Eight Hours Bill
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Eight Hours Bill has 32 facts recorded in Dontopedia across 4 references.
Mostly:defines(2), would do great deal of good(1), defines that(1)
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- Mr Gladstone
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Other facts (32)
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| Predicate | Value | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| Defines | proper duration of a day's labour | [1] |
| Defines | proper duration of a day's labour | [4] |
| Would Do Great Deal of Good | Yes | [1] |
| Defines That | eight hours was the proper working day | [1] |
| Does Not Propose to | Limit Time Man Should Work | [1] |
| Excludes | Menial Domestic Servants | [1] |
| Gives Effect to | Desired Eight Hours Object | [1] |
| Intended to Apply to | All Persons Employed Manual Labour | [1] |
| Lays Foundations of | Useful Superstructure Hereafter | [1] |
| No Benefit to | Working Classes | [1] |
| Not Compulsory But | Defines Legislature Opinion | [1] |
| Not Legally Binding But | Binding on Conscience Employer | [1] |
| Pretends to Give With One Hand | Takes Away With Other | [1] |
| Provides That No | Employer Dismiss Workman for Refusal | [1] |
| Tends to Produce | Public Conscience Subject | [1] |
| Absolutely Contradicts Itself | Yes | [1] |
| Second Reading Negatived | 14 against 4 | [1] |
| To Be Introduced by | Mr Cunninghame Grahame | [2] |
| As Means of | Relief | [3] |
| Applies to | persons employed in manual labour | [4] |
| Contradicts Itself | null | [4] |
| Treats Extra Work As | outside ordinary course, special agreement | [4] |
| Defines Days Labour As | eight hours except special contract | [4] |
| Defines Opinion of | Legislature and people: eight hours proper working day | [4] |
| Defines Term | workman | [4] |
| Prohibits Employer From Dismissing | workman refusing longer than eight hours | [4] |
| Described As Crude and Vague | null | [4] |
| Does Not Propose to Limit | time a man should work | [4] |
| Out Herods Herod | null | [4] |
| Genesis Due to | Mr Glaisey | [4] |
| Places Declaration on | Statute-book | [4] |
| Is Not Compulsory | null | [4] |
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See also
- Yes
- Limit Time Man Should Work
- Menial Domestic Servants
- Desired Eight Hours Object
- All Persons Employed Manual Labour
- Useful Superstructure Hereafter
- Working Classes
- Defines Legislature Opinion
- Binding on Conscience Employer
- Takes Away With Other
- Employer Dismiss Workman for Refusal
- Public Conscience Subject
- Mr Cunninghame Grahame
- Relief
- Mr Glaisey
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