§ Mr. RooneyTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what are the average weekly hours worked by(a) male and (b) female part-time workers, giving figures separately for married and unmarried workers. [38858]
§ Mrs. LiddellThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the Chief Executive of the Office for National Statistics. I have asked him to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from Tim Holt to Mr. Terry Rooney, dated 22 April 1998:
Weekly hours of work by age of youngest dependent child for full-time and part time-employees by sex. United Kingdom, Autumn 1997, not seasonally adjusted No dependent children Youngest child aged 0–4 Youngest child aged 5+ Employees with: Full time Part time Full time Part time Full time Part time Male: Percentage working full/part-time 90.7 9.3 96.9 3.1 97.4 2.6 Average total usual hours1 worked 45.2 17.0 46.8 19.6 47.0 20.9 Average basic usual hours worked 40.7 15.8 41.3 18.4 41.6 19.9 Average total usual overtime2 4.6 1.2 5.4 1.2 5.4 1.0 Female: Percentage working full/part-time 68.8 31.2 36.0 63.9 41.4 58.6 Average total usual hours worked1 41.2 18.5 39.9 18.2 40.4 19.4 Average basic usual hours worked 38.0 17.3 37.2 17.1 36.8 17.9 Average total usual overtime2 3.1 1.2 2.7 1.2 3.6 1.5 1Includes paid and unpaid overtime, excludes meal breaks 2Paid and unpaid overtime derived by subtracting basic hours from total hours Source:
Labour Force Survey, Office for National Statistics 626W
As Director of the Office for National Statistics (ONS), I have been asked to reply to your parliamentary question asking for the average hours worked by part-time employees broken down by sex and marital status.This information is shown in the table below using estimates available from the Labour Force Survey (LFS):
Average total usual weekly hours1 of employees working part-time, by sex and marital status, Autumn 1997, not seasonally adjusted, United Kingdom All persons Married/cohabiting Others All persons 18.6 19.6 16.3 Males 17.5 20.0 16.1 Females 18.8 19.6 16.4 1Includes paid and unpaid overtime. Excludes meal breaks. Source:
Labour Force Survey, ONS
§ Mr. RooneyTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what are the average weekly hours of work for(a) male, (b) female, (c) full-time and (d) part-time workers, and their average hours of overtime work, giving figures separately for workers (i) with dependent children aged over five years, (ii) with dependent children aged under five years and (iii) with no dependent children; [38851]
(2) what percentages of (a) men and (b) women with (i) dependent children over age five, (ii) dependent children under age five and (iii) no children, work (1) full-time and (2) part-time; and what are their average weekly hours of work. [38856]
§ Mrs. LiddellThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the Chief Executive of the Office for National Statistics. I have asked him to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from Tim Holt to Mr. Terry Rooney, dated 22 April 1998:
627WAs Director of the Office for National Statistics (ONS), I have been asked to reply to your parliamentary questions (38851 and 38856) asking about the overtime and total hours worked by employees broken down by sex and age of youngest child.This information is shown in the attached table using estimates available from the Labour Force Survey (LFS). Please note that the overtime figures are averaged over all employees, not just those who work overtime.
§ Mr. RooneyTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what are the numbers and percentages of(a) male and (b) female employees who are classed as homeworkers; and what is the breakdown by (i) industry and (ii) occupation. [38852]
§ Mrs. LiddellThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the Chief Executive of the Office for National Statistics. I have asked him to arrange for a reply to be given.
Employee homeworkers by sex, industry and occupations, Autumn 1997, not seasonally adjusted, United Kingdom, per cent All persons Males Females All employee homeworkers (thousands) 194 47 147 Percentage of all employees 0.9 0.4 1.4 Employee homeworkers by industry (per cent) Agriculture, fishing, energy & water supply, manufacturing 20.9 23.7 20.0 Construction 9.5 1— 12.3 All service industries 69.6 75.4 67.8 Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 Employee homeworkers by occupation (per cent) Managers and administrators 22.5 43.1 15.9 Professional, associate professional and technical occupations 12.5 28.1 7.4 Clerical, secretarial occupations 38.2 1— 48.3 Personal, protective occupations 12.0 1— 13.8 All other occupations 14.9 1— 14.6 Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 1Numerator less than 10,000: figure too small for reliable estimate Source:
Labour Force Survey, ONS
§ Mr. RooneyTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many(a) men and (b) women are employed under a flexi-time contract, giving figures separately for workers (i) with dependent children aged over five years, (ii) with dependent children aged under five years and (iii) with no dependent children. [38848]
§ Mrs. LiddellThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the Chief Executive of the Office for National Statistics. I have asked him to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from Tim Holt to Mr. Terry Rooney, dated 22 April 1998:
As Director of the Office for National Statistics (ONS), I have been asked to reply to your parliamentary question asking for a breakdown of people employed under a flexi-time contract.This information is shown in the table below using estimates available from the Labour Force Survey (LFS). Please note that this table is based on employees who say they work flexi-time. Working flexi-time does not necessarily imply a contractual obligation.
Employees working flexi-time by sex and age of youngest dependent child, Autumn 1997, not seasonally adjusted, United Kingdom, thousands All persons Male Female All employees 2,321 1,057 1,263 With dependent children aged: 5 and over 525 222 303 Under 5 367 171 195 With no dependent children 1,430 664 764 Source:
Labour Force Survey, ONS
628WLetter from Mr. Tim Holt to Mr. Terry Rooney, dated 22 April 1998:
As Director of the Office for National Statistics (ONS), I have been asked to reply to your parliamentary question asking about employee homeworkers.This information is shown in the table below using estimates available from the Labour Force Survey (LFS). Homeworkers are defined as those who work mainly in their own home.
§ Mr. RooneyTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many(a) men and (b) women work only during school terms, giving figures separately for (i) those directly employed in education and (ii) other workers. [38849]
§ Mrs. LiddellThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the Chief Executive of the Office for National Statistics. I have asked him to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from Tim Holt to Mr. Terry Rooney, dated 22 April 1998:
As Director of the Office for National Statistics (ONS), I have been asked to reply to your parliamentary question asking about employees who only work during school terms.This information is shown in the table below using estimates available from the Labour Force Survey (LFS). It is based on employees who classify themselves as term time workers. Employees who work college or university terms, not just those who work school terms, will be included.
Employees working in term time, by sex and industry, Autumn 1997, not seasonally adjusted, United Kingdom, thousands Employed in education Other employees All persons 774 177 Males 139 16 Females 634 159 Source:
Labour Force Survey, ONS
629W
§ Mr. RooneyTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what are the number and percentage of jobs which are done on a job-share basis; and what percentage of job-shares are done by(a) men and (b) women. [38853]
§ Mrs. LiddellThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the Chief Executive of the Office for National Statistics. I have asked him to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from Tim Holt to Mr. Terry Rooney, dated 22 April 1998:
As Director of the Office for National Statistics (ONS), I have been asked to reply to your parliamentary question asking about jobs done on a job-share basis.This information is shown in the table below using estimates available from the Labour Force Survey (LFS). The table is based on the numbers of employees who work on a job-share basis rather than the number of such jobs.
Employees sharing jobs by sex, Autumn 1997, not seasonally adjusted, United Kingdom, thousands and per cent. All persons Males Females Employees in job shares: thousands 177 18 158 per cent 100 10 89 Employees in job shares as a percentage of all employees 0.8 0.2 1.5 Source:
Labour Force Survey, ONS
§ Mr. RooneyTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what percentage of(a) male and (b) female employees worked part-time in (i) 1970, (ii) 1980, (iii) 1990 and (iv) the most recent available date; and what were their average hours of work. [38859]
§ Mrs. LiddellThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the Chief Executive of the Office for National Statistics. I have asked him to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from Tim Holt to Mr. Terry Rooney, dated 22 April 1998:
As Director of the Office for National Statistics (ONS), I have been asked to reply to your parliamentary question asking about part-time employees in various years.This information is shown in the table below using estimates available from the Labour Force Survey (LFS) which are only available on a consistent basis from 1984 onwards.
Part-time employees by sex, industry and marital status, Autumn 1997, not seasonally adjusted, Great Britain, thousands Male Female Married/cohabiting Other Married/cohabiting Other All industries1 297 545 3,337 1,187 Agriculture and fishing 2— 2— 18 2— Energy and water 2— 2— 10 2— Manufacturing 32 32 215 44 Construction 10 2— 48 2— Distribution, hotels and restaurants 60 333 885 615 Transport and communication 34 23 93 24 Banking, finance and insurance etc. 35 35 386 79 Public administration, education and health 92 59 1,492 309 Other services 31 51 187 100 1Includes those who did not specify their industry and those whose workplace is outside the UK. 2Sample size too small to provide a reliable estimate. Source:
Labour Force Survey, ONS
630W
Part-time employees by sex, average total usual hours of work, United Kingdom, not seasonally adjusted, Spring (1984, 1990, 1997) 1984 1990 1997 Males P/t male employees as a percentage of all male employees 2.6 3.8 7.5 Average usual weekly hours of work1 16.5 15.4 16.7 Females P/t female employees as a percentage of all female employees 42.3 41.1 42.9 Average usual weekly hours of work1 18.3 18.0 18.4 1Includes paid and unpaid overtime, excludes meal breaks. Source:
Labour Force Survey, ONS.
§ Mr. RooneyTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will update the information in table 5 of Labour Market Trends, January 1997, volume 105, no. 1, p.LFSS. [38857]
§ Mrs. LiddellThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the Chief Executive of the Office for National Statistics. I have asked him to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from Tim Holt to Mr. Terry Rooney, dated 22 April 1998:
As Director of the Office for National Statistics (ONS), I have been asked to reply to your parliamentary question asking for an update of table 5 of Labour Market Trends, January 1997.An update of this table was published in Labour Market Trends, April 1998, volume 106, no. 4, p.LFS20, a copy of which is enclosed. Copies of Labour Market Trends are available in the House of Commons Library.
§ Mr. RooneyTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the breakdown of the numbers of(a) male and (b) female employees working part-time by (i) marital status and (ii) industry. [38860]
§ Mrs. LiddellThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the Chief Executive of the Office for National Statistics. I have asked him to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from Tim Holt to Mr. Terry Rooney, dated 22 April 1998:
As Director of the Office for National Statistics (ONS), I have been asked to reply to your parliamentary question asking for a breakdown of employees working part-time by sex, marital status and industry.This information is shown in the table, using estimates available from the Labour Force Survey (LFS).