Wages Councils Act 1945

{{Short description|UK Act of Parliament 1945 c. 17}}

{{Infobox UK legislation

| short_title = Wages Councils Act 1945

| type = Act

| 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.

| year = 1945

| citation = 8 & 9 Geo. 6. c. 17

| introduced_commons =

| introduced_lords =

| territorial_extent =

| royal_assent = 28 March 1945

| commencement =

| expiry_date =

| repeal_date =

| amends =

| replaces =

| amendments =

| repealing_legislation =

| related_legislation =

| status =

| legislation_history =

| theyworkforyou =

| millbankhansard =

| original_text =

| revised_text =

| use_new_UK-LEG =

| UK-LEG_title =

| collapsed =

}}

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 It was repealed by the Wages Act 1986.{{Cite web|url=http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/48/schedules/enacted|title=Wages Act 1986|website=www.legislation.gov.uk}}