asked the Minister for Social Welfare the number of workers male and female, quarterly, on short-time working for the past three years; the numbers male and female over the same period on a three-day working week; and the workers working short-time on a week in week out basis.
Written Answers. - Short-Time Workers.
519.
Statistics are available in relation to the overall numbers engaged in systematic short-time working for less than the normal number of days in a working week. It is not possible however to provide a more detailed breakdown according to the number of days worked in each case. Details of the numbers of persons working on a week in week out basis are not available. Details of the number of persons engaged in systematic short-time working for less than the normal number of days in a working week for the past three years are as follows:
|
Quarter ended |
Number of males |
Number of females |
|
June 1981 |
4,678 |
1,343 |
|
September 1981 |
3,219 |
825 |
|
December 1981 |
4,474 |
1,205 |
|
March 1982 |
7,764 |
1,993 |
|
June 1982 |
6,511 |
2,258 |
|
September 1982 |
6,579 |
1,954 |
|
December 1982 |
6,921 |
2,565 |
|
March 1983 |
8,955 |
4,075 |
|
June 1983 |
5,645 |
2,540 |
|
September 1983 |
3,252 |
1,891 |
|
December 1983 |
3,132 |
1,978 |
|
March 1984 |
4,120 |
1,844 |