A History of British Labour Law : 1867-1945
This work examines the received wisdom that, British labour law was abstentionist or non-interventionist, by looking at the role given to law
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Half Title Page
Title Page
Title verso
Contents
Acknowledgements
Introduction
1. Labour Law 1867-1880
Introduction
The Report of the Royal Commission
Collective Bargaining
The Legislative Settlement
The Settlement of 1871-The Aftermath
Picketing
Collective Bargaining
The Disraeli Government
Conclusions
2. Labour Law 1880-1900
Introduction
Litigation
The Royal Commission
Legal Regulation
Conclusions
Appendix
3. 1900-1914
Wages Legislation
Hours of Work
Dispute Resolution
Compulsory Arbitration
Other Measures. Conclusions
4. Responding to Taff Vale
Introduction
Pragmatism and Solutions
The Royal Commission
The Trade Union View
The Liberal Government
The Judicial Reaction
Responding to the 1906 Act
The Osborne Judgment
Rights, Immunities and Non-Intervention
Conclusions
5. The Impact of War 1914-18
Introduction
The 1915 Act
Compulsory Arbitration
Mobility of Labour
Wage Control and Restrictive Practices
Wage Control
Dilution
Further Wage Control
Conclusions
6. The Aftermath of War 1918-21
Introduction. Planning for the Future-Promoting Collective Bargaining
After the Armistice
The End of the Dream
Dispute Resolution and Control
State Control of Industry
Conclusions
7. Labour Law Between the Wars
Introduction
Labour Law in the 1920s
The 1927 Act
Labour Law in the 1920s-An Overview
Labour Law in the 1930s
The 1930s Assessed
Judicial Attitudes
Conclusions
8. The Impact of the Second World War
Introduction
Wartime Controls
Movement of Labour
Terms and Conditions of Employment
Wage Control. The Conditions of Employment and National Arbitration Order (SR & O 1940/1305)
Consultation
Industrial Relations Beyond the Hostilities
Wartime and Beyond
The Catering Wages Act
Wages Councils
Conclusions
9. Concluding Remarks
Index