asked the Secretary of State for Employment whether he will publish for the north-west (east) division of the Wages Inspectorate a breakdown by wages council of (a) the number of firms inspected and number of workers whose pay was checked, showing those by visit and those by other method, (b) the number of firms found to be underpaying, (c) the number of workers underpaid, (d) the total arrears assessed and (e) the total arrears actually recovered, in the last year for which figures are available.
| Wages Inspectorate Staff | ||||||||
| Outdoor wages inspectors | Other inspectorate staff | |||||||
| April 1979 | September 1979 | January 1985 | April 1979 | September 1979 | January 1985 | |||
| Division | Authorised posts | Staff in post | Authorised post | Staff in post | Authorised posts | Staff in post | Authorised posts | Staff in post |
| London (East) | 15 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 13 |
| London (West) | 17 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | ||
| South Eastern | 16 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 6½ | 6½ |
| Southern | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6½ | 6½ |
| Eastern | 11 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 10½ | 9 | 7 | 7 |
| South Western | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 8½ | 7½ |
| Midlands (E) | 12 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 6½ | 6½ |
| Midlands (W) | 14 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12½ | 11 | 6½ | 7½ |
| North West (E) | 11 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
| North West (W) | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
| Yorkshire and Humberside | 14 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 8 |
| Northern | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6½ | 6½ |
[pursuant to his reply, 3 April 1985, c. 626–7]: It is not the practice of the Wages Inspectorate to publish divisional analyses of the results of inspections by wages council trade. With that exception, the information requested relating to 1984 is given in the following table for the north-west (east) division.
| North-West (East) division of the Wages Inspectorate—provisional results of inspections, 1984 | |
| Number | |
| Establishments where pay was checked by visit | 1,301 |
| Establishments found to be underpaying one or more workers | 560 |
| Workers whose pay was checked by visit | 6,104 |
| Workers found to have been underpaid | 979 |
| £ | |
| Arrears paid | 115,859 |
| Arrears waived by workers | 26,455 |
| Arrears not pursued | 33,262 |
| Total arrears assessed | 175,576 |
asked the Secretary of State for Employment whether he will publish by region and sub-region, the latest breakdown of Wages Inspectorate staff, showing separately those who are outdoor inspectors, on an establishment and in post basis, and if he will also publish comparable figures for April 1979.
[pursuant to his reply, 3 April 1985, c. 626–27]: The smallest area for which staffing figures are available is the Wages Inspectorate division.Staff-in-post are not readily available for April 1979. The following table shows the number of authorised posts at April 1979 and the number of staff in post at September 1979 compared with the position at January 1985.
Outdoor wages inspectors
| Other inspectorate staff
| |||||||
April 1979
| September 1979
| January 1985
| April 1979
| September 1979 | January 1985
| |||
Division
| Authorised posts
| Staff in post
| Authorised post
| Staff in post
| Authorised posts
| Staff in post
| Authorised posts
| Staff in post
|
| Scotland (E) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6½ | 6 |
| Scotland (W) | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7½ | 6½ | 6½ | 8½ |
| Wales | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| Total | 177 | 158 | 120 | 119 | 144½ | 129½ | 104 | 102½ |
asked the Secretary of State for Employment whether he will publish for the years 1970, 1974 and 1978 onwards in respect of the north-west (east) division of the Wages Inspectorate (a) the number of wages council establishments registered, (b) the propor-
| North-West (East)division | |||||||||
| 1970 | 1974 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | †1984 | |
| Establishments on Wages Inspectorate register | 32,016 | 30,772 | 26,788 | 24,679 | 25,401 | 25,236 | 24,855 | 24,669 | 24,705 |
| Proportion of establishments at which pay was checked by visit | 11% | 8·5% | 8·3% | 9·7% | 7·5% | 4·7% | 5·8% | 6·4% | 5·3% |
| Proportion of establishments visited and found to be underpaying one or more workers (See note below) | *18·3% | *27·8% | *38·3% | 39·3% | 45·9% | 51·7% | 45·1% | 44·7% | 43% |
| Total arrears assessed | *n/a | *n/a | *n/a | £131,238 | £161,824 | £129,477 | £148,495 | £176,654 | £175,576 |
| Total arrears paid | £10,213 | £25,106 | £101,677 | £115,900 | £151,307 | £118,884 | £122,210 | £127,169 | £115,859 |
| * Figures for the proportion of establishments visited and found to be underpaying one or more workers in 1970, 1974 and 1978 are available only for employers actually paying arrears. | |||||||||
| † Provisional. | |||||||||
Note: These figures cannot be taken as an indication of the general level of compliance as the Inspectorate tends to concentrate visits on establishments which are more likely to be underpaying.
asked the Secretary of State for Employment whether he will publish estimates for 1984 on (a) establishments covered by wages councils, (b) numbers of inspections and underpayments, (c) numbers of workers covered, together with figures on underpayment and arrears assessed and (d) a regional breakdown of wages council inquiries, in the same format as that used in the reply given on 4 June 1984, Official Report, columns 103–104, together with a breakdown of arrears assessed and arrears actually paid by wages council and region; and whether he will also indicate the number and regional location of cases of underpayment where the employer was prosecuted, and where civil proceedings were taken to recover arrears of wages.
| Table 1 | ||||||||
| Establishments covered by wages councils on register—January 1985 | ||||||||
| Wages councils | London (East) | London (West) | South Eastern | Southern | Eastern | South Western | Midlands (East) | Midlands (West) |
| Aerated waters | 11 | — | 14 | 145 | 27 | 13 | 28 | 46 |
| Clothing manufacture | 1,894 | 726 | 112 | 242 | 318 | 187 | 835 | 558 |
| Boot and shoe repairing | 259 | 374 | 123 | 99 | 108 | 152 | 159 | 230 |
| Button manufacturing | 14 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 |
| Coffin furniture and cerement making | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 6 |
| Cotton waste reclamation | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Flax and hemp | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Fur | 138 | 113 | 14 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 10 |
| General waste materials reclamation | 89 | 52 | 56 | 72 | 85 | 103 | 140 | 203 |
tion of these inspected by visit, (c) the proportion of firms inspected by visit found to be underpaying, (d) the total arrears assessed and (e) the total arrears paid.
[pursuant to his reply, 3 April 1985, c. 626–27]: The information requested is given in the following table.
[pursuant to his reply, 3 April 1985, c. 626–27]: It is not the practice of the Wages Inspectorate to publish divisional analyses of underpayment by wages council trade. With that exception, the information requested relating to 1984 is given in the following tables.Two employers in the south-west and eastern divisions of the Wages Inspectorate were prosecuted in 1984 for offences under the Wages Councils Act 1979.Civil proceedings were brought against eight employers for the recovery of sums assessed as due in the eastern, Yorkshire and Humberside, London (east), London (west), south-west, south-east, Scotland (east) and Scotland (west) divisions.
Wages councils
| London (East)
| London (West)
| South Eastern
| Southern
| Eastern
| South Western
| Midlands (East)
| Midlands (West)
|
| Hairdressing undertakings | 1,405 | 1,982 | 2,094 | 2,433 | 2,331 | 2,575 | 2,430 | 3,097 |
| Hat, cap and millinery | 17 | 27 | 3 | 4 | 45 | 4 | 7 | 10 |
| Lace finishing | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 58 | — |
| Laundry | 31 | 103 | 71 | 78 | 60 | 99 | 67 | 74 |
| Linen and cotton handkerchief | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 3 | 20 | 2 |
| Made-up textiles | 14 | 16 | 10 | 18 | 37 | 19 | 33 | 23 |
| Ostrich and fancy feather | 7 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Perambulator and invalid carriage | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 |
| Retail bespoke tailoring | 82 | 169 | 19 | 45 | 38 | 38 | 27 | 33 |
| Rope, twine and net | 1 | — | 1 | — | 6 | 12 | 4 | 4 |
| Sack and bag | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | 8 | 2 | 7 | 13 |
| Toy manufacturing | 19 | 5 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 40 | 16 |
| Retail trades (non-food) | 6,131 | 10,021 | 6,338 | 7,329 | 6,613 | 7,154 | 11,394 | 8,421 |
| Retail food and allied trades | 5,628 | 4,606 | 8,229 | 9,431 | 8,063 | 8,781 | 6,972 | 8,754 |
| Licensed non-residential | 4,888 | 2,386 | 4,248 | 4,659 | 3,927 | 5,305 | 5,196 | 6,705 |
| Licensed residental establishment and licensed restaurant | 908 | 3,075 | 2,393 | 1,940 | 1,833 | 5,155 | 1,565 | 1,420 |
| Unlicensed place of refreshment | 1,252 | 2,071 | 1,155 | 1,054 | 1,127 | 1,514 | 939 | 897 |
| Total | 22,801 | 25,744 | 24,920 | 27,612 | 24,677 | 31,161 | 29,946 | 30,534 |
Wages councils
| North Western (East)
| North Western (West)
| Yorkshire and Humberside
| Northern
| Scotland (East)
| Scotland (West)
| Wales
| Total
|
| Aerated waters | 78 | 26 | 27 | 32 | 28 | 47 | 15 | 537 |
| Clothing manufacture | 722 | 244 | 488 | 229 | 88 | 375 | 172 | 7,190 |
| Boot and shoe repairing | 307 | 72 | 245 | 75 | 59 | 88 | 51 | 2,401 |
| Button manufacturing | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 66 |
| Coffin furniture and cerement making | 2 | 3 | 5 | — | 2 | 10 | — | 31 |
| Cotton waste reclamation | 16 | 12 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 38 |
| Flax and hemp | — | — | 1 | 1 | 20 | — | — | 23 |
| Fur | 33 | 17 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 39 | 5 | 445 |
| General waste materials reclamation | 176 | 158 | 277 | 83 | 52 | 76 | 96 | 1,718 |
| Hairdressing undertakings | 2,099 | 3,474 | 3,286 | 1,805 | 1,420 | 1,357 | 1,603 | 33,391 |
| Hat, cap and millinery | 19 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 172 |
| Lace finishing | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 1 | 64 |
| Laundry | 28 | 31 | 44 | 51 | 91 | 28 | 53 | 909 |
| Linen and cotton handkerchief | 83 | 34 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 172 |
| Made–up textiles | 19 | 25 | 34 | 23 | 15 | 28 | 17 | 331 |
| Ostrich and fancy feather | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | 2 | 33 |
| Perambulator and invalid carriage | 5 | — | 5 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 34 |
| Retail bespoke tailoring | 23 | 32 | 60 | 19 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 622 |
| Rope, twine and net | 12 | 10 | 17 | 3 | 22 | — | 2 | 94 |
| Sack and bag | 17 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 2 | — | 6 | 95 |
| Toy manufacturing | 26 | 23 | 44 | 10 | 4 | — | 19 | 324 |
| Retail trades (non-food) | 6,627 | 5,811 | 9,053 | 4,088 | 4,346 | 5,146 | 3,788 | 102,260 |
| Retail food and allied trades | 7,763 | 7,453 | 10,573 | 7,900 | 6,002 | 5,943 | 5,253 | 111,351 |
| Licensed non-residential | 5,443 | 4,501 | 7,129 | 4,211 | 3,288 | 2,187 | 4,102 | 68,175 |
| Licensed residential establishment and licensed restaurant | 880 | 1,448 | 1,834 | 1,420 | 2,434 | 1,365 | 2,078 | 29,748 |
| Unlicensed place of refreshment | 571 | 917 | 1,216 | 875 | 782 | 817 | 890 | 16,077 |
| Total | 24,954 | 24,309 | 34,401 | 20,848 | 18,695 | 17,528 | 18,171 | 326,301 |
Provisional results 1984 Analysis by Wages Council
| ||||||||
All checks of pay (visited and not visited)
| Inspections by visit
| |||||||
Wages Council
| Establishments checked
| Per cent. of register checked
| Number of establishments underpaying
| Per cent. of establishments underpaying
| Establishments visited
| Per cent. of register visited
| Number of establishments visited underpaying
| Per cent. of establishments visited underpaying
|
| Aerated waters | 42 | 6·7 | 6 | 14·3 | 42 | 6·7 | 6 | 14·3 |
| Clothing manufacture | 1,184 | 14·3 | 321 | 27·1 | 995 | 12·0 | 321 | 32·3 |
| Boot and shoe repairing | 171 | 7·2 | 16 | 9·4 | 164 | 6·9 | 16 | 9·8 |
| Button manufacturing | 11 | 17·7 | 6 | 54·5 | 11 | 17·7 | 6 | 54·5 |
| Coffin furniture and cerement making | 2 | 10·0 | — | — | 2 | 10·0 | — | — |
| Cotton waste reclamation | 3 | 8·8 | — | — | 3 | 8·8 | — | — |
| Flax and hemp | 2 | 15·4 | — | — | 2 | 15·4 | — | — |
All checks of pay (visited and not visited)
| Inspections by visit
| |||||||
Wages Council
| Establishments checked
| Per cent. of register checked
| Number of establishments underpaying
| Per cent. of establishments underpaying
| Establishments visited
| Per cent. of register visited
| Number of establishments visited underpaying
| Per cent. of establishments visited underpaying
|
| Fur | 15 | 3·1 | 3 | 20·0 | 13 | 2·7 | 3 | 23·1 |
| General waste material reclamation | 186 | 9·5 | 19 | 10·2 | 175 | 90 | 19 | 10·9 |
| Hairdressing undertakings | 3,481 | 10·4 | 823 | 23·6 | 2,385 | 7·2 | 823 | 34·5 |
| Hat, cap and millinery | 26 | 13·8 | 4 | 15·4 | 25 | 13·2 | 4 | 16·0 |
| Lace finishing | 5 | 7·6 | 1 | 20·0 | 5 | 7·6 | 1 | 20·0 |
| Laundry | 147 | 13·2 | 28 | 19·0 | 132 | 11·9 | 28 | 21·2 |
| Linen and cotton handkerchief | 20 | 9·9 | 7 | 35·0 | 20 | 9·9 | 7 | 35·0 |
| Made·up textiles | 28 | 8·2 | 5 | 17·9 | 27 | 7·9 | 5 | 18·5 |
| Ostrich and fancy feather | 5 | 15·6 | — | — | 5 | 15·6 | — | — |
| Perambulator and invalid carriage | 3 | 8·3 | — | — | 3 | 8·3 | — | — |
| Retail bespoke tailoring | 80 | 10·6 | 6 | 7·5 | 79 | 10·4 | 6 | 7·6 |
| Rope, twine and net | 16 | 13·7 | 2 | 12·5 | 11 | 9·4 | 2 | 18·2 |
| Sack and bag | 9 | 8·3 | 2 | 22·2 | 9 | 8·3 | 2 | 22·2 |
| Toy manufacturing | 27 | 6·9 | 3 | 11·1 | 27 | 6·9 | 3 | 11·1 |
| Retail trades (non-food) | 11,305 | 11·2 | 2,067 | 18·0 | 5,324 | 5·2 | 2,067 | 38·8 |
| Retail food and allied trades | 11,613 | 9·8 | 2,691 | 23·2 | 6,261 | 5·3 | 2,691 | 43·0 |
| Licensed non·residential | 7,192 | 10·7 | 1,446 | 20·1 | 5,494 | 8·1 | 1,446 | 26·3 |
| Licensed residential establishment and licensed restaurant | 3,713 | 12·3 | 1,365 | 36·8 | 3,531 | 11·7 | 1,365 | 38·7 |
| Unlicensed place of refreshment | 2,090 | 12·2 | 640 | 30·6 | 1,800 | 10·5 | 640 | 35·6 |
| Total | 41,576 | 10·8 | 9,461 | 22·8 | 26,545 | 6·9 | 9,461 | 35·6 |
Table 3
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Workers covered by wages councils and provisional results of pay checks in 1984
| ||||||||||
Estimated number of workers covered by wages council orders at June 1982
| Workers whose pay was checked by visit and other methods
| Workers whose pay was checked by visit
| Workers underpaid
| Percentage underpaid of all workers checked
| Percentage underpaid of all workers checked by visit
| Arrears paid
| Arrears waived by workers
| Arrears not pursued
| Arrears assessed
| |
£
| £
| £
| £
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| 6
| 7
| 8
| 9
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| Aerated waters | 15,000 | 530 | 530 | 29 | 5·5 | 5·5 | 2,055 | — | 155 | 2,210 |
| Clothing manufacture | 252,800 | 24,513 | 18,598 | 781 | 3·2 | 4·2 | 87,887 | 6,086 | 21,150 | 115,123 |
| Boot and shoe manufacturing | 7,100 | 392 | 373 | 18 | 4·6 | 4·8 | 1,536 | 804 | 422 | 2,762 |
| Button manufacturing | 2,100 | 137 | 137 | 11 | 8·0 | 8·0 | 1,363 | — | 183 | 1,546 |
| Coffin furniture and crement making | 300 | 19 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cotton waste reclamation | 500 | 21 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Flax and hemp | 1,400 | 200 | 200 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fur | 4,500 | 100 | 62 | 3 | 30 | 4·8 | 185 | — | — | 185 |
| General waste materials reclamation | 19,300 | 1,268 | 1,130 | 37 | 2·9 | 3·3 | 5,652 | — | 196 | 5,848 |
| Hairdressing undertakings | 135,600 | 11,316 | 7,344 | 1,036 | 91 | 14·1 | 92,021 | 5,769 | 13,612 | 111,402 |
| Hat, cap and millinery | 6,800 | 585 | 548 | 8 | 1·4 | 1·5 | 655 | 579 | — | 1,244 |
| Lace finishing | 800 | 86 | 86 | 2 | 2·3 | 2·3 | 5,269 | — | — | 5,269 |
| Laundry | 33,700 | 3,142 | 2,367 | 63 | 2·0 | 2·6 | 10,996 | 1,036 | 2,118 | 14,150 |
| Linen and cotton handkerchief | 5,200 | 334 | 334 | 42 | 12·5 | 12·5 | 1,999 | — | 87 | 2,086 |
| Made-up textile | 4,800 | 223 | 220 | 10 | 4·5 | 4·5 | 717 | — | 561 | 1,278 |
| Ostrich and fancy feather | 1,400 | 55 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Perambulator and invalid carriage | 1,500 | 355 | 355 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Retail bespoke tailoring | 5,200 | 248 | 245 | 7 | 2·8 | 2·8 | 1,865 | — | — | 1,865 |
| Rope, twine and net | 4,000 | 480 | 455 | 2 | 0·4 | 0·4 | 113 | — | — | 113 |
| Sack and bag | 1,400 | 137 | 137 | 2 | 1·5 | 1·4 | 9 | — | 4 | 13 |
| Toy manufacturing | 18,900 | 1,180 | 1,180 | 23 | 2·0 | 2·0 | 1,865 | — | — | 1,865 |
| Retail non-food trades | 512,800 | 105,990 | 21,295 | 3,478 | 3·3 | 16·3 | 394,226 | 70,276 | 65,492 | 529,994 |
| Retail food and allied trades | 519,300 | 161,796 | 22,336 | 5,305 | 3·3 | 23·7 | 512,760 | 120,877 | 75,269 | 708,906 |
| Licensed non-residential | 508,700 | 50,273 | 30,540 | 3,185 | 6·3 | 10·4 | 366,240 | 43,203 | 31,011 | 440,454 |
| Licensed residential and restaurant | 555,300 | 35,628 | 30,596 | 2,655 | 7·4 | 7·4 | 241,534 | 18,412 | 34,691 | 294,637 |
| Unlicensed place of refreshment | 116,400 | 17,886 | 8,910 | 1,346 | 7·5 | 15·4 | 140,997 | 24,980 | 22,064 | 188,041 |
| Total | 2,734,800 | 416,894 | 148,073 | 18,043 | 4·3 | 12·2 | 1,869,954 | 292,022 | 267,015 | 2,428,991 |
Checks of pay carried out at establishments and underpayments found—provisional results 1984 Analysis by division
| ||||||||
All checks of pay (visited and not visited)
| Inspections by visit
| |||||||
Division
| Establishments checked
| Per cent. of register checked
| Number of establishments underpaying
| Per cent. of establishments underpaying
| Establishments visited
| Per cent. of register visited
| Number of establishments visited underpaying
| Per cent. of establishments visited underpaying
|
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| 2
| 3
| 4
| 5
| 6
| 7
| 8
| |
| London (East) | 2,841 | 14·2 | 324 | 11·4 | 1,348 | 6·7 | 324 | 24·0 |
| London (West) | 4,506 | 21·6 | 354 | 7·9 | 1,483 | 7·1 | 354 | 23·9 |
| South Eastern | 3,106 | 10·3 | 703 | 22·6 | 2,504 | 8·3 | 703 | 28·1 |
| Southern | 3,223 | 11·0 | 475 | 14·7 | 1,941 | 6·6 | 475 | 24·5 |
| Eastern | 2,858 | 10·3 | 914 | 32·0 | 1,907 | 6·9 | 914 | 47·9 |
| South Western | 3,375 | 9·9 | 1,033 | 30·6 | 2,499 | 7·3 | 1,033 | 41·3 |
| Midlands (East) | 2,830 | 11·9 | 534 | 18·9 | 1,829 | 7·7 | 534 | 29·2 |
| Midlands (West) | 2,537 | 7·9 | 552 | 21·8 | 2,048 | 6·3 | 552 | 27·0 |
| North Western (East) | 2,476 | 10·0 | 560 | 22·6 | 1,310 | 5·3 | 560 | 43·0 |
| North Western (West) | 2,676 | 10·1 | 886 | 33·1 | 1,815 | 6·9 | 886 | 48·8 |
| Yorkshire and Humberside | 4,025 | 11·1 | 1,026 | 25·5 | 2,652 | 7·3 | 1,026 | 38·7 |
| Northern | 1,711 | 8·2 | 721 | 42·1 | 1,196 | 5·8 | 721 | 60·3 |
| Scotland (East) | 1,885 | 8·7 | 480 | 25·5 | 1,506 | 6·9 | 480 | 31·9 |
| Scotland (West) | 1,877 | 11·7 | 365 | 19·4 | 1,267 | 7·9 | 365 | 28·8 |
All checks of pay (visited and not visited)
| Inspections by visit
| |||||||
Division
| Establishments checked
| Per cent. of register checked
| Number of establishments underpaying
| Per cent. of establishments underpaying
| Establishments visited
| Per cent. of register visited
| Number of establishments visited underpaying
| Per cent. of establishments visited underpaying
|
1
| 2
| 3
| 4
| 5
| 6
| 7
| 8
| |
| Wales | 1,650 | 7·5 | 534 | 32·4 | 1,249 | 5·6 | 534 | 42·8 |
| Great Britain | 41,576 | 10·8 | 9,461 | 22·8 | 26,545 | 6·9 | 9,461 | 35·6 |
The Divisional figures for the numbers of establishments where pay was checked by methods not involving inspection visits include multiple firms whose head office is located in the Division but whose branches are in other areas. This needs to be taken into account when comparing the Divisional figures shown in columns 1–4 of Table 4.
Table 5
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Workers whose pay was checked in each Wages Inspectorate Division—provisional figures 1984
| |||||||||
Division
| Workers whose pay was checked by visit and other methods
| Workers whose pay was checked by visit
| Workers underpaid
| Percentage underpaid of all workers checked
| Percentage underpaid of workers checked by visit
| Arrears paid
| Arrears waived by workers
| Arrears not pursued
| Total arrears assessed
|
£
| £
| £
| £
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1
| 2
| 3
| 4
| 5
| 6
| 7
| 8
| 9
| 10
|
| London (East) | 77,282 | 8,054 | 551 | 0·7 | 6·8 | 8,321 | 8,692 | 19,481 | 106,494 |
| London (West) | 70,543 | 9,577 | 574 | 0·8 | 6·0 | 104,797 | 19,816 | 14,166 | 138,779 |
| South East | 15,901 | 12,421 | 1,345 | 8·4 | 10·8 | 125,469 | 17,668 | 10,061 | 153,198 |
| Southern | 37,003 | 13,148 | 751 | 2·0 | 5·7 | 85,401 | 9,941 | 4,267 | 99,609 |
| Eastern | 13,762 | 9,422 | 1,800 | 13·1 | 19·1 | 159,901 | 40,422 | 23,273 | 223,596 |
| South West | 21,021 | 13,962 | 1,785 | 8·5 | 12·8 | 147,144 | 13,019 | 24,864 | 185,027 |
| Midlands (East) | 20,502 | 10,759 | 1,131 | 5·5 | 10·5 | 134,664 | 30,514 | 19,495 | 184,673 |
| Midlands (West) | 13,850 | 11,423 | 910 | 6·6 | 8·0 | 130,257 | 8,043 | 22,559 | 160,859 |
| North West (East) | 59,131 | 6,104 | 979 | 1·6 | 160 | 115,859 | 26,455 | 33,262 | 175,576 |
| North West (West) | 21,299 | 9,537 | 1,832 | 8·6 | 19·2 | 154,843 | 29,005 | 24,698 | 208,546 |
| Yorkshire and Humberside | 29,370 | 16,738 | 2,252 | 7·7 | 13·4 | 159,068 | 44,657 | 27,516 | 231,241 |
| Northern | 8,534 | 5,640 | 1,423 | 16·7 | 25·2 | 167,282 | 8,758 | 10,838 | 186,878 |
| Scotland (East) | 10,497 | 8,704 | 912 | 8·7 | 10·5 | 99,503 | 19,921 | 6,564 | 125,358 |
| Scotland (West) | 10,184 | 6,537 | 680 | 6·7 | 10·4 | 72,436 | 7,347 | 5,218 | 85,001 |
| Wales | 8,015 | 6,047 | 1,118 | 13·9 | 18·5 | 135,009 | 8,394 | 20,753 | 164,156 |
| Total | 416,894 | 148,073 | 18,043 | 4·3 | 12·2 | 1,869,954 | 292,022 | 267,015 | 2,428,991 |
The Divisional figures for the number of workers whose pay was checked by methods not involving inspection visits include workers employed by multiple firms whose head office is located in the Division who are employed in branches in other areas.
This needs to be taken into account when comparing the Divisional figures shown in columns 2 and 5 of Table 5.