{"id":1737,"date":"2018-01-03T13:45:15","date_gmt":"2018-01-03T13:45:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/schoolshistory.org.uk\/topics\/?page_id=1737"},"modified":"2026-05-12T15:33:45","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T15:33:45","slug":"trade-board-act-1909","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/schoolshistory.org.uk\/topics\/british-history\/modern-britain\/liberal-reforms\/trade-board-act-1909\/","title":{"rendered":"Trade Board Act 1909"},"content":{"rendered":"

Trade Board Act 1909<\/h3>\n

It is a serious national evil that any class of His Majesty’s subjects should receive less than a living wage in return for their utmost exertions. Sir Winston Churchill, 1909<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The Trade Board Act of 1909 set out to ensure that workers in low paid industries received a fair deal. It created boards that would assess industries and establish minimum wages for them that were legally binding. This prevented employers in industries where there was a surplus of workers offering employment on the basis of who would accept the lowest wages.<\/p>\n

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The Act initially covered\u00a0chain-making, ready-made tailoring, paper-box making, and the machine-made lace and finishing trades. In 1912 a Board was established under the act for the coal mining industry. Later, other industries gained a board. In 1918 the Trade Board Act was updated to incorporate a wider range of industries.<\/p>\n

Modern Britain: The Liberal Reforms 1906 – 1914<\/a><\/h3>\n

Trade Disputes Act 1906<\/a> – Workmens Compensation Act 1906<\/a> – Merchant Shipping Act 1906<\/a> – Education (Provision of Meals) Act 1906<\/a> – Education (Administrative Provisions) Act 1907<\/a> – Matrimonial Causes Act 1907<\/a> – Coal Mines Regulation Act 1908<\/a> – Children’s and Young Persons Act (Children’s Charter) 1908<\/a> – Old Age Pensions Act 1908<\/a> – Labour Exchange Act 1909<\/a> – Trade Board Act 1909<\/a> – Housing and Town Planning Act 1909<\/a> – National Insurance Act 1911<\/a> – Shops Act 1911<\/a> – Coal Mines (Minimum Wage) Act 1912<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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