Wages Councils Act 1945

The Wages Councils Act 1945 (8 & 9 Geo. 6. c. 17) was a UK act of Parliament, concerning the setting of minimum wages and encouraging collective bargaining. It played a central role in post-war UK labour law. It was repealed by the Wages Act 1986.^[1]

Wages Councils Act 1945

Act of Parliament
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title	An Act to provide for the establishment of wages councils, and otherwise for the regulation of the remuneration and conditions of employment of workers in certain circumstances.
Citation	8 & 9 Geo. 6. c. 17
Dates
Royal assent	28 March 1945

See also

• UK labour law
• Trade Boards Act 1909
• Trade Boards Act 1918
• National Minimum Wage Act 1998