A History of British Labour Law: 1867-1945Bloomsbury Publishing, 17. sep. 2003 - 266 strani In the UK the received wisdom has tended to be that,historically, British labour law was abstentionist or non-interventionist, best epitomised by the words of Lord Wedderburn who has written that '...collective bargaining has developed in a system which depends very little on the law, which is covered by very few decisions of the judges, and which is controlled by statute very little, if at all.'. It is not until we reach the Industrial Relations Act 1971 that we discover the first attempt in peacetime to move to a legally regulated system. However, the accuracy of this non-interventionist depiction appears to very much depend on the period which is examined, which is why an historical perspective is needed in order to understand the significance of the current shape and scope of British labour law. The aim of this work is to re-examine the received interpretation by looking at both the role given to law, and that anticipated and argued for it, during the most formative period of its development, the period between 1867 and 1945. The book also revisits the debate about war-time legislation which has tended to be viewed as standing apart from mainstream labour law but which the author demonstrates to have important linkages to the past and present. |
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Stran 4
... seems to us , such as courts of law should neither enforce , nor modify nor annul . They should rest entirely on consent . 12 One suspects that a further reason concerned the right to strike . If a trade union became an incorporated ...
... seems to us , such as courts of law should neither enforce , nor modify nor annul . They should rest entirely on consent . 12 One suspects that a further reason concerned the right to strike . If a trade union became an incorporated ...
Stran 6
... seem altogether surprising but it must be appreciated that section 3 encompassed activities other than picketing . In the case of R v Skinner the threat of strike action unless an employee become a union member was held to be an offence ...
... seem altogether surprising but it must be appreciated that section 3 encompassed activities other than picketing . In the case of R v Skinner the threat of strike action unless an employee become a union member was held to be an offence ...
Stran 15
... seems unexceptional and indeed it was on this count that the accused were convicted . Of much greater import was the first count which involved a conspiracy by improper threats to induce the employer to reinstate the former 39 ( 1872 ) ...
... seems unexceptional and indeed it was on this count that the accused were convicted . Of much greater import was the first count which involved a conspiracy by improper threats to induce the employer to reinstate the former 39 ( 1872 ) ...
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... seem to have resulted in a more wide ranging opposition to further legislation.47 Any piece of prospective legislation would be judged purely on its merits . The approach of the Parliamentary Committee was in line with the view of the ...
... seem to have resulted in a more wide ranging opposition to further legislation.47 Any piece of prospective legislation would be judged purely on its merits . The approach of the Parliamentary Committee was in line with the view of the ...
Stran 19
... seem to be seriously dis- puted ... $ 1 Complaints from trade unionists in respect of the scope of the right to picket were brushed aside on the basis that picketing which involved no more than peaceful persuasion was lawful , the ...
... seem to be seriously dis- puted ... $ 1 Complaints from trade unionists in respect of the scope of the right to picket were brushed aside on the basis that picketing which involved no more than peaceful persuasion was lawful , the ...
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3 19001914 | 63 |
4 Responding to Taff Vale | 87 |
5 The Impact of War 191418 | 119 |
6 The Aftermath of War 191821 | 149 |
7 Labour Law Between the Wars | 183 |
8 The Impact of the Second World War | 223 |
9 Concluding Remarks | 249 |
Index | 257 |
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