factory acts
1Factory Acts — plural noun Laws dealing with working conditions, safety, etc in places of work, enforced by the factory inspectorate • • • Main Entry: ↑factory …
2Factory Acts — The Factory Acts were a series of Acts passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom to limit the number of hours worked by women and children first in the textile industry, then later in all industries. The factory reform movement[1] spurred… …
3Factory Acts — n [pl] a series of British laws concerning safety and working conditions in factories. During the Industrial Revolution British factories were dangerous places to work in, and in most of them even young children had to work for long hours. People …
4factory acts — labor law …
5Factory Acts — /ˈfæktəri ækts/ (say faktuhree akts) plural noun any of various laws relating to working conditions in factories, especially those passed in Britain in the early 19th century …
6factory acts — Laws enacted for the purpose of regulating the hours of work, and the health and safety conditions. See e.g. Fair Labor Standards Act; Occupational Safety and Health Act; wage and hour laws …
7factory acts — Laws enacted for the purpose of regulating the hours of work, and the health and safety conditions. See e.g. Fair Labor Standards Act; Occupational Safety and Health Act; wage and hour laws …
8(the) Factory Acts — the Factory Acts [the Factory Acts] noun [pl] a series of British laws concerning safety and working conditions in factories. During the ↑Industrial Revolution British factories were dangerous places to work in, and in most of them even young… …
9Factory Act — Titre Type modifier  …
10Factory Records — Infobox record label name = Factory Records image bg = parent = founded = 1978 founder = Alan Erasmus, Martin Hannett, Peter Saville, Tony Wilson defunct = 1992 distributor = genre = country = United Kingdom location = Manchester url = Factory… …
