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Pay And Conditions (European Community)

Volume 942: debated on Tuesday 17 January 1978

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asked the Secretary of State for Employment whether he will give the average wage and hours of work, where available, within the Common Market.

The following information for EEC countries relates to October 1975, the most recent month for which broadly comparable data are available. International comparisons of average earnings are not meaningful unless account is taken of differences between countries in (i) rates of tax, (ii) the incidence of social benefits, and (iii) the methods of compilation of the statistics by the various national offices. Also significant variations in internal purchasing power, which are not reflected by market exchange rates, exist between countries.

AVERAGE EARNINGS AND HOURS OF WORK OF MANUAL WORKERS (MALE AND FEMALE) IN MINING AND QUARRYING, CONSTRUCTION AND THE MANUFACTURING INDUSIRIES: OCTOBER 1975
Average weekly hours of workAverage gross hourly earnings
Germany40–99–94 D. Marks
France42–411–96 F. Francs
Italy41–5*1,553 Lira
Netherlands40–810–26 Guilders
Belgium37–1146–85 B. Francs
Luxembourg40–9159–36 L. Francs
United Kingdom41–81–264£
Denmark33–1†31–26 D. Crowns
Ireland41–51–106 £
* September 1975.
† Excluding construction.

Sources:

Statistical Office of the European Communities

Central Statistical Office Dublin

Danmark Statistiks