§ 26. Mr. Sydney Chapmanasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will take steps to encourage more employers to pay wages and salaries by cheque or direct to the bank of an employee, instead of by cash at the place of work.
§ Mr. Chichester-ClarkMy right hon. Friend has no plans to take active steps in this matter. The report in July 1972 of the committee of the National Joint Advisory Council on Methods of Payment of Wages, on which the TUC and CBI were represented, concluded that the movement away from payment in cash is an evolutionary process which can best continue with the good will of all concerned, but did not recommend any special action by the Government.