Coal Mines (Minimum Wage) Act 1912

The Coal Mines (Minimum Wage) Act 1912[1] (2 & 3 Geo. 5. c. 2) was an act of Parliament which gave minimum wage protection to coal miners. It was passed in response to strikes over pay which occurred in the same year.[2]

Coal Mines (Minimum Wage) Act 1912
Act of Parliament
Long titleAn Act to provide a Minimum Wage in the case of Workmen employed underground in Coal Mines (including Mines of Stratified Ironstone), and for purposes incidental thereto.
Citation2 & 3 Geo. 5. c. 2
Dates
Royal assent29 March 1912

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  1. ^ "Coal Mines (Minimum Wage) Act, 1912 (Amendament) Bill".
  2. ^ "Railway Timetables During the 1912 Miner's Strike". Archived from the original on 10 July 2012. Retrieved 2 May 2009.