Treaty of Helsinki
Accepts principles on sovereign equality, territorial integrity and the peaceful settlement of disputes.
Role range: 1974-1976 – 1974-1976
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1975
Treaty of Helsinki
Endorses provisions on economic, scientific, technological and environmental cooperation.
Role range: 1974-1976 – 1974-1976
Treaty of Helsinki
Joins Western and Eastern leaders in using the CSCE process to support détente in Europe.
Role range: 1974-1976 – 1974-1976
Treaty of Helsinki
Signs the Helsinki Final Act for the United Kingdom at the close of the CSCE summit.
Role range: 1974-1976 – 1974-1976
Treaty of Helsinki
Supports human rights and fundamental freedoms as part of the Helsinki settlement.
Role range: 1974-1976 – 1974-1976
Treaty of Helsinki
The Declaration establishes the Conference on Security & Co-operation in Europe. The Declaration covers human rights
Role range: 1974-1976 – 1974-1976
Inflation
Inflation peaks at about 26.9 percent as the Government seeks support for pay restraint.
Role range: 1974-1976 – 1974-1976
Budget
Proposes a Public Accounts Committee for the European Parliament to control expenditure
Role range: 1974-1976 – 1974-1976
Advisory Conciliation and Arbitration Service
Establishes ACAS as a statutory body for conciliation, arbitration and improvement of industrial relations.
Role range: 1974-1979 – 1974-1976
British National Oil Corporation
The Government creates a state oil corporation to increase public control over North Sea petroleum.
Role range: 1974-1976 – 1974-1976
Employee Insolvency Protection
Provides protection for employees owed wages, holiday pay or pension contributions when employers become insolvent.
Role range: 1974-1979 – 1974-1976
Industrial Relations
Creates machinery for promoting better industrial relations between employers, workers and trade unions.
Role range: 1974-1979 – 1974-1976
Industrial Support
Industry Act 1975 extends selective financial assistance and public intervention powers in industry.
Role range: 1974-1976 – 1974-1976
Industry Act
Industry Act 1975 receives Royal Assent, creating the National Enterprise Board and industrial support powers.
Role range: 1974-1976 – 1974-1976
Maternity Pay
Introduces statutory maternity pay provisions within the Employment Protection Act.
Role range: 1974-1979 – 1974-1976
Maternity Rights
Creates statutory maternity protections including rights connected with pregnancy and confinement.
Role range: 1974-1979 – 1974-1976
National Enterprise Board (NEB)
The National Enterprise Board is set up to implement the Wilson Labour Government's objective of extending public ownership of industry. Legislation for National Enterprise Board & Planning Agreements is given Royal assent
Role range: 1974-1976 – 1974-1976
National Enterprise Board
The National Enterprise Board is established to take public equity stakes and support industrial regeneration.
Role range: 1974-1976 – 1974-1976
National Oil Account
The petroleum legislation creates a National Oil Account linked to public control of oil resources.
Role range: 1974-1976 – 1974-1976
Petroleum and Submarine Pipe-lines Act
Petroleum and Submarine Pipe-lines Act 1975 receives Royal Assent, establishing the British National Oil Corporation.
Role range: 1974-1976 – 1974-1976
Planning Agreements
Industry Act 1975 provides for planning agreements between government and major manufacturing companies.
Role range: 1974-1976 – 1974-1976
Protective Awards
Allows complaints and protective awards where employers fail to consult trade unions over redundancies.
Role range: 1974-1979 – 1974-1976
Redundancy Consultation
Places duties on employers to consult trade union representatives over proposed redundancies.
Role range: 1974-1979 – 1974-1976
Safety Representatives
Amends workplace safety law to support the appointment of safety representatives through recognised trade unions.
Role range: 1974-1979 – 1974-1976
Social Contract
Employment Protection Act 1975 receives Royal Assent as a major employment rights measure of the Social Contract period.
Role range: 1974-1979 – 1974-1976
Social Contract
Sees the Employment Protection Act receive Royal Assent.
Role range: 1974-1979 – 1974-1976
Unfair Dismissal
Strengthens employee protection against unfair dismissal through the employment tribunal system.
Role range: 1974-1979 – 1974-1976
Crisis
The Government is forced to invest GBP 184 million to prevent Chrysler leaving the UK
Role range: 1974-1979 – 1974-1976
Community Land Act
Community Land Act 1975 creates powers for public acquisition and control of development land
Role range: 1974-1976 – 1974-1976
Employment Protection Act
Employment Protection Act 1975 creates new employment protections and workplace rights
Role range: 1974-1976 – 1974-1976
Government Report
The Ryder Reportt reports on British Leyland & proposes 3 billion pounds investment over 3 years
Role range: 1974-1979 – 1974-1976
Independence of Great Britain
A White Paper offers the Scots a Legislative Assembly but without economic powers
Role range: 1974-1976 – 1974-1976
Independence of Scotland
A White Paper offers the Scots a Legislative Assembly but without economic powers
Role range: 1974-1976 – 1974-1976
Industry Act
By the time that the NEB was set up under the 1975 Industry Act its remit had been modified. Its primary role was now that of providing funds for industrial investment.
Role range: 1974-1976 – 1974-1976
Industry Act
Industry Act 1975 creates the National Enterprise Board and industrial support powers
Role range: 1974-1976 – 1974-1976
Industry Act
It also had the specific roles of promoting the rationalisation of firms within particular sectors of industry, with stimulating the growth of exports and in assisting the development of small companies
Role range: 1974-1976 – 1974-1976
Industry Act
The Industry Act gains impetus by the socialist economist Stuart Holland and the growing desire among Labour's left-wing to fulfil the promise contained in Clause IV of the Party's constitution for social ownership of the economy.
Role range: 1974-1976 – 1974-1976
Legislation
Britain's Sex Discrimination Act is passed, the Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom is designed to protect men, women and transgendered people from discrimination on the grounds of gender
Role range: 1974-1976 – 1974-1976
National Enterprise Board (NEB)
By the time that the NEB was set up under the 1975 Industry Act its remit had been modified. Its primary role was now that of providing funds for industrial investment. It also had the specific roles of promoting the rationalisation of firms within particular sectors of industry, with stimulating the growth of exports and in assisting the development of small companies
Role range: 1974-1976 – 1974-1976
Pay Policy
Frames pay restraint as a temporary necessity to control inflation.
Role range: 1974-1976 – 1974-1976
Records, sources and methodology
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