National Insurance Act 1920
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The National Insurance Act 1920 was a British law that significantly expanded and reformed the system of unemployment insurance originally established in 1911, extending coverage to a much larger portion of the workforce.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
social security legislation ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
providing income support during unemployment
ⓘ
reducing hardship caused by joblessness ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Great Britain ⓘ |
| basedOn | National Insurance Act 1911 ⓘ |
| chronology |
follows the National Insurance Act 1911
ⓘ
precedes later comprehensive social insurance reforms in the 1940s ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| enactedInContextOf | post–World War I economic conditions ⓘ |
| expands | unemployment insurance coverage ⓘ |
| extendsCoverageTo |
a much larger portion of the British workforce
ⓘ
additional trades and industries beyond those covered in 1911 ⓘ |
| fieldOfLaw |
employment law
ⓘ
social security law ⓘ |
| hasEffectOn |
employers’ contribution obligations
ⓘ
state responsibility for unemployment relief ⓘ workers in insured trades ⓘ |
| hasLegalForm | public general act ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | interwar period ⓘ |
| introduces | wider compulsory unemployment insurance ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
ⓘ
surface form:
Parliament of the United Kingdom
|
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | spent legislation ⓘ |
| legalSystem | English law ⓘ |
| legislativeBody |
Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
ⓘ
surface form:
Parliament of the United Kingdom
|
| partOf | development of the British welfare state ⓘ |
| policyArea |
employment policy
ⓘ
social policy ⓘ |
| reforms |
National Insurance Act 1911
ⓘ
surface form:
National Insurance Act 1911 unemployment provisions
|
| regulates |
contributions to unemployment insurance
ⓘ
payment of unemployment benefits ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
National Insurance Act 1946
ⓘ
Unemployment Insurance Act 1921 ⓘ |
| shortTitle | National Insurance Act 1920 self-link ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
labour law
ⓘ
social insurance ⓘ unemployment insurance ⓘ welfare state ⓘ |
| typeOfBenefit | contributory unemployment benefit ⓘ |
| yearOfAct | 1920 ⓘ |
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