To ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish in the Official Report the statistics on wages council employment and compliance with wages council rates in 1989, in the same format as in the reply given on 1 March 1989, Official Report, columns 201–06.
The information requested is given in the following tables:
Divisions Wages councils
| London
| South East
| Eastern
| South West
| Midlands
| North West
| Yorkshire and Humberside
| North
| Scotland
| Great Britain
|
| General waste materials reclamation | 124 | 74 | 107 | 151 | 291 | 308 | 240 | 99 | 137 | 1,531 |
| Hairdressing undertakings | 4,482 | 3,181 | 3,302 | 4,106 | 5,362 | 5,171 | 3,029 | 1,968 | 2,840 | 33,441 |
| Hat, cap and millinery | 25 | 2 | 44 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 123 |
| Lace finishing | — | — | — | 1 | 73 | — | — | — | — | 74 |
| Laundry | 215 | 281 | 79 | 114 | 105 | 68 | 67 | 35 | 122 | 1,086 |
| Linen and cotton handkerchief | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 80 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 114 |
| Made up textile | 34 | 13 | 36 | 31 | 51 | 34 | 42 | 18 | 33 | 292 |
| Ostrich and fancy feather | 12 | 1 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 30 |
| Perambulator and invalid carriage | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 36 |
| Retail bespoke tailoring | 180 | 55 | 52 | 38 | 42 | 52 | 39 | 14 | 37 | 509 |
| Rope, twine and net | — | 1 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 5 | 19 | 85 |
| Sack and bag | 20 | — | 7 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 86 |
| Toy manufacturing | 17 | 16 | 45 | 30 | 35 | 40 | 32 | 15 | 9 | 239 |
| Retail non-food trades | 20,069 | 11,990 | 9,840 | 12,085 | 19,457 | 13,350 | 8,712 | 4,495 | 8,840 | 108,838 |
| Retail food and allied trades | 11,770 | 13,100 | 10,066 | 12,853 | 13,339 | 15,891 | 10,018 | 7,199 | 10,881 | 105,117 |
| Licensed non-residential | 6,263 | 5,962 | 6,363 | 9,323 | 12,406 | 9,540 | 6,452 | 4,001 | 5,429 | 65,739 |
| Licensed residential and restaurant | 5,023 | 3,901 | 3,595 | 6,842 | 3,591 | 3,355 | 2,013 | 1,418 | 3,890 | 33,628 |
| Unlicensed place of refreshment | 4,143 | 2,049 | 1,540 | 2,585 | 1,746 | 1,977 | 1,324 | 851 | 1,497 | 17,712 |
| Total | 56,325 | 41,069 | 35,728 | 48,867 | 58,357 | 51,354 | 32,801 | 20,451 | 34,301 | 379,253 |
Table 2 Establishments checked and underpayments found in wages council trades—1989
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Wages Councils
| Establishments checked by all methods
| Percentage of register checked
| Establishments checked by visit
| Percentage of register checked by visit
| Establishments found underpaying
| Percentage of all establishments checked underpaying
| Percentage of establishments visited underpaying
|
| Aerated Waters | 22 | 6·4 | 17 | 4·9 | 1 | 4·5 | 5·8 |
| Clothing Manufacture | 486 | 6·9 | 436 | 6·2 | 111 | 22·8 | 25·4 |
| Boot and Shoe Repairing | 216 | 7·5 | 91 | 3·1 | 11 | 5·0 | 120 |
| Button Manufacturing | 5 | 8·7 | 5 | 8·7 | 1 | 20·0 | 20·00 |
| Coffin Furniture and Cerement Making | 3 | 15·0 | 3 | 15·0 | — | — | — |
| Cotton Waste Reclamation | 3 | 7·1 | 3 | 7·1 | — | — | — |
| Flax and Hemp | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fur | 12 | 4·5 | 11 | 4·1 | 3 | 25·0 | 27·2 |
| General Waste Materials Reclamation | 100 | 6·5 | 59 | 3·8 | 2 | 2·0 | 3·3 |
| Hairdressing Undertakings | 2,633 | 7·8 | 1,517 | 4·5 | 319 | 12·1 | 21·0 |
| Hat, Cap and Millinery | 11 | 8·9 | 6 | 4·8 | — | — | — |
| Lace Finishing | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Laundry | 95 | 8·7 | 66 | 6·0 | 16 | 16·8 | 24·2 |
| Linen and Cotton Handkerchief | 14 | 12·2 | 14 | 12·2 | 3 | 21·4 | 21·4 |
| Made-up Textile | 27 | 9·2 | 24 | 8·2 | 5 | 18·5 | 20·8 |
| Ostrich and Fancy Feather | 6 | 200 | 4 | 13·3 | — | — | — |
| Perambulator and Invalid Carriage | 3 | 8·3 | 3 | 8·3 | — | — | — |
| Retail Bespoke Tailoring | 40 | 7·8 | 33 | 6·4 | 3 | 7·5 | 90 |
| Rope, Twine and Net | 11 | 12·9 | 10 | 11·7 | — | — | — |
| Sack and Bag | 6 | 6·9 | 5 | 5·8 | — | — | — |
| Toy Manufacturing | 18 | 7·5 | 16 | 6·6 | 3 | 16·6 | 18·7 |
| Retail Non-Food Trades | 9,551 | 8·7 | 3,993 | 3·6 | 1,108 | 11·6 | 27·7 |
| Retail Food and Allied Trades | 10,111 | 9·6 | 6,228 | 5·9 | 2,289 | 22·6 | 36·7 |
| Licensed Non-Residential | 5,310 | 8·0 | 2,963 | 4·5 | 847 | 15·9 | 28·5 |
| Licensed Residential and Restaurant | 2,781 | 8·2 | 1,882 | 5·5 | 475 | 17·0 | 25·2 |
| Unlicensed Place of Refreshment | 2,164 | 12·2 | 1,050 | 5·9 | 331 | 15·2 | 31·5 |
| Total | 33,628 | 8·8 | 18,439 | 4·8 | 5,528 | 16·4 | 29·9 |
Table 3 Workers covered by wages councils and results of checks—1989
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Wages Councils
| Number of workers covered by Wages Order (Est. 1988)
| Workers whose pay was checked by all methods
| Workers whose pay was checked by visit
| Workers found underpaid
| Per cent, underpaid of alt workers checked
| Per cent, underpaid of all workers checked by visit
| Arrears paid
| Arrears not pursued at workers request
| Arrears not pursued for other reasons
| Total arrears assessed as due
|
£
| £
| £
| £
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| Aerated Waters | 5,500 | 848 | 421 | 1 | 1 | 0·2 | 280 | — | — | 280 |
| Clothing Manufacture | 147,000 | 10,875 | 10,025 | 356 | 3·2 | 3·5 | 30,306 | 2,283 | 3,039 | 35,628 |
| Boot and Shoe Repairing | 5,000 | 477 | 209 | 12 | 2·5 | 5·7 | 3,650 | 3,165 | — | 6,815 |
| Button Manufacturing | 1,000 | 133 | 133 | 1 | 0·7 | 0·7 | 164 | — | — | 164 |
| Coffin Furniture and Cerement Making | 200 | 12 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cotton Waste Reclamation | 300 | 25 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Flax and Hemp | 500 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fur | 1,500 | 55 | 46 | 3 | 5·4 | 6·5 | 323 | — | — | 323 |
| General Waste Materials Reclamation | 13,000 | 967 | 556 | 7 | 0·7 | 1·2 | 5,091 | — | — | 5,091 |
| Hairdressing Undertakings | 64,000 | 8,245 | 4,784 | 403 | 4·8 | 8·4 | 47,191 | 14,062 | 4,540 | 65,793 |
| Hat, Cap and Millinery | 4,000 | 320 | 288 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lace Finishing | 900 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Laundry | 26,000 | 3,100 | 1,606 | 36 | 1·1 | 2·2 | 5,756 | — | 270 | 6,026 |
| Linen and Cotton Handkerchief | 2,500 | 717 | 717 | 8 | 1·1 | 1·1 | 366 | — | — | 366 |
| Made-up Textile | 3,000 | 348 | 330 | 18 | 5·1 | 5·4 | 2,123 | — | — | 2,123 |
| Ostrich and Fancy Feather | 500 | 123 | 113 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Perambulator and Invalid Carriage | 2,000 | 263 | 263 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Retail Bespoke Tailoring | 4,000 | 138 | 108 | 6 | 4·3 | 5·5 | 62 | 2,030 | — | 2,092 |
| Rope, Twine and Net | 2,500 | 1,287 | 1,283 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sack and Bag | 1,000 | 96 | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Toy Manufacturing | 11,000 | 615 | 609 | 14 | 2·2 | 2·2 | 818 | 133 | 22 | 973 |
| Retail Non-Food Trades | 745,000 | 68,184 | 15,788 | 1,820 | 2·6 | 11·5 | 177,515 | 74,696 | 17,320 | 269,531 |
| Retail Food and Allied Trades | 465,000 | 120,911 | 23,793 | 4,421 | 3·6 | 18·5 | 360,350 | 229,397 | 38,788 | 628,535 |
| Licensed Non-Residential | 492,000 | 41,774 | 19,599 | 2,178 | 52 | 11·1 | 147,060 | 34,066 | 9,100 | 190,226 |
| Licensed Residential and Restaurant | 379,000 | 40,962 | 23,028 | 1,092 | 2·6 | 4·7 | 83,128 | 8,991 | 5,648 | 97,767 |
| Unlicensed Place of Refreshment | 96,000 | 25,460 | 6,094 | 690 | 2·7 | 11·3 | 45,936 | 16,860 | 2,683 | 65,479 |
| TOTAL | 2,472,400 | 325,935 | 109,911 | 11,066 | 3·3 | 10·0 | 910,119 | 385,683 | 81,410 | 1,377,212 |
Table 4 Checks carried out and underpayments found in Wages Inspectorate divisions—1989
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Division
| Estabs checks by all methods
| Percentage of register checked
| Estabs checked by visit
| Percentage of register checked by visit
| Estabs found underpaying
| Percentage of all estabs checked underpaying
| Percentage of estabs visited underpaying
|
| London | 2,545 | 4·9 | 1,399 | 2·1 | 229 | 8·9 | 16·3 |
| South East | 4,462 | 10·3 | 1,815 | 4·2 | 478 | 10·7 | 26·3 |
| Eastern | 2,809 | 7·1 | 1,866 | 4·7 | 432 | 15·3 | 23·1 |
| South West | 4,297 | 7·6 | 2,531 | 4·5 | 960 | 22·3 | 37·9 |
| Midlands | 4,801 | 7·8 | 2,369 | 3·8 | 822 | 17·1 | 34·6 |
| North West | 4,939 | 9·2 | 3,161 | 5·9 | 1,104 | 22·4 | 35·0 |
| Yorkshire and Humberside | 4,494 | 12·8 | 1,804 | 5·1 | 569 | 12·6 | 31·5 |
| Northern | 1,989 | 9·2 | 1,306 | 6·0 | 387 | 19·4 | 29·6 |
| Scotland | 3,292 | 9·5 | 2,188 | 6·3 | 547 | 16·6 | 25·0 |
| Great Britain | 33,628 | 8·8 | 18,439 | 4·8 | 5,528 | 16·4 | 29·9 |
| All branches of multiple firms are recorded under the division in which the Head Office is located. Account has to be taken of this when comparing divisional figures. | |||||||
Table 5 Workers whose pay was checked in wages inspectorate divisions—7959
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Division
| Workers whose pay was checked by all methods
| Workers whose pay was checked by visit
| Workers found underpaid
| Percentage underpaid of all workers checked
| Percentage underpaid of all workers checked by visit
| Arrears paid
| Arrears not pursued at workers request
| Arrears not pursued for other reasons
| Total arrears assessed as due
|
£
| £
| £
| £
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| London | 21,262 | 10,540 | 509 | 2·3 | 4·8 | 54,330 | 3,234 | 3,522 | 61,086 |
| South East | 44,799 | 11,551 | 833 | 1·8 | 7·2 | 92,785 | 27,520 | 15,673 | 135,978 |
| Eastern | 16,641 | 11,419 | 883 | 5·3 | 7·7 | 82,643 | 27,469 | 2,568 | 112,680 |
| South West | 38,613 | 15,006 | 1,691 | 4·3 | 11·2 | 107,893 | 45,899 | 10,546 | 164,338 |
| Midlands | 34,650 | 14,908 | 1,607 | 4·6 | 10·7 | 85,734 | 65,298 | 9,795 | 160,827 |
| North West | 35,515 | 16,537 | 2,272 | 6·4 | 13·7 | 219,648 | 114,988 | 16,622 | 351,258 |
| Yorkshire and Humberside | 88,437 | 8,910 | 1,172 | 1·3 | 13·1 | 77,352 | 56,277 | 4,339 | 137,968 |
| Northern | 16,693 | 6,417 | 846 | 5·0 | 13·1 | 69,315 | 13,731 | 3,453 | 86,499 |
Division
| Workers whose pay was checked by all methods
| Workers whose pay was checked by visit
| Workers found underpaid
| Percentage underpaid of all workers checked
| Percentage underpaid of all workers checked by visit
| Arrears paid
| Arrears not pursued at workers request
| Arrears not pursued for other reasons
| Total arrears assessed as due
|
£
| £
| £
| £
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| Scotland | 29,325 | 14,623 | 1,253 | 4·2 | 8·5 | 120,419 | 31,267 | 14,892 | 166,578 |
| Great Britain | 325,935 | 109,911 | 11,066 | 3·3 | 10·0 | 910,119 | 385,683 | 81,410 | 1,377,212 |
Note: The numbers of workers in branches of multiple firms are recorded under the division in which the Head Office is located. Account has to be taken of this when comparing divisional figures.
To ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will update the information given in his answer of 1 March 1989, Official Report, columns 201–02, with the levels of employment in each wages council for 1988 and 1989; and if he will explain the methodology behind the collation of these statistics.
No new estimates have been made. The figures given in the answer of 1 March 1989, as in earlier answers, were based essentially on data collected by wages inspectors in the course of inspections, supplemented where appropriate by other information obtained from employers in the trades concerned and such published material as is relevant.
| Employees in full or part-time employment, by age and industry—Great Britain Spring 1989 | ||||||||
| Thousand | ||||||||
| Industry (Sic 1980) | Full-time1 Age | Part-time1 Age | ||||||
| Divisions | Classes | Groups | 16 or 17 | 18 to 20 | 21 or over | 16 or 17 | 18 to 20 | 21 or over |
| 20–9 | — | — | 296 | 1,416 | 15,339 | 365 | 217 | 4,413 |
| 0 | — | — | 3— | 19 | 193 | 3— | 3— | 42 |
| 1–5 | — | — | 130 | 524 | 5,955 | 18 | 12 | 525 |
| 2–4 | — | — | 99 | 391 | 4,488 | 16 | 10 | 430 |
| — | 43 | — | 3— | 14 | 157 | 3— | 3— | 21 |
| — | 45 | — | 3— | 37 | 207 | 3— | 3— | 50 |
| 6–9 | — | — | 161 | 872 | 9,167 | 333 | 215 | 3,841 |
| 6 | — | — | 73 | 349 | 2,202 | 283 | 155 | 1,319 |
| — | 64/65 | — | 42 | 196 | 1,105 | 209 | 102 | 803 |
| — | — | 4651/2 | 3— | 28 | 174 | 3— | 3— | 36 |
| — | 66 | — | 14 | 62 | 342 | 66 | 49 | 406 |
| — | — | 661 | 3— | 24 | 98 | 40 | 20 | 87 |
| — | — | 662 | 3— | 3— | 46 | 3— | 17 | 112 |
| — | — | 663 | 3— | 3— | 24 | 3— | 3— | 47 |
| — | — | 664 | 3— | 3— | 71 | 3— | 3— | 107 |
| — | — | 665 | 3— | 20 | 90 | 12 | 3— | 49 |
| — | — | 667 | 3— | 3— | 12 | 3— | 3— | 3— |
| 8 | — | — | 49 | 236 | 1,724 | 3— | 3— | 344 |
| — | 91 | — | 3— | 54 | 1,263 | 3— | 3— | 169 |
| — | 92 | — | 3— | 3— | 133 | 3— | 3— | 74 |
| — | 93 | — | 3— | 11 | 970 | 3— | 3— | 635 |
| — | 95 | — | 3— | 45 | 675 | 3— | 3— | 517 |
| — | 96 | — | 3— | 20 | 404 | 3— | 12 | 403 |
| — | 97 | — | 3— | 26 | 287 | 12 | 13 | 128 |
| — | 98 | — | 3— | 30 | 84 | 3— | 3— | 48 |
| 1 Based on the respondent's own assessment, not on the number of hours usually worked. | ||||||||
| 2 Includes those who inadequately described their industry. | ||||||||
| 3 Sample size too small for reliable estimate. | ||||||||
| 4 Other groups in classes 64/65 are not separately identified. | ||||||||
Source: 1989 LFS, preliminary results.
To ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list the January unemployment percentage figure in the Ashford travel-to-work area for each of the last 10 years.