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Low Pay

Volume 196: debated on Thursday 17 October 1991

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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.
3·4038·8
3·6045·8
3·8052·9
Prosecutions under sections 16, 19, and 21 of the Wages Act 1986
1990Number and type of offencesNumber of workersPenalties placed on employers
Burger House, Maidstone2—Failure to pay at least the statutory minimum rate, keeping false recordsOne£600 fine, £345 costs, £1280 arrears
G. S. Fruit, Sheffield3—Failure to pay at least the statutory minimum rate, keeping false recordsTwo£450 fine, £150 costs
One Stop Foods, Leeds2—Failure to pay at least the statutory minimum rateTwo£100 fine, £150 costs, £443 arrears
Pavilions Kebab House, Buxton1—Failure to produce records£400 fine, £69 costs
Post Office Stores, Avening2—Failure to pay at least the statutory minimum rate, keeping false recordsOne£50 fine, £1,128 arrears
Terry's Hair Fashion,Swanley3—Failure to pay at least the statutory minimum rate, failure to keep records, failure to post noticesOne£225 fine, £50 costs, £150 arrears
Truss Self-Service, Aldershot3—Failure to pay at least the statutory minimum rate, keeping false recordsTwo£150 fine, £200 costs, £1,277 arrears
Weardale Hotel, Spennymoor1—Failure to produce records£100, fine, £70 costs
Westons, Barrow in Furness4—Failure to pay at least the statutory minimum rateFour£160 fine, £400 costs, £100 arrears
1991 (To date)Number and type of offencesNumber of workersPenalties placed on employers
Allardyce Cafe, Stonehaven2—Failure to pay at least the statutory minimum rateTwoAdmonishment
P. Bilton, Sheffield3—Failure to pay at least the statutory minimum rateThree£200 fine, £70 costs, £111·64 arrears
Bridge House Hotel, Scunthorpe1—Failure to pay at least the statutory minimum rateOne£150 fine, £200 costs, £418·08 arrears
Central Carpets, Hull8—Failure to pay at least the statutory minimum rate, failure to keep records, failure to post noticesThree£800 fine, £390 costs, £1,750 arrears
£Per cent.
4·8074·7
5·4081·7
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 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.

1991 (To date)

Number and type of offences

Number of workers

Penalties placed on employers

D. E. Drinkall, Hull6—Failure to pay at least the statutory minimum rate, fai-lure to keep records, failure to post noticesFour£150 fine, £293·75 costs. £3,103 arrears
Filey Frozen Foods, Filey1—Failure to pay at least the statutory minimum rateOne£300 fine, £150 costs, £804 arrears
Gill Manufacturing, Leeds1—Failure to produce records£400 fine, £230 costs
G. C. Mull & Co.,Finsbury Park, London2—Failure to pay at least the statutory minimum rateTwo£100 fine, £50 costs, £1,537 arrears
New Image, Bedminster2—Failure to pay at least the statutory minimum rateOne£100 fine, £25 costs, £121 arrears
B. D. Price, Dudley1—Failure to comply with a requirement of an inspector£400 fine, £393 costs
Spar Shop, Newcastle upon Tyne3—Failure to pay at least the statutory minimum rate, failure to keep records, failure to post noticesOne£100 fine, £100 costs, £850 arrears
Trendy, Hull2—Failure to keep records, failure to post notices£400 fine, £90 costs
Vanessa Gail Hair Design, Leeds2—Failure to pay at least the statutory minimum rateTwo£250 fine, £100 costs, £2,218 arrears
Village Market, Langley Park4—Failure to pay at least the statutory minimum rateTwo£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
3·4039·0
3·6045·0
3·8050·9
4·8067·3
5·4073·1
(a) (i) Percentage of full time men on adult rates with weekly earnings excluding overtime less than:
April 1991
ManualNon ManualAll
>£130>£140>£130£140>£130>£140
Greater London4·06·01·21·82·13·2
South East4·57·11·62·52·74·2
East Anglia5·89·83·76·04·77·9
South West8·813·62·74·65·48·7
West Midlands7·211·13·85·45·68·3
East Midlands7·511·93·44·95·68·6
Yorkshire and Humberside7·712·54·16·06·19·5
North West7·811·43·55·25·68·2
Northern8·111·34·36·06·49·0
Wales8·613·74·46·16·710·2
Scotland9·213·73·75·76·59·8
Great Britain7·010·82·84·34·87·3
Northern Irelandn/an/an/an/an/an/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 London19·125·52·43·94·46·4
South East26·234·74·87·67·811·4
East Anglia40·551·313·619·819·226·3
South West43·754·412·718·318·024·4
West Midlands42·252·113·419·619·826·8
East Midlands44·154·513·518·621·728·2
York and Humberside46·357·614·721·521·629·3
North West41·351·713·218·718·525·0
Northern44·053·116·322·422·529·2
Wales40·953·816·721·422·228·8
Scotland42·152·814·019·419·726·2
Great Britain38·348·310·515·115·621·2
Northern Irelandn/an/an/an/an/an/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 London6·89·61·72·83·04·4
South East8·512·23·04·84·66·9
East Anglia11·416·67·911·99·413·8
South West14·720·67·210·89·914·2
West Midlands13·418·48·211·810·414·6
East Midlands14·920·57·911·011·015·2
York and Humberside14·120·09·013·111·/16·1
North West13·718·58·011·510·214·2
Northern14·118·410·013·711·815·8
Wales14·521·010·213·312·016·6
Scotland15·421·18·712·311·315·8
Great Britain12·617·66·39·28·612·2
Northern Irelandn/an/an/an/an/an/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 London19·924·56·07·410·412·9
South East24·930·68·29·814·317·5
East Anglia36·142·014·617·525·429·8
South West39·746·613·215·525·129·5
West Midlands34·140·514·817·324·829·3
East Midlands34·942·414·718·025·431·0
Yorkshire and Humberside36·942·915·818·927·231·8
North West34·540·914·816·924·428·6
Northern32·239·915·317·724·730·0
Wales38·145·915·918·428·033·4
Scotland39·446·614·417·127·132·1
Great Britain33·139·712·114·421·926·1
Northern Irelandn/an/an/an/an/an/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 London53·960·713·117·017·922·1
South East65·371·023·428·029·334·1
East Anglia83·687·547·852·855·259·9
South West83·687·944·549·951·156·3
West Midlands83·788·147·453·155·460·8
East Midlands86·489·245·550·756·461·0
York and Humberside84·388·846·551·554·659·6

Manual

Non Manual

All

<£180

<£190

<£180

<£190

<£180

<£190

North West81·284·844·750·551·657·0
Northern79·282·949·856·156·362·0
Wales82·885·746·252·754·660·3
Scotland83·387·345·550·853·258·2
Great Britain78·382·637·442·645·050·0
Northern Irelandn/an/an/an/an/an/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 London26·231·39·211·713·316·4
South East32·438·115·018·019·923·7
East Anglia43·849·428·932·734·939·5
South West47·153·627·331·034·239·0
West Midlands42·949·029·633·535·240·0
East Midlands45·351·828·332·435·841·0
Yorkshire and Humberside44·850·529·933·836·341·0
North West42·748·728·732·534·038·7
Northern40·147·131·535·835·340·8
Wales46·253·230·134·537·142·7
Scotland47·654·329·533·436·741·7
Great Britain41·347·423·627·230·134·6
Northern Irelandn/an/an/an/an/an/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 London24·529·07·49·112·915·4
South East30·636·19·811·917·520·8
East Anglia42·048·917·520·329·834·7
South West46·652·615·518·029·533·6
West Midlands40·546·917·319·929·333·9
East Midlands42·449·318·020·731·035·9
Yorkshire and Humberside42·949·718·921·931·836·9
North West40·947·016·919·628·632·9
Northern39·945·917·720·030·034·4
Wales45·952·318·421·633·438·4
Scotland46·652·417·120·132·136·5
Great Britain39·745·814·416·826·130·3
Northern Irelandn/an/an/an/an/an/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 London60·766·817·021·222·126·5
South East71·075·528·032·934·138·9
East Anglia87·589·152·857·359·963·8
South West87·990·649·955·556·361·5
West Midlands88·190·353·157·260·864·6
East Midlands89·290·950·755·961·065·2
Yorkshire and Humberside88·892·251·556·259·663·9
North West84·888·850·555·557·061·8
Northern82·985·756·160·162·065·8
Wales85·787·452·757·060·364·0
Scotland87·391·050·855·758·262·8
Great Britain82·685·942·647·450·054·5
Northern Irelandn/an/an/an/an/an/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 London31·336·011·714·516·419·7
South East38·143·418·021·323·727·6
East Anglia49·455·532·736·239·544·0
South West53·659·031·035·039·043·4
West Midlands49·054·633·536·840·044·2
East Midlands51·857·732·436·241·045·7
York and Humberside50·556·733·837·641·045·8
North West48·754·332·536·338·743·1
Northern47·152·635·838·840·845·0
Wales53·258·734·538·342·747·2
Scotland54·359·733·437·341·746·2
Great Britain47·453·027·230·734·638·9
Northern Irelandn/an/an/an/an/an/a

Source: New Earnings Survey (pay not affected by absence)

Note: "n/a" Denotes information not available.