If wage rates continue to rise the price stabilisation policy would have to be abandoned. But if, notwithstanding these warnings, employers and workers do in fact agree on increased wages, in the expectation that the Government will foot the bill, there is nothing to stop them". 7. There are special features in the agricultural wage situation which accentuate these difficulties. The wage fixing bodies are established under statute and consist not only of representatives of employers and workers but of' independent members appointed by the Minister.
- Civil Defence Region
- Nationwide
- Collection ID
- CAB71
- Document Reference
- CAB 71/4/82
- Document Types
- Memorandum
- File Reference
- CAB 71/4
- Former Department Reference
- LP(41) 155
- Identifier
- 10.1080/wtss.cab71.000004.082
- Keywords
- Agriculture Farmers Minimum Wage Price Controls Prices Production Costs Trade Unions Wages
- Language
- English
- Organizations Discussed
- Agricultural Wages Board Lord President's Committee Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries National Farmers' Union
- Pages
- 5
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Series
- Papers Nos. 76(41) - 158(41)
- Themes
- Rationing Supply Licensing Price Control Wages Cost of Living
