Master and Servant Act 1823 - Made it a criminal offence for a workman to be disobedient and allowed calling for strikes to be punishable as an aggravated breach of contract., Factory Act 1833 - Prohibited employment of children under 9 years old., Slavery Abolition Act 1833 - Enforced prohibition of slavery throughout the British Empire., Mines Act 1842 - Raised the starting age of colliery workers to 10 years., Trade Union Act 1871 - Trade Unions were legalised for the first time in the United Kingdom., Factory Act 1878 - Prohibited work before 10 years old and applied to all trades.,

History of employment 1800s

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