asked the Minister for the Environment if he will furnish information on changes in the basic pay of road workers employed by Meath County Council under national pay adjustments under the following headings (a) the weekly rate prior to first national agreement and (b) the amount of each subsequent pay adjustment and the date of change.
Written Answers. - Meath Road Workers.
539.
The following is the information as furnished by Meath County Council: (a) the weekly basic pay of road workers employed by Meath County Council prior to the first national agreement was £16.54; (b) the amount of each subsequent pay adjustment and the date of the adjustments are set out in the following table:
Meath County Council.
Basic Weekly Wage Rates of Roadworkers.
|
Effective date |
Weekly Increase |
New Weekly Wage |
|
£ |
£ |
|
|
1st January, 1972 |
2.00 |
18.54 |
|
1st January, 1973 |
1.37 |
19.91 |
|
1st June, 1973 |
2.60 |
22.51 |
|
1st July, 1973 |
0.10 |
22.61 |
|
1st June, 1974 |
2.85 |
25.46 |
|
1st December, 1974 |
2.23 |
27.69 |
|
1st March, 1975 |
2.77 |
30.46 |
|
1st June, 1975 |
3.05 |
33.51 |
|
1st September, 1975 |
1.68 |
35.19 |
|
1st December, 1975 |
0.60 |
35.79 |
|
1st March, 1976 |
1.00 |
36.79 |
|
1st June, 1976 |
0.60 |
37.39 |
|
1st August, 1976 |
3.12 |
40.51 |
|
1st April, 1977 |
2.01 |
42.52 |
|
1st November, 1977 |
2.06 |
44.58 |