§ Mr. Geoffrey RobinsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment (1) if he will list the proportions of full-time adult manual workers, full-time adult non-manual workers and all full-time adult workers with earnings, including overtime, less than £208.53 per week in (i) Great Britain, (ii) west midlands region, (iii) West Midlands metropolitan County, (iv) Hereford and Worcester, (v) Shropshire, (vi) Staffordshire and (vii)
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§ Mr. OppenheimThe following table gives Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development countries which have some minimum laws at a national level, and their rate of employment growth and average unemployment for the periods concerned. It should be noted that some of the countries quoted have very low levels of minimum wages, well below national average wage levels; and in some cases the minimum levels vary between administrative areas and different industries.
Warwickshire for 1994; and if he will break down the figures into those for (a) male and (b) female workers;
(2) if he will publish a table giving proportions of full-time adult manual workers, full-time adult non-manual workers and all adult workers with earnings, excluding overtime, less than £208.53 per week in (i) Great Britain, (ii) west midlands region, (iii) West Midlands metropolitan county, (iv) Hereford and Worcester, (v) Shropshire, (vi) Staffordshire and (vii) 743W Warwickshire for 1994; and if he will break down the figures into those for (a) male and (b) female workers.
§ Mr. OppenheimInformation available from the new earnings survey showing the proportions of employees with earnings below the amount requested at April 1994, is given in the following tables
Full-time employees on adult rates—pay unaffected by absence: April 1994.Proportion with gross weekly earnings including overtime below £208.53.744W
Per cent. Manual men West Midlands Region 27.0 West Midlands MC 23.8 Hereford and Worcester 34.4 Shropshire 31.0 Staffordshire 31.9 Warwickshire 20.6 Great Britain 26.0 Non-manual men West Midlands Region 12.8 West Midlands MC 11.4 Hereford and Worcester 12.8 Shropshire 15.5 Staffordshire 17.6 Warwickshire 10.8 Great Britain 11.5 All men West Midlands Region 20.0 West Midlands MC 17.5 Hereford and Worcester 24.2 Shropshire 24.1 Staffordshire 25.2 Warwickshire 15.4 Great Britain 18.0 Manual Women West Midlands Region 75.0 West Midlands MC 71.8 Hereford and Worcester 79.0 Shropshire 81.2 Staffordshire 76.2 Warwickshire 76.9 Great Britain 73.4 Non-manual women West Midlands Region 43.4 West Midlands MC 41.8 Hereford and Worcester 40.7 Shropshire 52.4 Staffordshire 46.7 Warwickshire 43.2 Great Britain 34.7 All women West Midlands Region 50.4 West Midlands MC 47.6 Hereford and Worcester 49.9 Shropshire 59.1 Staffordshire 54.5 Warwickshire 51.4 Great Britain 41.5 Manual adults West Midlands Region 36.0 West Midlands MC 32.1 Hereford and Worcester 43.3 Shropshire 40.1 Staffordshire 41.4 Warwickshire 32.8
Per cent. Great Britain 34.7 Non-manual adults West Midlands Region 26.8 West Midlands MC 25.2 Hereford and Worcester 25.8 Shropshire 33.0 Staffordshire 31.2 Warwickshire 24.9 Great Britain 22.2 All adults West Midlands Region 30.6 West Midlands MC 27.9 Hereford and Worcester 33.3 Shropshire 36.2 Staffordshire 35.7 Warwickshire 28.0 Great Britain 26.5 Full-time employees on adult rates - pay unaffected by absence: April 1994.
Proportion with gross weekly earnings excluding overtime below £208.53.
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Per cent. Manual men West Midlands Region 41.6 West Midlands MC 36.6 Hereford and Worcester 49.9 Shropshire 51.7 Staffordshire 48.5 Warwickshire 34.4 Great Britain 39.5 Non-manual men West Midlands Region 15.4 West Midlands MC 13.5 Hereford and Worcester 15.4 Shropshire 19.8 Staffordshire 20.7 Warwickshire 13.3 Great Britain 13.6 All men West Midlands Region 28.6 West Midlands MC 24.9 Hereford and Worcester 33.6 Shropshire 37.5 Staffordshire 35.6 Warwickshire 23.2 Great Britain 25.2 Manual women West Midlands Region 81.9 West Midlands MC 79.2 Hereford and Worcester 92.4 Shropshire 87.5 Staffordshire 80.7 Warwickshire 79.5 Great Britain 79.9 Non-manual women West Midlands Region 45.6 West Midlands MC 44.0 Hereford and Worcester 42.5 Shropshire 56.2 Staffordshire 48.3 Warwickshire 44.9 Great Britain 36.8
Per cent. All women West Midlands Region 53.6 West Midlands MC 50.9 Hereford and Worcester 54.5 Shropshire 63.5 Staffordshire 56.9 Warwickshire 53.3 Great Britain 44.4 Manual adults West Midlands Region 49.2 West Midlands MC 44.0 Hereford and Worcester 58.4 Shropshire 58.2 Staffordshire 55.4 Warwickshire 44.2 Great Britain 46.9 Non-manual adults West Midlands Region 29.2 West Midlands MC 27.4 Hereford and Worcester 28.1 Shropshire 37.1 Staffordshire 33.6 Warwickshire 27.0 Great Britain 24.2 All adults West Midlands Region 37.3 West Midlands MC 33.8 Hereford and Worcester 41.0 Shropshire 46.5 Staffordshire 43.2 Warwickshire 33.7 Great Britain 32.1 Source:
New Earnings Survey