Trade Boards Act 1918
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The Trade Boards Act 1918 was a UK law that expanded and strengthened the system of legally enforceable minimum wages in low-paid industries originally established by the Trade Boards Act 1909.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
labour law ⓘ |
| aimedAt | protecting workers in sweated trades ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
employers in specified trades
ⓘ
workers in specified trades ⓘ |
| belongsTo | early 20th-century social reform legislation in the UK ⓘ |
| buildsUpon | Trade Boards Act 1909 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 1918
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Kingdom labour law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creates | additional trade boards ⓘ |
| enactedIn | 1918 ⓘ |
| enforcementMechanism | legal enforceability of minimum wage rates ⓘ |
| expands | Trade Boards Act 1909 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| extends | coverage of trade boards to more trades ⓘ |
| hasConsequence | increased statutory protection for low-paid workers ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | World War I era ⓘ |
| impact | consolidation and extension of minimum wage coverage in the UK ⓘ |
| inForceIn | Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| languageOfDocument | English ⓘ |
| legalForm | primary legislation ⓘ |
| legalStatus | spent ⓘ |
| legalSystem | English law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mechanism | statutory minimum rates set by trade boards ⓘ |
| partOf | development of the British minimum wage system ⓘ |
| policyArea |
labour market regulation
ⓘ
social policy ⓘ |
| purpose |
to expand the system of legally enforceable minimum wages in low-paid industries
ⓘ
to strengthen enforcement of minimum wage determinations by trade boards ⓘ |
| regulates | low-paid industries ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Trade Boards Act 1909
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wages Councils Act 1945 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Wages Councils Act 1945 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Trade Boards Act 1918 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
industrial relations
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labour regulation ⓘ minimum wage ⓘ wage protection ⓘ |
| typeOfRegulation | wage-fixing legislation ⓘ |
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