108 6 4.3 5.5 62 2,030 — 2,092 Rope, Twine and Net 2,500 1,287 1,283 — — — — — — — Sack and Bag 1,000 96 81 — — — — — — — Toy Manufacturing 11,000 615 609 14 2.2 2.2 818 133 22 973 Retail Non-Food Trades 745,000 68,184 15,788 1,820 2.6 11.5 177,515 74,696 17,320 269,531 Retail Food and Allied Trades 465,000 120,911 23,793 4,421 3.6 18.5 360,350 229,397 38,788 628,535 Licensed Non-Residential 492,000 41,774 19,599 2,178 52 11.1 147,060 34,066 9,100 190,226 Licensed Residential and Restaurant 379,000 40,962 23,028 1,092 2.6 4.7 83,128 8,991 5,648 97,767 Unlicensed Place of Refreshment 96,000 25,460 6,094 690 2.7 11.3 45,936 16,860 2,683 65,479 TOTAL 2,472,400 325,935 109,911 11,066 3.3 10.0 910,119 385,683 81,410 1,377,212
Table 4 Checks carried out and underpayments found in Wages Inspectorate divisions—1989 Division Estabs checks by all methods Percentage of register checked Estabs checked by visit Percentage of register checked by visit Estabs found underpaying Percentage of all estabs checked underpaying Percentage of estabs visited underpaying London 2,545 4.9 1,399 2.1 229 8.9 16.3 South East 4,462 10.3 1,815 4.2 478 10.7 26.3 Eastern 2,809 7.1 1,866 4.7 432 15.3 23.1 South West 4,297 7.6 2,531 4.5 960 22.3 37.9 Midlands 4,801 7.8 2,369 3.8 822 17.1 34.6 North West 4,939 9.2 3,161 5.9 1,104 22.4 35.0 Yorkshire and Humberside 4,494 12.8 1,804 5.1 569 12.6 31.5 Northern 1,989 9.2 1,306 6.0 387 19.4 29.6 Scotland 3,292 9.5 2,188 6.3 547 16.6 25.0 Great Britain 33,628 8.8 18,439 4.8 5,528 16.4 29.9 All branches of multiple firms are recorded under the division in which the Head Office is located. Account has to be taken of this when comparing divisional figures. 256W257W
Table 5 Workers whose pay was checked in wages inspectorate divisions—7959 Division Workers whose pay was checked by all methods Workers whose pay was checked by visit Workers found underpaid Percentage underpaid of all workers checked Percentage underpaid of all workers checked by visit Arrears paid Arrears not pursued at workers request Arrears not pursued for other reasons Total arrears assessed as due £ £ £ £ London 21,262 10,540 509 2.3 4.8 54,330 3,234 3,522 61,086 South East 44,799 11,551 833 1.8 7.2 92,785 27,520 15,673 135,978 Eastern 16,641 11,419 883 5.3 7.7 82,643 27,469 2,568 112,680 South West 38,613 15,006 1,691 4.3 11.2 107,893 45,899 10,546 164,338 Midlands 34,650 14,908 1,607 4.6 10.7 85,734 65,298 9,795 160,827 North West 35,515 16,537 2,272 6.4 13.7 219,648 114,988 16,622 351,258 Yorkshire and Humberside 88,437 8,910 1,172 1.3 13.1 77,352 56,277 4,339 137,968 Northern 16,693 6,417 846 5.0 13.1 69,315 13,731 3,453 86,499
Division Workers whose pay was checked by all methods Workers whose pay was checked by visit Workers found underpaid Percentage underpaid of all workers checked Percentage underpaid of all workers checked by visit Arrears paid Arrears not pursued at workers request Arrears not pursued for other reasons Total arrears assessed as due £ £ £ £ Scotland 29,325 14,623 1,253 4.2 8.5 120,419 31,267 14,892 166,578 Great Britain 325,935 109,911 11,066 3.3 10.0 910,119 385,683 81,410 1,377,212 Note: The numbers of workers in branches of multiple firms are recorded under the division in which the Head Office is located. Account has to be taken of this when comparing divisional figures.
§ Mr. NellistTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will update the information given in his answer of 1 March 1989,Official Report, columns 201–02, with the levels of employment in each wages council for 1988 and 1989; and if he will explain the methodology behind the collation of these statistics.
§ Mr. NichollsNo new estimates have been made. The figures given in the answer of 1 March 1989, as in earlier answers, were based essentially on data collected by wages inspectors in the course of inspections, supplemented where appropriate by other information obtained from employers in the trades concerned and such published material as is relevant.
Employees in full or part-time employment, by age and industry—Great Britain Spring 1989 Thousand Industry (Sic 1980) Full-time1 Age Part-time1 Age Divisions Classes Groups 16 or 17 18 to 20 21 or over 16 or 17 18 to 20 21 or over 20–9 — — 296 1,416 15,339 365 217 4,413 0 — — 3— 19 193 3— 3— 42 1–5 — — 130 524 5,955 18 12 525 2–4 — — 99 391 4,488 16 10 430 — 43 — 3— 14 157 3— 3— 21 — 45 — 3— 37 207 3— 3— 50 6–9 — — 161 872 9,167 333 215 3,841 6 — — 73 349 2,202 283 155 1,319 — 64/65 — 42 196 1,105 209 102 803 — — 4651/2 3— 28 174 3— 3— 36 — 66 — 14 62 342 66 49 406 — — 661 3— 24 98 40 20 87 — — 662 3— 3— 46 3— 17 112 — — 663 3— 3— 24 3— 3— 47 — — 664 3— 3— 71 3— 3— 107 — — 665 3— 20 90 12 3— 49 — — 667 3— 3— 12 3— 3— 3— 8 — — 49 236 1,724 3— 3— 344 — 91 — 3— 54 1,263 3— 3— 169 — 92 — 3— 3— 133 3— 3— 74 — 93 — 3— 11 970 3— 3— 635 — 95 — 3— 45 675 3— 3— 517 — 96 — 3— 20 404 3— 12 403 — 97 — 3— 26 287 12 13 128 — 98 — 3— 30 84 3— 3— 48 1 Based on the respondent's own assessment, not on the number of hours usually worked. 2 Includes those who inadequately described their industry. 3 Sample size too small for reliable estimate. 4 Other groups in classes 64/65 are not separately identified. Source: 1989 LFS, preliminary results.
§ Mr. SpeedTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list the January unemployment percentage figure in the Ashford travel-to-work area for each of the last 10 years.