The number of cases under the Employers' Liability Act brought in the county courts, and their results, together with the amount of damages awarded where the judgment was in favor of the plaintiff, are shown, for each country, for the years 1904 and 1905, in the table which follows: NUMBER AND RESULT OF CASES, UNDER THE EMPLOYERS' LIABILITY ACT, BROUGHT IN COUNTY COURTS, AND AMOUNT OF DAMAGES AWARDED, FOR EACH COUNTRY, 1904 AND 1905. a Not including 1 case of partial incapacity where damages were assessed at 13s. (§3.16) weekly under Workmen's Compensation Act. Including 2 cases of death where lump sums amounting to £70 ($340.66) were awarded under Workmen's Compensation Act. The following table shows number of cases of death and of total and partial incapacity for which damages were awarded under the Employers' Liability Act, and the total and average amount of damages awarded, for each country, in 1904 and 1905: TOTAL AND AVERAGE DAMAGES AWARDED UNDER THE EMPLOYERS' LIABILITY ACTS FOR CASES OF DEATH AND OF TOTAL AND PARTIAL INCAPACITY, FOR EACH COUNTRY, 1904 AND 1905. • Not including 1 case where damages were assessed at 13s. ($3.16) weekly under Workmen's Compensation Act. For these cases lump sums were awarded under Workmen's Compensation Act. Including 2 cases where lump sums amounting to £70 ($340.65) were awarded under Workmen's Compensation Act. The following table shows for each of the countries the number of appeals under the Employers' Liability Act made by workmen and by employers in 1904 and 1905 and the manner in which they were disposed of: APPEALS UNDER THE EMPLOYERS' LIABILITY ACT MADE BY WORKMEN AND BY EMPLOYERS TO THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE IN ENGLAND, WALES, AND IRELAND, AND TO THE COURT OF SESSION IN SCOTLAND, BY RESULTS, 1904 AND 1905. Standard Time Rates of Wages in the United Kingdom, October 1, 1906. iii, 123 pp. (Published by the Labor Department of the British Board of Trade.) This report was prepared in continuation of a report on standard time rates, which formed Part III of the first report of the labor department on wages and hours of labor, published in 1894, and of the report on standard time rates of wages in 1900. The present volume gives the recognized rates of wages and hours of labor on October 1, 1906, as reported to the department, in some cases by the federation, in other cases by the joint authority of the federation and the trade union concerned, or by the trade union only, and in a few cases the information was obtained from other sources. The statistics are given by localities, and embrace the principal occupations in the building, engineering and shipbuilding, printing, woodworking, and miscellaneous trades. Thirteenth Annual Report on Changes in Rates of Wages and Hours of Labor in the United Kingdom, 1905. 138 pp. (Published by the Labor Department of the British Board of Trade.) This report deals with the changes in rates of wages and recognized hours of labor for a full week's work, exclusive of overtime, for the year 1905. Tables are presented showing these changes by industries, occupations, and the district affected by these changes. Sum The number of cases under the Employers' Liability Act brought in the county courts, and their results, together with the amount of damages awarded where the judgment was in favor of the plaintiff, are shown, for each country, for the years 1904 and 1905, in the table which follows: NUMBER AND RESULT OF CASES, UNDER THE EMPLOYERS' LIABILITY ACT, BROUGHT IN COUNTY COURTS, AND AMOUNT OF DAMAGES AWARDED, FOR EACH COUNTRY, 1904 AND 1905. a Not including 1 case of partial incapacity where damages were assessed at 13s. (§3.16) weekly under Workmen's Compensation Act. Including 2 cases of death where lump sums amounting to £70 ($340.66) were awarded under Workmen's Compensation Act. The following table shows number of cases of death and of total and partial incapacity for which damages were awarded under the Employers' Liability Act, and the total and average amount of damages awarded, for each country, in 1904 and 1905: TOTAL AND AVERAGE DAMAGES AWARDED UNDER THE EMPLOYERS' LIABILITY ACTS FOR CASES OF DEATH AND OF TOTAL AND PARTIAL INCAPACITY, FOR EACH COUNTRY, 1904 AND 1905. a Not including 1 case where damages were assessed at 13s. (83.16) weekly under Workmen's Compensation Act. For these cases lump sums were awarded under Workmen's Compensation Act. Including 2 cases where lump sums amounting to £70 ($340.65) were awarded under Workmen's Compensation Act. The following table shows for each of the countries the number of appeals under the Employers' Liability Act made by workmen and by employers in 1904 and 1905 and the manner in which they were disposed of: APPEALS UNDER THE EMPLOYERS' LIABILITY ACT MADE BY WORKMEN AND BY EMPLOYERS TO THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE IN ENGLAND, WALES, AND IRELAND, AND TO THE COURT OF SESSION IN SCOTLAND, BY RESULTS, 1904 AND 1905. Standard Time Rates of Wages in the United Kingdom, October 1, 1906. iii, 123 pp. (Published by the Labor Department of the British Board of Trade.) This report was prepared in continuation of a report on standard time rates, which formed Part III of the first report of the labor department on wages and hours of labor, published in 1894, and of the report on standard time rates of wages in 1900. The present volume gives the recognized rates of wages and hours of labor on October 1, 1906, as reported to the department, in some cases by the federation, in other cases by the joint authority of the federation and the trade union concerned, or by the trade union only, and in a few cases the information was obtained from other sources. The statistics are given by localities, and embrace the principal occupations in the building, engineering and shipbuilding, printing, woodworking, and miscellaneous trades. Thirteenth Annual Report on Changes in Rates of Wages and Hours of Labor in the United Kingdom, 1905. 138 pp. (Published by the Labor Department of the British Board of Trade.) This report deals with the changes in rates of wages and recognized hours of labor for a full week's work, exclusive of overtime, for the year 1905. Tables are presented showing these changes by industries, occupations, and the district affected by these changes. Sum mary tables are given showing the net results of the changes for the year and for each year of the ten-year period, 1896 to 1905. The report contains two appendixes, in the first of which is given the piece price lists and sliding scales adopted or amended in 1905, and the second gives a list of agreements concerning working rules, hours of labor, etc., agreed to or amended during the same year. The report is based on returns furnished by employers and employers' associations, trade unions, bureau correspondence, and official sources. RATES OF WAGES.-While the latter half of the year shows an upward tendency in the rates of wages, the year as a whole shows a decrease, which, however, is considerably below that reported for any year since the decline began in 1901. The industry most affected by the decline was coal mining, in which the weekly falling off in wages was £13,471 $65.557 . The industries most affected by increase in wages were the textile trades, pig iron, and iron and steel manufacturing, and employees of public authorities, in which the weekly increases reported amounted to £9.915 ($48.251), £2,430 ($11,826, and £2.333 ($11,354, respectively. A net decrease was reported in 6 industries and a net increase in 6 industries. Wages in 1905 were still higher than they were in 1901 in the building, textile, and clothing trades, and for employees of public authorities, while the wages in coal mines, other mines, quarrying, iron and steel manufacturing, engineering and shipbuilding, other metal trades, glass, etc., trades were lower than in 1901. The coal mining industry has suffered a greater diminution of wages than any other. The following table summarizes the principal data contained in the returns for the ten-year period, 1896 to 1905. Since the number of agricultural laborers, seamen, and railway employees affected by these changes is not known, they are not included in the general tables, but are treated separately in the report. NUMBER OF PERSONS AFFECTED BY CHANGES IN RATES OF WAGES, AND AMOUNT OF INCREASE OR DECREASE, 1896 TO 1905. Alacre ne pouvons Pomp was my cheath, der were the same at end of year as at beginning. |