The Wages Councils Act 1945 (8 & 9 Geo. 6. c. 17) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, concerning the setting of minimum wages and encouraging collective bargaining. The act played a central role in post-war UK labour law. It was repealed by the Wages Act 1986.
Subsequent developments The whole act was repealed by section 26 of, and the sixth schedule to, the Wages Councils Act 1959 (7 & 8 Eliz. 2. c. 69), which came into force on 29 July 1959.
See also UK labour law Trade Boards Act 1909 Trade Boards Act 1918 National Minimum Wage Act 1998
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