Employers and Workmen Act 1875
| Act of Parliament | |
| Long title | An Act to enlarge the powers of County Courts in respect of disputes between Employers and Workmen, and to give other Courts a limited civil jurisdiction in respect of such disputes. |
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| Citation | 38 & 39 Vict. c. 90 |
| Territorial extent | |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 13 August 1875 |
| Commencement | 1 September 1875, except so far as the act authorised any thing to be done at any time after 13 August 1875 |
| Repealed | 18 July 1973 |
| Other legislation | |
| Repealed by | Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1973 |
| Relates to | Conspiracy, and Protection of Property Act 1875 |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
The Employers and Workmen Act 1875 (38 & 39 Vict. c. 90) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, relating to labour relations, which together with the Conspiracy and Protection of Property Act 1875 (38 & 39 Vict. c. 86), fully decriminalised the work of trade unions. Based on an extension of the conclusions of the Cockburn Commission, it was introduced by a Conservative government under Benjamin Disraeli's second administration.
The act extended to Ireland, which at that time was part of the United Kingdom.
The whole act was repealed for Great Britain by the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1973.