Trade Boards Act 1918
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The Trade Boards Act 1918 was a UK law that expanded and strengthened the system of legally enforceable minimum wages in low-paid industries originally established by the Trade Boards Act 1909.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Trade Boards Act 1918 canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10114798 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Trade Boards Act 1918 Context triple: [Trade Boards Act 1909, relatedTo, Trade Boards Act 1918]
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A.
Trade Boards Act 1909
The Trade Boards Act 1909 was a landmark British social reform law that established boards to set minimum wages in certain low-paid industries, helping to combat sweated labor in the early 20th century.
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B.
Trade Union Act 1913
The Trade Union Act 1913 was a UK law that allowed trade unions to establish political funds and formally engage in political activities, particularly in support of the Labour Party.
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C.
Local Government Board Act 1871
The Local Government Board Act 1871 was a UK statute that created the Local Government Board to oversee and coordinate public health, poor law administration, and local government functions in England and Wales.
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D.
Trade Disputes and Trade Unions Act 1927
The Trade Disputes and Trade Unions Act 1927 was a British law that significantly restricted trade union activities and political funding in the aftermath of the 1926 General Strike.
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E.
Trade Disputes and Trade Unions Act 1946
The Trade Disputes and Trade Unions Act 1946 was a UK law enacted by the post-war Labour government to restore and expand trade union rights that had been restricted by earlier legislation.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Trade Boards Act 1918 Target entity description: The Trade Boards Act 1918 was a UK law that expanded and strengthened the system of legally enforceable minimum wages in low-paid industries originally established by the Trade Boards Act 1909.
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A.
Trade Boards Act 1909
The Trade Boards Act 1909 was a landmark British social reform law that established boards to set minimum wages in certain low-paid industries, helping to combat sweated labor in the early 20th century.
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B.
Trade Union Act 1913
The Trade Union Act 1913 was a UK law that allowed trade unions to establish political funds and formally engage in political activities, particularly in support of the Labour Party.
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C.
Local Government Board Act 1871
The Local Government Board Act 1871 was a UK statute that created the Local Government Board to oversee and coordinate public health, poor law administration, and local government functions in England and Wales.
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D.
Trade Disputes and Trade Unions Act 1927
The Trade Disputes and Trade Unions Act 1927 was a British law that significantly restricted trade union activities and political funding in the aftermath of the 1926 General Strike.
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E.
Trade Disputes and Trade Unions Act 1946
The Trade Disputes and Trade Unions Act 1946 was a UK law enacted by the post-war Labour government to restore and expand trade union rights that had been restricted by earlier legislation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
labour law ⓘ |
| aimedAt | protecting workers in sweated trades ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
employers in specified trades
ⓘ
workers in specified trades ⓘ |
| belongsTo | early 20th-century social reform legislation in the UK ⓘ |
| buildsUpon | Trade Boards Act 1909 ⓘ |
| category |
United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 1918
ⓘ
linked to:
United Kingdom Acts of Parliament
United Kingdom labour law ⓘ
linked to:
United Kingdom law
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| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creates | additional trade boards ⓘ |
| enactedIn | 1918 ⓘ |
| enforcementMechanism | legal enforceability of minimum wage rates ⓘ |
| expands | Trade Boards Act 1909 ⓘ |
| extends | coverage of trade boards to more trades ⓘ |
| hasConsequence | increased statutory protection for low-paid workers ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | World War I era ⓘ |
| impact | consolidation and extension of minimum wage coverage in the UK ⓘ |
| inForceIn | Great Britain ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| languageOfDocument | English ⓘ |
| legalForm | primary legislation ⓘ |
| legalStatus | spent ⓘ |
| legalSystem | English law ⓘ |
| legislativeBody |
Parliament of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
linked to:
British Parliament
|
| mechanism | statutory minimum rates set by trade boards ⓘ |
| partOf | development of the British minimum wage system ⓘ |
| policyArea |
labour market regulation
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social policy ⓘ |
| purpose |
to expand the system of legally enforceable minimum wages in low-paid industries
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to strengthen enforcement of minimum wage determinations by trade boards ⓘ |
| regulates | low-paid industries ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Trade Boards Act 1909
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Wages Councils Act 1945 ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Wages Councils Act 1945 ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Trade Boards Act 1918 ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
industrial relations
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labour regulation ⓘ minimum wage ⓘ wage protection ⓘ |
| typeOfRegulation | wage-fixing legislation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Trade Boards Act 1918 Description of subject: The Trade Boards Act 1918 was a UK law that expanded and strengthened the system of legally enforceable minimum wages in low-paid industries originally established by the Trade Boards Act 1909.
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