The Trade Boards Act 1918 (c 32) was an Act of the

Parliament of the United Kingdom The Parliament of the United Kingdom is the supreme legislative body of the United Kingdom, the Crown Dependencies and the British Overseas Territories. It meets at the Palace of Westminster, London. It alone possesses legislative suprem ...

that heavily shaped the post-

World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was List of wars and anthropogenic disasters by death toll, one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, ...

system of UK labour law, particularly regarding collective bargaining and the establishment of

minimum wage A minimum wage is the lowest remuneration that employers can legally pay their employees—the price floor below which employees may not sell their labor. Most countries had introduced minimum wage legislation by the end of the 20th century. B ...

s. It was the result of the second of five Whitley Committee reports.

Background

The 1918 extended the piecemeal system for tackling sweated labour begun under the Trade Boards Act 1909. The Second Reading took place on 17 June 1918.Hansard HC Deb 17 June 1918 vol 10
col 61
/ref> It received Royal Assent on 8 August 1918.

Case law

*'' Pauley v Kenaldo Ld'' 9531 W.L.R. 187 *'' Hulland v William Sanders & Son''

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K.B. 78, extension of terms *'' National Association of Local Government Officers v Bolton Corp'' 943A.C. 166 *'' Nathan v Gulkoff & Levy Ltd''

933 Year 933 ( CMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Europe * Spring – Hugh of Provence, king of Italy, launches an expedition to Rome to remo ...

Ch. 809 *'' R v Minister of Labour Ex p. National Trade Defence Association'' 9321 K.B. 1 *'' France v James Coombes and Company'' 929AC 496 *'' Skinner v Jack Breach Ltd''

927 Year 927 ( CMXXVII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Europe * May 27 – Simeon I, emperor ('' tsar'') of the Bulgarian Empire, dies of heart fai ...

2 K.B. 220

Notes

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