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Statute of Labourers 1351
English wage control law / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Statute of Labourers was a law created by the English Parliament under King Edward III in 1351 in response to a labour shortage, which aimed at regulating the labour force by prohibiting requesting or offering a wage higher than pre-Plague standards and limiting movement in search of better conditions.[1] The popular narrative about its success and enforcement holds that it was poorly enforced and did not stop the rise in real wages.[1] However, immediately after the Black Death, real wages did not rise, despite the labour shortage.[2]
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Act of Parliament | |
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Citation | 25 Edw. 3. Stat. 2 |
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Repealed by | Statute Law Revision Act 1863 |
Status: Repealed |
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