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Pay Settlements

Volume 941: debated on Monday 12 December 1977

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asked the Secretary of State for Employment whether, as a means of preventing recurring industrial

Basic minimum at 31st July 1975Non-enhanceable SupplementsTotal statutory minimum remuneration
Cost ofStage 3
CouncilLiving additionEarnings Stage 1Supplements Stage 2In operationProposed
Aerated Waters (England and Wales).18·354·406·002·5031·25
Aerated Waters (Scotland)28·653·20*2·503·2537·60
Boot ans Shoe Repairing24·006·002·5032·50
Button Manufacturing22·401·60*2·403·6030·00
Coffin furniture and Cerement Making.19·605·802·503·3027·90 (31·20)
Corest22·906·002·5031·40
Cotton Waste Reclamation (Great Critain).23·205·202·5030·90
Dressmaking and Women's Light Clothing (England and Wales).22·906·002·5031·40
Dressmaking and Women's Light Clothing (Scotland).21·906·002·5030·40
Flax and Hemp28·786·002·5037·28
Fur25·002·5027·50
General Waste Materials25·206·002·5033·70
Hairdressing Undertakings19·354·004·5023·35 (27·85)
Hat, Cap and Millinery22·216·002·5030·71
Lace Finishing22·806·002·5031·30
Laundry22·005·902·5030·40
Licensed Non-residential Establishment.19·956·002·503·8528·45 (32·30)

disputes against the Government's 10 per cent. guideline, he will advise employers and trades unions that they are permitted to negotiate agreements permitting payment and facilities for travelling to and from their place of employment and home, provided these arrangements are not in excess of those now permitted to Ministers of the Crown and their top civil servants.

It is for those concerned with pay determination to decide their own priorities but the overall cost of any settlement should include the cost of any additional fringe benefits and be within the guidelines set out in Cmnd 6882.

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish a table listing all wages councils' awards during each of phases 1 and 2 of the incomes policy and during phase 3, including offers, to date, showing current wage rates in each case and distinguishing between basic wages and nonenhanceable supplements.

The information as at 1st December 1977 is given below. Supplements awarded under stages 1 and 2 took the form of non-enhanceable earnings. Where these supplements have been consolidated by stage 3 awards, they now count for overtime purposes.

Basic minimum at 31st July 1975

Non-enhanceable Supplements

Total statutory minimum remuneration

Cost of

Stage 3

Council

living addition

Earnings Stage 1

Supplements Stage 2

In operation

Proposed

Licensed Residential Establishment.27·502·504·0034·00
Linen and Cotton23·406·002·5031·90
Made-up Textiles21·206·002·503·3029·70 (33·00)
Ostrich and Fancy Feather24·402·505·5032·40
Perambular and Invalid Carriage.27·006·002·5035·50
Pin Hook and Eye25·506·002·503·4034·00 (37·40)
Ready-made and Wholesale Bespoke Tailoring.22·926·002·503·2031·42 (34·62)
Retail Bespoke Tailoring (England and Wales).24·535·202·5032·23
Retail Bespoke Tailoring (Scotland).22·006·002·5030·50
Retail Bookselling and Stationery (Great Britain).25·502·50*2·504·0034·50
Retail Bread and Flour Confectionery (England and Wales).24·252·35*2·504·0029·10 (33·10)
Retail Bread and Flour Confectionery (Scotland).23·602·10*2·502·8031·00
Retail Drapery, Outfitting and Footwear.25·606·002·5034·10
Retail Food Trades25·702·10*2·504·0030·30 (34·30)
Retail Food Trades (Scotland)25·002·10*2·504·0029·60 (33·60)
Retail Furniture and Allied Trade (Great Britain).26·502·50*2·504·0031·50 (35·50)
Retail Newsagency (Englandand Wales).24·206·002·5032·70
Retail Newsagency (Scotland)21·356·002·5029·85
Road Haulage21·663·206·002·5033·36
Rope, Twine and Net25·606·002·5034·10
Rubber Proofed Garments21·496·002·503·2029·99 (33·19)
Sack and Bag24·006·002·5032·50
Shirtmaking22·706·002·503·2031·20 (34·40)
Toy Manufacturing22·806·002·5031·30
Unlicensed Place of Refreshment.21·926·002·5030·42
Wholesale Mantle22·926·002·503·2031·42 (34·62)

* Transitional cases which topped up.

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what action he has taken or is considering for policing the 10 per cent. wage awards which are based on productivity, and other awards, as a means of circumventing the Government's guidelines; and under what statutory arrangements such policing arrangements are to be established in the new year.

As I have previously indicated to my hon. Friend, the great majority of employees who have settled in the current round have observed this guidance. I therefore have no proposals to add to the general arrangements set out in paragraphs 15 and 16 of Cmnd. 6882 for backing up pay policy.