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Holidays with Pay Act 1938 
Summary
The Holidays with Pay Act 1938 (1 & 2 Geo. 6. c. 70) was legislation of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which provided for paid holidays for working class employees,[1] and was the result of a twenty-year campaign.[2]
| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act to enable wage regulating authorities to make provision for holidays and holiday remuneration for workers whose wages they regulate, and to enable the Minister of Labour to assist voluntary schemes for securing holidays with pay for workers in any industry. |
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| Citation | 1 & 2 Geo. 6. c. 70 |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 29 July 1938 |
| Other legislation | |
| Repealed by | Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2004 |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
The Act was repealed by the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2004.[a][3]
It led to the popularity of holiday camps such as those run by Butlins[4]
The provisions of the Act have largely been replaced by the European Working Time Directive enacted by statutory instrument 1998/1833 - Working Time Regulations 1998
- ^ Schedule 1 Part 8 – Employment
References edit
- ^ "Holidays with Pay Act 1938". Retrieved 31 March 2016.
- ^ Dawson, Sandra (2006). "TCBH Postgraduate Essay Prize Winner for 2006 "Working-Class Consumers and the Campaign for Holidays with Pay"" (PDF). TBCH. Retrieved 31 March 2016.[dead link]
- ^ "Statute Laws Repeals Act 2004". Retrieved 31 March 2016.
- ^ Jardine, Cassandra (13 August 2009). "Butlins joins the 21st century". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 5 February 2010.