Shops Acts
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The Shops Acts are a series of UK laws that historically regulated the opening hours and working conditions of retail and shop workers.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shops Acts canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | series of Acts of Parliament ⓘ |
| aimsTo | balance consumer convenience with worker protection ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
retail premises
ⓘ
shop workers ⓘ shops ⓘ |
| concerns |
conditions of employment in shops
ⓘ
retail trade ⓘ trading hours ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| enactedBy | Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasProvisionOn |
closing hours on Sundays
ⓘ
closing hours on weekdays ⓘ half‑day closing ⓘ night work in shops ⓘ record‑keeping of working hours in shops ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
retail employers
ⓘ
shop assistants ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
England
ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| legalArea |
commercial regulation
ⓘ
employment law ⓘ labour law ⓘ |
| legalStatus |
partly in force in amended form
ⓘ
partly repealed ⓘ |
| partiallySupersededBy |
Sunday Trading Act 1994
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Working Time Regulations 1998 NERFINISHED ⓘ modern employment legislation ⓘ |
| purpose |
limit excessive working hours in shops
ⓘ
protect health and welfare of shop workers ⓘ provide weekly half‑holiday or half‑day off for shop workers ⓘ regulate Sunday trading by shops ⓘ regulate opening hours of shops ⓘ regulate working conditions of shop workers ⓘ |
| regulates |
employment of young persons in shops
ⓘ
hours of employment of shop workers ⓘ meal breaks for shop workers ⓘ shop closing hours ⓘ shop opening hours ⓘ weekly rest periods for shop workers ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Shops (Sunday Trading Restriction) Act 1936
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shops Act 1911 NERFINISHED ⓘ Shops Act 1912 NERFINISHED ⓘ Shops Act 1934 NERFINISHED ⓘ Shops Act 1950 NERFINISHED ⓘ Sunday Trading Act 1994 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfNorm | statutory regulation ⓘ |
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