The Factory and Workshop Act 1895 (
58 & 59 Vict. c. 37) was a
UK act of Parliament intended to regulate the conditions, safety, health and wages of people working in factories. It gives an example of the serious problems in
UK labour law at the beginning of the 20th century.
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History of labour law
The history of labour law concerns the development of labour law as a way of regulating and improving the life of people at work. In the civilisations of antiquity, the use of slave labour was widespread. Some of the maladies associated with unregu ...
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UK labour law
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UK labour law history
The History of labour law in the United Kingdom concerns the development of UK labour law, from its roots in Roman and medieval times in the British Isles up to the present. Before the Industrial Revolution and the introduction of mechanised manufa ...
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United Kingdom labour law
Legal history of the United Kingdom
United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 1895
Health and safety in the United Kingdom
Occupational safety and health law
1895 in labor relations
Factory inspectors
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