Trade Boards Act 1918
The Trade Boards Act 1918 (c 32) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that heavily shaped the post-World War I system of UK labour law, particularly regarding collective bargaining and the establishment of minimum wages. It was the result of the second of five Whitley Committee reports.[1]
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.[2] It received Royal Assent on 8 August 1918.
Case law
- Pauley v Kenaldo Ld [1953] 1 W.L.R. 187
- Hulland v William Sanders & Son [1945] K.B. 78, extension of terms
- National Association of Local Government Officers v Bolton Corp [1943] A.C. 166
- Nathan v Gulkoff & Levy Ltd [1933] Ch. 809
- R v Minister of Labour Ex p. National Trade Defence Association [1932] 1 K.B. 1
- France v James Coombes and Company [1929] AC 496
- Skinner v Jack Breach Ltd [1927] 2 K.B. 220
See also
- UK labour law
- Trade Boards Act 1909
- Wages Councils Act 1945
- Terms and Conditions of Employment Act 1959
- Wages Councils Act 1959
- National Minimum Wage Act 1998
- Liberal reforms