| A | B |
|---|
| Taff Vale Decision, 1900-1 | Reversed by the Trades Disputes Act, 1906 |
| Osborne Judgement, 1909 | Reversed by the Trade Union Act 1913 |
| Payment of Members Act | 1911 |
| A.J. Balfour | Conservative leader in the Commons |
| Old Age Pensions Act | 1908 |
| Committee on Physical Deterioration | suggested free school meals and medical inspections |
| Trade Boards Act, 1909 | Helped workers in certain 'sweated' industries |
| Shops Act, 1911 | Provided a weekly half-day and the right to regular meal-times |
| Workmen's Compensation Act, 1906 | Applied to all workers |
| Coal Mines Act, 1908 | The fist Act to regulate the working hours of adult males |
| Labour Exchanges | Helped the unemployed find available work |
| National Insurance Act, 1911 | Provided certain workers with sickness benefit and unemployment benefit |
| Workers earning over £160 p.a. | Not covered by the National Insurance Act |
| Winston Churchill | President of the Board of Trade, 1908 |
| Minimum Wages Act, 1912 | Allowed local boards to negotiate wages for miners |
| Housing and Town Planning Act, 1909 | Introduced compulsory slum clearance |
| Children's Act, 1908 | Introduced measures for the protection of children |
| The People's Budget' | 1909 |
| William Beveridge | Civil servant who helped set up Labour Exchanges |
| Friendly Societies and the BMA | Opposed the National Insurance Act |
