Workmen's Compensation Act 1906

Workmen's Compensation Act 1906

Workmen's Compensation Act 1906 was a United Kingdom Act of Parliament which dealt with the right of working people for compensation for personal injury.

A 'workman' was defined as,

"any person who enters into or works under a contract of service or apprenticeship with an employer, whether by way of manual labour, clerical work or otherwise, and whether the contract is expressed or implied, is oral or in writing."

Exceptions were made, including non-manual workers employed on annual pay over £250, casual workers employed "otherwise than for the purposes of their employer's trade or business", outworkers and family workers. Hence specific exclusions were made at both the top and bottom end of the labour market.

ee also

*Workmen's Compensation Act 1897
*Contracts of Employment Act 1963
*UK labour law
*English tort law

Notes

References

*Simon Deakin, 'The historical process of wage formation', in Linda Clarke et al, "The Dynamics of Wage Relations in the New Europe" (2000) pp.38-9


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужно решить контрольную?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Workmen's Compensation Act 1897 — was a United Kingdom Act of Parliament which dealt with the right of working people for compensation for personal injury.A workman was defined as, any person who is engaged in an employment to which this Act applies, whether by way of manual… …   Wikipedia

  • Workmen's compensation act — (Law) A statute fixing the compensation that a workman may recover from an employer in case of accident, esp. the British act of 6 Edw. VII. c. 58 (1906) giving to a workman, except in certain cases of serious and willful misconduct, a right… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 1906 in the United Kingdom — Events from the year 1906 in the United Kingdom.Incumbents*Monarch Edward VII of the United Kingdom *Prime Minister Henry Campbell Bannerman, LiberalEvents* 8 February The Liberal Party led by Henry Campbell Bannerman win the general election… …   Wikipedia

  • Contracts of Employment Act 1963 — Parliament of the United Kingdom Long title ... Statute book chapter 1963 …   Wikipedia

  • List of Acts of Parliament of the United Kingdom Parliament, 1900-1919 — This is an incomplete list of Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for the years 1900 1919. For acts passed prior to 1707 see List of Acts of Parliament of the English Parliament and List of Acts of Parliament of the Scottish… …   Wikipedia

  • List of Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, 1900–1919 — UK Legislation Acts of Parliament by states preceding the United Kingdom Of the Kingdom of England Before 1485 1485–1601 · 1603–1641 Interregnum (1642–1660) 1660–1699 · 1700–1706 …   Wikipedia

  • Liberal welfare reforms — The Liberal welfare reforms (1906 1914 [http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/history/mwh/britain/liberalreformsrev1.shtml BBC GCSE Bitesize History | Modern World History | Britain 1905 1951 | The Liberal reforms 1906 1914 ] ] ) collectively …   Wikipedia

  • Federal Employers Liability Act — The Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA), 45 U.S.C. § 51 et seq. (1908) is a United States federal law that protects and compensates railroaders injured on the job. Background In the years between 1889 and 1920, railroad use in the United… …   Wikipedia

  • Haftpflicht für Tötungen und Körperverletzungen — (insbes. die sog. Haftpflichtgesetze). Inhalt: A. Deutsches Reich. B. Österreich. C. Ungarn. D. Belgien. E. Frankreich. F. Italien. G. Niederlande, H. Schweiz. I. die skandinavischen Länder. K. Rußland. L. England (Amerika)1. Es finden sich die… …   Enzyklopädie des Eisenbahnwesens

  • List of Oregon ballot measures — Elections in Oregon Federal offices Presidential elections 2000 · 2004 · 2008 Presidential primaries …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”