To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what is the number of female part-time workers in Great Britain in April and the proportions with hourly earnings, excluding overtime pay, of less than (a) £3·40, (b) £3·70, (c) £4·92 and (d) £5·15, respectively.
There were an estimated 4,575,000 part-time female employees in employment in Great Britain in March 1991.The estimated percentages of part-time adult female employees earning below specified amounts, excluding overtime, in the new earnings survey sample in April 1991 were:
£ | Per cent. |
3·40 | 38·8 |
3·60 | 45·8 |
3·80 | 52·9 |
Prosecutions under sections 16, 19, and 21 of the Wages Act 1986 | |||
1990 | Number and type of offences | Number of workers | Penalties placed on employers |
Burger House, Maidstone | 2—Failure to pay at least the statutory minimum rate, keeping false records | One | £600 fine, £345 costs, £1280 arrears |
G. S. Fruit, Sheffield | 3—Failure to pay at least the statutory minimum rate, keeping false records | Two | £450 fine, £150 costs |
One Stop Foods, Leeds | 2—Failure to pay at least the statutory minimum rate | Two | £100 fine, £150 costs, £443 arrears |
Pavilions Kebab House, Buxton | 1—Failure to produce records | — | £400 fine, £69 costs |
Post Office Stores, Avening | 2—Failure to pay at least the statutory minimum rate, keeping false records | One | £50 fine, £1,128 arrears |
Terry's Hair Fashion,Swanley | 3—Failure to pay at least the statutory minimum rate, failure to keep records, failure to post notices | One | £225 fine, £50 costs, £150 arrears |
Truss Self-Service, Aldershot | 3—Failure to pay at least the statutory minimum rate, keeping false records | Two | £150 fine, £200 costs, £1,277 arrears |
Weardale Hotel, Spennymoor | 1—Failure to produce records | — | £100, fine, £70 costs |
Westons, Barrow in Furness | 4—Failure to pay at least the statutory minimum rate | Four | £160 fine, £400 costs, £100 arrears |
1991 (To date) | Number and type of offences | Number of workers | Penalties placed on employers |
Allardyce Cafe, Stonehaven | 2—Failure to pay at least the statutory minimum rate | Two | Admonishment |
P. Bilton, Sheffield | 3—Failure to pay at least the statutory minimum rate | Three | £200 fine, £70 costs, £111·64 arrears |
Bridge House Hotel, Scunthorpe | 1—Failure to pay at least the statutory minimum rate | One | £150 fine, £200 costs, £418·08 arrears |
Central Carpets, Hull | 8—Failure to pay at least the statutory minimum rate, failure to keep records, failure to post notices | Three | £800 fine, £390 costs, £1,750 arrears |
£ | Per cent. |
4·80 | 74·7 |
5·40 | 81·7 |
To ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish in the Official Report the names and whereabouts of establishments prosecuted for breaching wages council legislation in 1990 and 1991, and in each case (a) the type and number of offences they committed, (b) the number of employees affected and (c) the penalties placed on employers.
The information requested is in the tables:
1991 (To date)
| Number and type of offences
| Number of workers
| Penalties placed on employers
|
D. E. Drinkall, Hull | 6—Failure to pay at least the statutory minimum rate, fai-lure to keep records, failure to post notices | Four | £150 fine, £293·75 costs. £3,103 arrears |
Filey Frozen Foods, Filey | 1—Failure to pay at least the statutory minimum rate | One | £300 fine, £150 costs, £804 arrears |
Gill Manufacturing, Leeds | 1—Failure to produce records | — | £400 fine, £230 costs |
G. C. Mull & Co.,Finsbury Park, London | 2—Failure to pay at least the statutory minimum rate | Two | £100 fine, £50 costs, £1,537 arrears |
New Image, Bedminster | 2—Failure to pay at least the statutory minimum rate | One | £100 fine, £25 costs, £121 arrears |
B. D. Price, Dudley | 1—Failure to comply with a requirement of an inspector | — | £400 fine, £393 costs |
Spar Shop, Newcastle upon Tyne | 3—Failure to pay at least the statutory minimum rate, failure to keep records, failure to post notices | One | £100 fine, £100 costs, £850 arrears |
Trendy, Hull | 2—Failure to keep records, failure to post notices | — | £400 fine, £90 costs |
Vanessa Gail Hair Design, Leeds | 2—Failure to pay at least the statutory minimum rate | Two | £250 fine, £100 costs, £2,218 arrears |
Village Market, Langley Park | 4—Failure to pay at least the statutory minimum rate | Two | £160 fine, £300 costs, £540 arrears |
To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what is the number of male part-time workers in Great Britain in April and the proportions with hourly earnings, excluding overtime pay, of less than (a) £3·40, (b) £3·70, (c) £4·92 and (d) £5·15, respectively.
There were an estimated 969,000 part-time male employees in employment in Great Britain in March 1991.The estimated percentages of part-time adult male employees earning below specified amounts, excluding overtime in the new earnings survey sample in April 1991 were:
£ | Per cent |
3·40 | 39·0 |
3·60 | 45·0 |
3·80 | 50·9 |
4·80 | 67·3 |
5·40 | 73·1 |
(a) (i) Percentage of full time men on adult rates with weekly earnings excluding overtime less than: | ||||||
April 1991 | ||||||
Manual | Non Manual | All | ||||
>£130 | >£140 | >£130 | £140 | >£130 | >£140 | |
Greater London | 4·0 | 6·0 | 1·2 | 1·8 | 2·1 | 3·2 |
South East | 4·5 | 7·1 | 1·6 | 2·5 | 2·7 | 4·2 |
East Anglia | 5·8 | 9·8 | 3·7 | 6·0 | 4·7 | 7·9 |
South West | 8·8 | 13·6 | 2·7 | 4·6 | 5·4 | 8·7 |
West Midlands | 7·2 | 11·1 | 3·8 | 5·4 | 5·6 | 8·3 |
East Midlands | 7·5 | 11·9 | 3·4 | 4·9 | 5·6 | 8·6 |
Yorkshire and Humberside | 7·7 | 12·5 | 4·1 | 6·0 | 6·1 | 9·5 |
North West | 7·8 | 11·4 | 3·5 | 5·2 | 5·6 | 8·2 |
Northern | 8·1 | 11·3 | 4·3 | 6·0 | 6·4 | 9·0 |
Wales | 8·6 | 13·7 | 4·4 | 6·1 | 6·7 | 10·2 |
Scotland | 9·2 | 13·7 | 3·7 | 5·7 | 6·5 | 9·8 |
Great Britain | 7·0 | 10·8 | 2·8 | 4·3 | 4·8 | 7·3 |
Northern Ireland | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Estimates of the percentages earning below £3·70, £4·92 and £5·15 are not available; the nearest available figures have been given. The figures relate to employees on adult rates whose earnings for the survey period were not affected by absence.
To ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish tables in the Official Report showing the proportions of manual, non-manual and all full-time employees earning less than (a) £138.74, (b) £18500 and (c) £193.60 per week excluding overtime payments, for (i) men, (ii) women and (iii) both sexes by standard economic region for Great Britain as a whole and for Northern Ireland.
The information available from the April 1991 new earnings survey closest to that requested is given in the table, for the regions of Great Britain. Comparable information for Northern Ireland is not available.
Source: New Earnings Survey (pay not affected by absence).
Note: "n/a" denotes information not available.
(a) (ii) Percentage of full lime women on adult rates with weekly earnings excluding overtime less than:
| ||||||
April 1991
| ||||||
Manual
| Non Manual
| All
| ||||
<£130
| <£140
| <£140
| <£140
| <£130
| <£140
| |
Greater London | 19·1 | 25·5 | 2·4 | 3·9 | 4·4 | 6·4 |
South East | 26·2 | 34·7 | 4·8 | 7·6 | 7·8 | 11·4 |
East Anglia | 40·5 | 51·3 | 13·6 | 19·8 | 19·2 | 26·3 |
South West | 43·7 | 54·4 | 12·7 | 18·3 | 18·0 | 24·4 |
West Midlands | 42·2 | 52·1 | 13·4 | 19·6 | 19·8 | 26·8 |
East Midlands | 44·1 | 54·5 | 13·5 | 18·6 | 21·7 | 28·2 |
York and Humberside | 46·3 | 57·6 | 14·7 | 21·5 | 21·6 | 29·3 |
North West | 41·3 | 51·7 | 13·2 | 18·7 | 18·5 | 25·0 |
Northern | 44·0 | 53·1 | 16·3 | 22·4 | 22·5 | 29·2 |
Wales | 40·9 | 53·8 | 16·7 | 21·4 | 22·2 | 28·8 |
Scotland | 42·1 | 52·8 | 14·0 | 19·4 | 19·7 | 26·2 |
Great Britain | 38·3 | 48·3 | 10·5 | 15·1 | 15·6 | 21·2 |
Northern Ireland | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Source: New Earnings Survey (pay not affected by absence).
Note: "n/a" denotes information not available.
(a) (iii) Percentage of full time employees on adult rates with weekly earnings excluding overtime less than:
| ||||||
April 1991
| ||||||
Manual
| Non Manual
| All
| ||||
<£130
| <£140
| <£130
| <£140
| <£130
| <£140
| |
Greater London | 6·8 | 9·6 | 1·7 | 2·8 | 3·0 | 4·4 |
South East | 8·5 | 12·2 | 3·0 | 4·8 | 4·6 | 6·9 |
East Anglia | 11·4 | 16·6 | 7·9 | 11·9 | 9·4 | 13·8 |
South West | 14·7 | 20·6 | 7·2 | 10·8 | 9·9 | 14·2 |
West Midlands | 13·4 | 18·4 | 8·2 | 11·8 | 10·4 | 14·6 |
East Midlands | 14·9 | 20·5 | 7·9 | 11·0 | 11·0 | 15·2 |
York and Humberside | 14·1 | 20·0 | 9·0 | 13·1 | 11·/ | 16·1 |
North West | 13·7 | 18·5 | 8·0 | 11·5 | 10·2 | 14·2 |
Northern | 14·1 | 18·4 | 10·0 | 13·7 | 11·8 | 15·8 |
Wales | 14·5 | 21·0 | 10·2 | 13·3 | 12·0 | 16·6 |
Scotland | 15·4 | 21·1 | 8·7 | 12·3 | 11·3 | 15·8 |
Great Britain | 12·6 | 17·6 | 6·3 | 9·2 | 8·6 | 12·2 |
Northern Ireland | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Source: New Earnings Survey (pay not affected by absence).
Note: "n/a" denotes information not available.
(b)(i) Percentage of full time men on adult rates with weekly earnings excluding overtime less than:
| ||||||
April 1991
| ||||||
Manual
| Non Manual
| All
| ||||
<£180
| <£190
| <£180
| <£190
| <£180
| <£190
| |
Greater London | 19·9 | 24·5 | 6·0 | 7·4 | 10·4 | 12·9 |
South East | 24·9 | 30·6 | 8·2 | 9·8 | 14·3 | 17·5 |
East Anglia | 36·1 | 42·0 | 14·6 | 17·5 | 25·4 | 29·8 |
South West | 39·7 | 46·6 | 13·2 | 15·5 | 25·1 | 29·5 |
West Midlands | 34·1 | 40·5 | 14·8 | 17·3 | 24·8 | 29·3 |
East Midlands | 34·9 | 42·4 | 14·7 | 18·0 | 25·4 | 31·0 |
Yorkshire and Humberside | 36·9 | 42·9 | 15·8 | 18·9 | 27·2 | 31·8 |
North West | 34·5 | 40·9 | 14·8 | 16·9 | 24·4 | 28·6 |
Northern | 32·2 | 39·9 | 15·3 | 17·7 | 24·7 | 30·0 |
Wales | 38·1 | 45·9 | 15·9 | 18·4 | 28·0 | 33·4 |
Scotland | 39·4 | 46·6 | 14·4 | 17·1 | 27·1 | 32·1 |
Great Britain | 33·1 | 39·7 | 12·1 | 14·4 | 21·9 | 26·1 |
Northern Ireland | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Source: New Earnings Survey (pay not affected by absence).
Note: "n/a" Denotes information not available.
(b)(ii) Percentage of full time women on adult rates with weekly earnings excluding overtime less than:
| ||||||
April 1991
| ||||||
Manual
| Non manual
| All
| ||||
<£180
| <£190
| <£180
| <£190
| <£180
| <£190
| |
Greater London | 53·9 | 60·7 | 13·1 | 17·0 | 17·9 | 22·1 |
South East | 65·3 | 71·0 | 23·4 | 28·0 | 29·3 | 34·1 |
East Anglia | 83·6 | 87·5 | 47·8 | 52·8 | 55·2 | 59·9 |
South West | 83·6 | 87·9 | 44·5 | 49·9 | 51·1 | 56·3 |
West Midlands | 83·7 | 88·1 | 47·4 | 53·1 | 55·4 | 60·8 |
East Midlands | 86·4 | 89·2 | 45·5 | 50·7 | 56·4 | 61·0 |
York and Humberside | 84·3 | 88·8 | 46·5 | 51·5 | 54·6 | 59·6 |
Manual
| Non Manual
| All
| ||||
<£180
| <£190
| <£180
| <£190
| <£180
| <£190
| |
North West | 81·2 | 84·8 | 44·7 | 50·5 | 51·6 | 57·0 |
Northern | 79·2 | 82·9 | 49·8 | 56·1 | 56·3 | 62·0 |
Wales | 82·8 | 85·7 | 46·2 | 52·7 | 54·6 | 60·3 |
Scotland | 83·3 | 87·3 | 45·5 | 50·8 | 53·2 | 58·2 |
Great Britain | 78·3 | 82·6 | 37·4 | 42·6 | 45·0 | 50·0 |
Northern Ireland | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Source: New Earnings Survey (pay not affected by absence)
Note: "n/a" denotes information not available.
(b) (iii) Percentage of full lime employees on adult rates with weekly earnings ecluding overtime less than:
| ||||||
April 1991
| ||||||
Manual
| Non Manual
| All
| ||||
<£180
| <£190
| <£180
| <£190
| <£180
| <£190
| |
Greater London | 26·2 | 31·3 | 9·2 | 11·7 | 13·3 | 16·4 |
South East | 32·4 | 38·1 | 15·0 | 18·0 | 19·9 | 23·7 |
East Anglia | 43·8 | 49·4 | 28·9 | 32·7 | 34·9 | 39·5 |
South West | 47·1 | 53·6 | 27·3 | 31·0 | 34·2 | 39·0 |
West Midlands | 42·9 | 49·0 | 29·6 | 33·5 | 35·2 | 40·0 |
East Midlands | 45·3 | 51·8 | 28·3 | 32·4 | 35·8 | 41·0 |
Yorkshire and Humberside | 44·8 | 50·5 | 29·9 | 33·8 | 36·3 | 41·0 |
North West | 42·7 | 48·7 | 28·7 | 32·5 | 34·0 | 38·7 |
Northern | 40·1 | 47·1 | 31·5 | 35·8 | 35·3 | 40·8 |
Wales | 46·2 | 53·2 | 30·1 | 34·5 | 37·1 | 42·7 |
Scotland | 47·6 | 54·3 | 29·5 | 33·4 | 36·7 | 41·7 |
Great Britain | 41·3 | 47·4 | 23·6 | 27·2 | 30·1 | 34·6 |
Northern Ireland | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Source: New Earnings Survey (pay not affected by absence)
Note: "n/a" denotes information not available.
(c) (i) Percentage of full time men on adult rates with weekly earnings excluding overtime less than:
| ||||||
April 1991
| ||||||
Manual
| Non Manual
| All
| ||||
<£190
| <£200
| <£190
| <£200
| <£190
| <£200
| |
Greater London | 24·5 | 29·0 | 7·4 | 9·1 | 12·9 | 15·4 |
South East | 30·6 | 36·1 | 9·8 | 11·9 | 17·5 | 20·8 |
East Anglia | 42·0 | 48·9 | 17·5 | 20·3 | 29·8 | 34·7 |
South West | 46·6 | 52·6 | 15·5 | 18·0 | 29·5 | 33·6 |
West Midlands | 40·5 | 46·9 | 17·3 | 19·9 | 29·3 | 33·9 |
East Midlands | 42·4 | 49·3 | 18·0 | 20·7 | 31·0 | 35·9 |
Yorkshire and Humberside | 42·9 | 49·7 | 18·9 | 21·9 | 31·8 | 36·9 |
North West | 40·9 | 47·0 | 16·9 | 19·6 | 28·6 | 32·9 |
Northern | 39·9 | 45·9 | 17·7 | 20·0 | 30·0 | 34·4 |
Wales | 45·9 | 52·3 | 18·4 | 21·6 | 33·4 | 38·4 |
Scotland | 46·6 | 52·4 | 17·1 | 20·1 | 32·1 | 36·5 |
Great Britain | 39·7 | 45·8 | 14·4 | 16·8 | 26·1 | 30·3 |
Northern Ireland | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Source: New Earnings Survey (pay not affected by absence).
Note: "n/a" denotes information not available.
(c) (ii) Percentage of full time women on adult rates with weekly earnings excluding overtime less than:
| ||||||
April 1991
| ||||||
Manual
| Non Manual
| All
| ||||
<£190
| <£200
| <£190
| <£200
| <£190
| <£200
| |
Greater London | 60·7 | 66·8 | 17·0 | 21·2 | 22·1 | 26·5 |
South East | 71·0 | 75·5 | 28·0 | 32·9 | 34·1 | 38·9 |
East Anglia | 87·5 | 89·1 | 52·8 | 57·3 | 59·9 | 63·8 |
South West | 87·9 | 90·6 | 49·9 | 55·5 | 56·3 | 61·5 |
West Midlands | 88·1 | 90·3 | 53·1 | 57·2 | 60·8 | 64·6 |
East Midlands | 89·2 | 90·9 | 50·7 | 55·9 | 61·0 | 65·2 |
Yorkshire and Humberside | 88·8 | 92·2 | 51·5 | 56·2 | 59·6 | 63·9 |
North West | 84·8 | 88·8 | 50·5 | 55·5 | 57·0 | 61·8 |
Northern | 82·9 | 85·7 | 56·1 | 60·1 | 62·0 | 65·8 |
Wales | 85·7 | 87·4 | 52·7 | 57·0 | 60·3 | 64·0 |
Scotland | 87·3 | 91·0 | 50·8 | 55·7 | 58·2 | 62·8 |
Great Britain | 82·6 | 85·9 | 42·6 | 47·4 | 50·0 | 54·5 |
Northern Ireland | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Source: New Earnings Survey (pay not affected by absence)
Note: "n/a" denotes information not available.
(c) (iii) Percentage of full lime employees on adult rates with weekly earnings excluding overtime less than:
| ||||||
April 1991
| ||||||
Manual
| Non Manual
| All
| ||||
<£190
| <£200
| <£190
| <£200
| <£190
| <£200
| |
Greater London | 31·3 | 36·0 | 11·7 | 14·5 | 16·4 | 19·7 |
South East | 38·1 | 43·4 | 18·0 | 21·3 | 23·7 | 27·6 |
East Anglia | 49·4 | 55·5 | 32·7 | 36·2 | 39·5 | 44·0 |
South West | 53·6 | 59·0 | 31·0 | 35·0 | 39·0 | 43·4 |
West Midlands | 49·0 | 54·6 | 33·5 | 36·8 | 40·0 | 44·2 |
East Midlands | 51·8 | 57·7 | 32·4 | 36·2 | 41·0 | 45·7 |
York and Humberside | 50·5 | 56·7 | 33·8 | 37·6 | 41·0 | 45·8 |
North West | 48·7 | 54·3 | 32·5 | 36·3 | 38·7 | 43·1 |
Northern | 47·1 | 52·6 | 35·8 | 38·8 | 40·8 | 45·0 |
Wales | 53·2 | 58·7 | 34·5 | 38·3 | 42·7 | 47·2 |
Scotland | 54·3 | 59·7 | 33·4 | 37·3 | 41·7 | 46·2 |
Great Britain | 47·4 | 53·0 | 27·2 | 30·7 | 34·6 | 38·9 |
Northern Ireland | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Source: New Earnings Survey (pay not affected by absence)
Note: "n/a" Denotes information not available.