British statutes on work from the Black Death to the twentieth century: the Ordinance of Labourers 1349 and Statute of Labourers 1351 that fixed wages, the Factory Act 1833, the Trade Union Act 1871 and the Equal Pay Act 1970. A statute belongs here when its cited article describes an act of the English or British Parliament on labour, factories or pay. It excludes American and other acts. The medieval labour ordinances are admitted with the modern factory and union acts because the articles trace one line of English wage and labour regulation.
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Equal Pay Act 1970, Wikipedia
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The Equal Pay Act 1970 (c. 41) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that prohibited any less favourable treatment between men and women in terms of pay and conditions of employment.
Ordinance of Labourers 1349 (Wikipedia)
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The ordinance is often considered to be the start of English labour law.
Trade Union Act 1871 (Wikipedia)
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The Trade Union Act 1871 (34 & 35 Vict. c. 31) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which greatly expanded the rights of trade unions in the United Kingdom, notably giving them the right to strike.
Statute of Labourers 1351, Wikipedia
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Stat. 2) was an act of the Parliament of England under King Edward III in 1351 in response to a labour shortage, which aimed at regulating the labour force by prohibiting requesting or offering a wage higher than pre-Plague standards and limiting movement in search of better conditions.
Factory Acts (Wikipedia)
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The Factory Acts were a series of acts passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom beginning in 1802 to regulate and improve the conditions of industrial employment.
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