§ 31. Miss WILKINSONasked the Minister of Labour what action he proposes to take in the numerous cases shown 1519 by his inspectors' reports where no records, or only inadequate records, of time worked and wages paid are kept by firms in contravention of the Trade Boards Acts?
§ Mr. BETTERTONIn cases of the kind described in the question the Department takes the necessary steps to secure compliance with the Trade Boards Acts. There is power to prosecute employers who fail to keep records as required by the Acts, but hitherto it has seldom been found necessary to proceed to this extremity.