124

PROFIT-SHARING AND LABOUR CO-PARTNERSHIP.

NUMBER OF FIRMS WITH SCHEMES OF PROFIT-SHARING IN
GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND; NUMBER OF
WORKPEOPLE COVERED; AND BONUSES PAID; 1911-1927.

[Exclusive of schemes in Co-operative Societies.*]

Number of Firms

Year. practising Schemest

Profit-
sharing. operation | Employees.

in

Approxi

participate. Schemes.

Employees
entitled to
participate.

per head.

NUMBER OF SCHEMES STILL IN OPERATION AT THE END OF 1927, AND SCHEMES DISCONTINUED BY THAT DATE, CLASSIFIED ACCORDING TO TYPES OF SCHEMES.

[Exclusive of schemes in Co-operative Societies.]

The statistics given in the Tables on this and the next three paces are exclusive of profit-sharing arrangements in co-operative societies, particulars not being available for the whole period 1911-27. In 1827, 150 co-operative societies, with 28,000 employees, were known to have profit-sharing schemes in operation. Returns from 136 of these societies showed that the bonuses paid to employees in 1927 averaged £4 18s. 7d. per head, or 4.3 per cent, on earnings.

† Some firms have more than one scheme in operation.
Including cases where the bonus was "nil."

is not available.

§ Statistics not available.

For a number of schemes information as to bonuses

NUMBER OF SCHEMES STARTED, DISCONTINUED, AND STILL IN
OPERATION AT THE END OF 1927, IN GREAT BRITAIN AND
NORTHERN IRELAND, WITH NUMBER OF WORKPEOPLE
COVERED BY EXISTING SCHEMES.

126

PROFIT-SHARING AND LABOUR CO-PARTNERSHIP.

ANALYSIS OF BONUSES PAID IN 1926 AND 1927 UNDER THOSE SCHEMES FOR WHICH PARTICULARS OF BONUS PAYMENTS ARE AVAILABLE.

II. SCHEMES CLASSIFIED ACCORDING TO INDUSTRY OR BUSINESS.

Schemes under which no bonus was earned are included for the purpose of calculating the average amount of bonus per head and the percentage addition to earnings; but in calculating the latter figure it has been necessary to omit certain cases in which a bonus was earned but the percentage could not be stated.

↑ Not available.

DURATION OF SCHEMES DISCONTINUED BY END OF 1927, CLASSIFIED BY CAUSE OF DISCONTINUANCE, AND BY INDUSTRY OR BUSINESS.

[Exclusive of schemes in Co-operative Societies.]

INDEX NUMBERS OF WHOLESALE PRICES, 1871-1920.

[Compiled by the Board of Trade.]

Note. This series was discontinued after 1920, being replaced by that
shown on page 129.

Aug.- 88.8 116.8

Dec.
1915 116.7 119-8 163.8 145.9 169.8 87.8 154.1 143.8 143.9
1916 165.8 180.1 209.5 175.1 196.7 103.6 189.4 204.0 186-5
1917 182.0 270.4 272.5 228.8 248.6 136.7 246.2 256.3 243-0
1918 204.9 354.4 259.3 263.8 256.9 210.6 260.3 268.6 268-1
1919 280.2 373.3 287.5 273.7 284.4 244.3 279.7 317-8 296-5
1920 419-2 503-7 354.8 306.8 401.6 265.8 334 1 336.6 368-8

* Oils, Oilseeds, Rubber, Hides, Wood and Bricks.