The Agricultural Wages Board was a non-departmental government body which regulated wages for farm workers under the
Agricultural Wages Act 1948, until it was abolished in the Conservative led government's "
bonfire of the quangos" after the
Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013
The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 (c 24), also known as ERRA, is a major Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom aimed at reforming the regulatory environment faced by small and medium-sized business. It establishes a UK Green In ...
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UK labour law
United Kingdom labour law regulates the relations between workers, employers and trade unions. People at work in the UK can rely upon a minimum charter of employment rights, which are found in Acts of Parliament, Regulations, common law and equit ...
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National Minimum Wage Act 1998
The National Minimum Wage Act 1998 creates a minimum wage across the United Kingdom.. E McGaughey, ''A Casebook on Labour Law'' (Hart 2019) ch 6(1) From 1 April 2022 this was £9.50 for people age 23 and over, £9.18 for 21- to 22-year-olds, £6 ...
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United Kingdom labour law
Non-departmental public bodies of the United Kingdom government