ࡱ> ac`7 p1bjbjUU .p7|7|]l    $> 2(******$ NN S   ^( ( r |:,< jo "  d <i0R < NEW EARNINGS SURVEY APRIL 1999 - KEY RESULTS The New Earning Survey is a survey of the earnings of employees in employment in Great Britain carried out in April of each year. The survey is based largely on a 1% sample of employees who are members of PAYE income tax schemes, and is designed to represent all categories of employees in businesses of all kinds and sizes. Part A of the 1999 New Earnings Survey was published on 14 October 1999. This special extended issue of Bargaining Update provides a summary of the main results, including the revised low pay thresholds. Unless otherwise stated all figures include overtime pay and other allowances, and cover adult employees whose pay was not affected by absence. Annual earnings Average earnings of all employees in the NES sample -- full and part-time, male and female, manual and non-manual -- rose by 3.6% over the year to April 1999. Average annual earnings went above 20,000 for the first time in 1999. Average gross annual earnings for all full-time workers were 20,919. Average annual earnings for full-time manual workers were 15,989 and for non-manual workers were 23,604. Weekly earnings Average gross weekly earnings of all full-time adult employees were 400.10 a week in April 1999. This is a 3.7% increase on the figure for April 1998. Average gross weekly earnings of part-time workers rose by 5.7% to stand at 132 a week. The pay gap between men and women has narrowed. Women s full-time earnings increased by 5.2% in the year to April 1999, compared to a 2.1% rise in mens earnings. The gender gap is still a long way from closed, however. Average weekly pay levels for full-time women still make up only 74% of full-time men's pay, compared to 72% a year earlier. Average gross weekly earnings Full time employees on adult rates whose pay was not affected by absence Manual Non-manual All Male 335.00 525.50 442.40 Female 221.90 346.90 326.50 All 315.00 443.30 400.10  Hourly earnings Excluding overtime, average gross hourly earnings of full-time adult employees increased by 4.6% to reach 10.03 an hour. The hourly average including overtime pay and hours was 10.01 The hourly earnings of part-timers climbed more quickly than those of full time workers. Part-time hourly earning (excluding overtime) rose by 5.7% to 6.61. Womens part-time earnings grew faster than mens, climbing by 5.5%, compared to 4.3% for male part-timers. The extra boost in part-time and womens earnings reflects the upgrading of the lowest rates by many employers in compliance with the National Minimum Wage. Average gross hourly earnings (excluding overtime pay and hours) Employees on adult rates whose pay was not affected by absence Full-timeManualNon-manualAllPart-timeAllMale 7.3613.5210.757.4710.26Female 5.489.368.706.468.14All 7.0411.6410.036.619.61Sectoral earnings Sectoral results are classified under three headings: public sector, private sector and private non-profit making organisations (which includes universities, higher education colleges and grant-maintained schools). Average gross weekly earnings were 394.40 in the public sector; 401.30 in the private sector and 393.80 in private non-profit making organisations. These figures represent increases of 4.0%, 3.2% and 5.0% respectively over April 1998 Earnings in the public sector actually rose faster than in the private sector, for the first time in many years. Average gross weekly earnings in Local Government were 400.20, a 4.0% increase over April 1998. Low Pay Thresholds The revised Council of Europe Decency Threshold for 1996/97 is: 7.18 an hour/ 272.07 a week/ 14,186 a year. The figure is calculated by taking 68% of average, gross, weekly earnings. The revised Low Pay Unit threshold for low pay is: 6.58 an hour/ 249.53 a week/ 13,011 a year. The figure is based on 2/3 male median earnings. The revised half male median earnings figure (UNISON's target for the minimum wage) is: 4.94 an hour/ 187.72 a week/ 9,788 a year. UNISON s campaigning figure for the minimum wage is 5 an hour. Hours The average total weekly hours worked by full-time adult employees declined to 40.0 including overtime, down from 40.2 in 1998. While the average basic working week remained unchanged at 37.9 hours, average overtime hours fell to 2.1 from the 1998 figure of 2.3. Average part-time hours stood at 19.4 hours a week. Average non-manual hours declined slightly on a year earlier, standing at 38.1 (including 0.9 hours overtime), while average manual hours fell by 0.5 hours to 43.6 per week (including 4.3 hours overtime). In the year to 1 April 1999 overtime made up 13.1% of the average weekly earnings of male manual workers, down from 14.2% last year, and 2.5% of the earnings of male non-manual workers. For women the figures were 6.2% and 1.8% respectively. The proportion of full time employees working overtime decreased by 1.2% in the year to April 1998 to 27.1% of the workforce. Those working overtime worked an average of 7.5 hours a week. Distribution of weekly earnings Between 1998 and 1999 weekly earnings of the lowest paid 10% increased faster than the top 10%. Earnings of the bottom 10% grew by 4.3%, compared to 3.7% for the top decile. Both of these were above the rate of inflation. The median (the figure in the middle when all earnings recorded in the survey are placed in order) for all full-time employees was 338.80 per week. 50% of all full-time employees earned more than this amount and 50% earned less. The median for full-time men was 374.30 a week, and for women was 284.00. The median for full-time manual workers was 294.40 a week, and for non-manual workers it was 375.10. Distribution of the top 10% of hourly earnings were more than three times those of the bottom 10% for both full and part-timers. Median hourly earnings for all full-time employees were 8.37. The bottom 10% earned 4.81, while the top 10% of earners were paid 17.24 per hour. Median hourly earnings for part-time employees were 5.17, with the bottom 10% earning 3.66, and the top decile earning 11.16. Distribution of gross hourly earnings Full time employees on adult rates whose pay was not affected by absence ( per hour) ManualsNon manualsTop 10%Bottom 10%Top 10%Bottom 10%Top 10%Bottom 10%Male11.044.6822.905.9018.635.09Female7.933.7315.784.9214.984.47All10.694.3419.675.2817.244.81Regional variations London, with average earnings of 520 a week, remained the best paid region. The next best paid region was the South East with average earnings of 423 a week, followed by East of England with 397. The North East had the lowest average earnings in England at 350 a week, followed by Yorkshire and Humberside at 361. 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