The Workmen's Compensation Act 1906

The success of this was:

• all employees could now receive compensation for injuries sustained at work

The limitations of this were:

• in theory this was good, but it was difficult and costly to prove the liability of employers
• many cases could not be brought to court without trade union support

The Coal Mines Regulation Act 1908

The success of this was:

• the maximum working day for miners was set at eight hours

The limitation of this was:

• it only applied to miners, not other workers

The Trade Boards Act 1909

The successes of this were:

• it set up boards to negotiate a minimum wage in box-, lace-, chain-making and tailoring trades
• this benefitted 200,000 workers

The limitation of this was:

• no attempt was made to define what the 'minimum wage' was

The Shops Act 1911

The successes of this were:

• shop workers granted a weekly half-day holiday
• the maximum working week for shop workers was set at 60 hours
• washing facilities were to be provided in every shop

The limitation of this was:

• it was only a half-day holiday, not a full day