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Trade-Union Policy Between the Wars

The Case of Holidays With Pay in Britain*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 December 2008

Stephen G. Jones
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Most standard histories of Britain between the wars refer to the development of holidays with pay, albeit briefly. It is widely acknowledged that by the end of the 1930's the majority of the British working population benefited from a paid holiday. The crucial initiative, so it is claimed, was the Holidays with Pay Act of 1938, which gave Parliamentary approval to the principle of payment of wages during holidays. Clearly the growth of paid holidays is seen as yet another instance of a more affluent Britain, an integral element of the growth of leisure. However, there has been very little detailed discussion of the paid-holiday-policy option and the precise reasons for the formulation and implementation of that policy. This neglect is rather surprising given the popular support for this “fringe benefit”, which was perceived as providing a certain degree of financial security during the annual break from the rigours of work. It is true that there has been more specialised treatment, but even this is of a general nature, with little reference to the industrial and political struggle for holidays with pay.

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International Review of Social History , Volume 31 , Issue 1 , April 1986 , pp. 40 - 67
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Copyright © Internationaal Instituut voor Sociale Geschiedenis 1986

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I would like to thank Dr M. E. Rose, Professor A. E. Musson and members of the Editorial Board for their helpful comments.

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