Realities and problems

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Identifikator:: 1830556908

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-221283

Document type:: Monograph

Title:: Realities and problems

Place of publication:: Westminster

Publisher:: [Verlag nicht ermittelbar]

Year of publication:: 1930

Scope:: 67 Seiten

Digitisation:: 2022

Collection:: Economics Books

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Title:: The engineering industry

Collection:: Economics Books

In the Engineering Industry over 50 per cent. of the employees generally are in a position to earn 33} per cent. or more on their base rates by working on payment by results, and it can be shown that whereas base rates may not compare favourably with the rates in non-exporting industries the earnings of engineering operatives compare very favourably with the rates paid in these industries. COMPARISON OF RATES AND EARNINGS OF ENGINEERING FITTERS WITH RATES PAID IN OTHER INDUSTRIES. Industry. ENGINEERING Time rate vor i Earnings ix for BUiLpine (tirade “A ™) ... CABINET AND UPHOLSTERY (London) wa — C1v1L, ENGINEERING {Class 1.) rs ee ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS* (Grade “B™) ... I HEATING AND DOMESTIC (Grade “ 1B 7) e. PRINTING ... - - TRANSPORT :— L.G.0.C. ws a L.C.C. Trams ... 5a Class of | Weekly Workpeople. Hours. Fitters wn oR Fitters :— Timeworkers wp Payment by Result Workers vas Nombined Time and P bv R. Workers 4% 49-2 47:7 4AR.4 Craftsmen ... ee summer 464 Winter 14 Cabinet Makers ... 47 Surminer 494 Winter |! 141 47 Fitters ae Wiremen ... wee Pipe Fitters pr Compositors vs (Jobbing) Provinces Fy London | Bus Drivers oie 4 Conductors we “3 Drivers yoy . 2 Conductors ee g" Hourly Rate. 1/28 1/42 1/76 1/61 1/7 1 1/8 1/5 to 11/6 1/7% 1/7% 1/36 to 1/7-4 +/10% 1/9-8 3 Tile Weekly Rate. 58/11 (average) 66 /5% T7/9% 72 110 73/73 BO IR 78 /4 70/4} to 74/3 63/04 to 66/9 76/41 75 j43 6216 to 77 /6 89/0 86/6 79/6 78 [-(Max.) 73 ]-(Max.) * Rate to operate on 1st pay-dav in January, 1931 But there is another consideration when referring to wages. Earnings based on results bear a direct relation to output and consequently to the cost of production. A comparison with’ the rates paid to the principal classes of engineering operatives in this country with those paid to the same classes in other countries helps to emphasise the disabilities under which the British Engineering Industry is labouring. This is shown in Appendix “D”, a table submitted by the Minister of Labour in reply to a question in the House on 16th May, 1930.

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