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wages council
wages council n (Industrial Relations & HR Terms) (formerly, in Britain) a statutory body empowered to fix minimum wages in an industry; abolished in 1994 Wages Council
Wages CouncilOne of a number of boards in the United Kingdom that formerly set minimum wages. One wages council existed for each low-pay industry and each had the authority to raise or lower the minimum wage for that industry. Most wage councils were abolished in the early 1990s. In the late 1990s, the National Minimum Wage was passed, eliminating the need for the councils.Wages Council a UK body which stipulated minimum levels of WAGES and CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT in certain industries. Wages Councils were abolished in 1993. See MINIMUM WAGE RATE. |