# The Safety Representatives and Safety Committees Regulations 1977, Paragraph 2

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

The average hourly earnings referred to in paragraph 1(b) above are the average hourly earnings of the safety representative concerned or, if no fair estimate can be made of those earnings, the average hourly earnings for work of that description of persons in comparable employment with the same employer or, if there are no such persons, a figure of average hourly earnings which is reasonable in the circumstances.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1977/500/schedule/2/paragraph/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/safety-representatives-and-safety-committees-regulations-1977/schedule-2/paragraph-2
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