Holidays with Pay Act 1938
| Act of Parliament | |
 1 & 2 Geo. 6. c. 70 | |
| Dates | |
|---|---|
| Royal assent | 29 July 1938 |
| Other legislation | |
| Repealed by | Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2004 |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
The Holidays with Pay Act 1938 (
1 & 2 Geo. 6. c. 70) was legislation of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which provided for paid holidays for working class employees,[1] and was the result of a twenty-year campaign.[2]
The Act was repealed by the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2004.[a][3]
It led to the popularity of
Butlins[4]
The provisions of the Act have largely been replaced by the European
Working Time Directive enacted by statutory instrument 1998/1833 - Working Time Regulations 1998
- ^ Schedule 1 Part 8 – Employment
References
- ^ "Holidays with Pay Act 1938". Retrieved 31 March 2016.
- ^ Dawson, Sandra (2006). "TCBH Postgraduate Essay Prize Winner for 2006 "Working-Class Consumers and the Campaign for Holidays with Pay"" (PDF). TBCH. Retrieved 31 March 2016.[dead link]
- ^ "Statute Laws Repeals Act 2004". Retrieved 31 March 2016.
- ^ Jardine, Cassandra (13 August 2009). "Butlins joins the 21st century". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
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