TY  - JOUR
AB  - The TUC is opposed to the decision by the British Government to
abolish wages councils, which if successful will worsen the pay and
conditions of the 2.6 million workers covered by them, and many other
low paid workers who use the rates set as reference points. Drawing on
theoretical literature and empirical research, explores the arguments
for and against abolition and discusses the case for a statutory
national minimum wage. Concludes by arguing that the case for abolition
is far from proven on economic and social grounds, and that the
introduction of a statutory national minimum wage, combined with other
active labour market intervention by the Government, is needed to
overcome the problem of low pay.
VL  - 14
IS  - 5
SN  - 0143-7720
DO  - 10.1108/01437729310033304
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/01437729310033304
AU  - Callaghan B.
AU  - Jones R.
PY  - 1993
Y1  - 1993/01/01
TI  - Wages Councils and Abolition: The TUC Perspective
T2  - International Journal of Manpower
PB  - MCB UP Ltd
SP  - 17
EP  - 37
Y2  - 2024/09/19
ER  -