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Topic : Social legislation 1901-1914

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Chapter 1 : Harvester judgement: basic wage

Throughout the 1800s the average worker had to endure poor conditions for poor pay
Female housemaids would have barely been able to rent a three-bedroom house
H.V. McKay's business was denied exemption from the excise because his employees were not being paid a 'fair and reasonable wage'
The president of the Court calculated that 42 shillings per week were needed to support a worker and his family
The basic wage was not applicable to women and this did not change until 1914, despite price rises

Chapter 2 : Invalid and old age pension schemes

Chapter 3 : Maternity allowance scheme

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