Crown Aluminium Works v Their Workmen (1958)

Labour Law I · Minimum Wages

Facts.

An employer claimed inability to pay the wages fixed for its workers.

Issue.

Can an employer pay below the minimum wage on the ground of financial incapacity?

Held.

There is no right to conduct an industry if it cannot pay a minimum wage; capacity to pay is relevant to fair wages, not the minimum.

Why it matters.

It is the leading authority that the minimum wage is a non-negotiable floor — the core of every minimum-wage answer.

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