Minimum Wage Act 1998
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The Minimum Wage Act 1998 is a UK law that established the first statutory national minimum wage, setting legally enforceable minimum pay rates for workers across the country.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| National Minimum Wage Act 1998 | 3 |
| Minimum Wage Act 1998 canonical | 2 |
| National Minimum Wage policy in the UK | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10114799 — 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: Minimum Wage Act 1998 Context triple: [Trade Boards Act 1909, relatedTo, Minimum Wage Act 1998]
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A.
Fair Work Act 2009
The Fair Work Act 2009 is Australia’s primary workplace relations law, setting out the national framework for employment conditions, rights, and obligations for employers and employees.
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B.
Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007
The Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 is a U.S. federal law that significantly increased the federal minimum wage in several stages for the first time in a decade.
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C.
Employment Relations Act 2000
The Employment Relations Act 2000 is New Zealand’s primary labour law statute that sets out the legal framework for employment relationships, workers’ rights, and dispute resolution.
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D.
Coal Mines (Minimum Wage) Act 1912
The Coal Mines (Minimum Wage) Act 1912 was a landmark British law that first established a statutory minimum wage for coal miners following widespread industrial unrest and strikes.
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E.
Employment Contracts Act 1991
The Employment Contracts Act 1991 was a New Zealand statute that radically reformed labour law by replacing collective bargaining structures with a contract-based employment framework.
- 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: Minimum Wage Act 1998 Target entity description: The Minimum Wage Act 1998 is a UK law that established the first statutory national minimum wage, setting legally enforceable minimum pay rates for workers across the country.
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A.
Fair Work Act 2009
The Fair Work Act 2009 is Australia’s primary workplace relations law, setting out the national framework for employment conditions, rights, and obligations for employers and employees.
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B.
Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007
The Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 is a U.S. federal law that significantly increased the federal minimum wage in several stages for the first time in a decade.
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C.
Employment Relations Act 2000
The Employment Relations Act 2000 is New Zealand’s primary labour law statute that sets out the legal framework for employment relationships, workers’ rights, and dispute resolution.
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D.
Coal Mines (Minimum Wage) Act 1912
The Coal Mines (Minimum Wage) Act 1912 was a landmark British law that first established a statutory minimum wage for coal miners following widespread industrial unrest and strikes.
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E.
Employment Contracts Act 1991
The Employment Contracts Act 1991 was a New Zealand statute that radically reformed labour law by replacing collective bargaining structures with a contract-based employment framework.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
UK labour law ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
employees in the United Kingdom
ⓘ
workers in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| authorises | Secretary of State to set minimum wage rates ⓘ |
| basisFor |
National Minimum Wage policy in the UK
ⓘ
linked to:
Minimum Wage Act 1998
|
| cameIntoForce | 1999-04-01 ⓘ |
| consults | Low Pay Commission ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creates | statutory national minimum wage ⓘ |
| enforcedBy |
HM Revenue and Customs
ⓘ
UK government enforcement agencies ⓘ |
| excludes | certain categories of workers such as some trainees and volunteers ⓘ |
| grantsRightTo |
workers to receive at least the national minimum wage
ⓘ
workers to recover arrears of underpaid wages ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | first law to introduce a statutory national minimum wage in the UK ⓘ |
| implementedBy | National Minimum Wage Regulations ⓘ |
| introducedBy |
Tony Blair government
ⓘ
linked to:
Blair ministry
|
| introducedUnderPrimeMinister | Tony Blair ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| languageOfDocument | English ⓘ |
| legislativeBody |
UK Parliament
ⓘ
linked to:
British Parliament
|
| longTitle | An Act to make provision for and in connection with the establishment of a national minimum wage ⓘ |
| parliament |
Parliament of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
linked to:
British Parliament
|
| policyArea |
economic policy
ⓘ
social policy ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
to establish a national minimum wage in the United Kingdom
ⓘ
to prevent excessively low pay ⓘ to set legally enforceable minimum pay rates for workers ⓘ |
| providesFor |
civil remedies for underpayment of minimum wage
ⓘ
criminal offences for non-compliance ⓘ penalties for employers who pay below the minimum wage ⓘ |
| region |
England
ⓘ
Northern Ireland ⓘ Scotland ⓘ Wales ⓘ |
| regulates | minimum pay for workers ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Low Pay Commission
ⓘ
National Minimum Wage Act enforcement regime ⓘ National Minimum Wage Regulations 1999 ⓘ
linked to:
National Minimum Wage Regulations
|
| requires | maintenance of records by employers regarding pay ⓘ |
| royalAssentDate | 1998-07-31 ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Minimum Wage Act 1998 ⓘ |
| status | in force ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
employment law
ⓘ
labour standards ⓘ wage regulation ⓘ |
| typeOfMinimumWage | national statutory minimum wage ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1998 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Minimum Wage Act 1998 Description of subject: The Minimum Wage Act 1998 is a UK law that established the first statutory national minimum wage, setting legally enforceable minimum pay rates for workers across the country.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Minimum Wage Act 1998
linked to: Minimum Wage Act 1998
linked to: Minimum Wage Act 1998
linked to: Minimum Wage Act 1998