§ 51. Mr. Pageasked the Minister of Labour if he will make a statement concerning his intentions with regard to legislation to authorise the payment of wages of manual workers otherwise than wholly in cash, and to reviewing the Truck Acts as a whole with a view to amending legislation, respectively.
§ Mr. Iain MacleodMy National Joint Advisory Council has accepted the view that wages might, at the request of the worker and with his employer's agreement, be paid into the worker's bank 87W account or by cheque, and in certain circumstances be paid by money or postal order. As regards the last part of the Question, the Council recommended that a committee should be set up to review the operation of the Truck Acts and to make suggestions for bringing them into line with modern conditions. I very much welcome these initiatives and both these matters are now receiving the attention of the Government.