Factory Act 1878
The Factory and Workshop Act 1878 (41 & 42 Vict. c. 16) brought all the previous Acts together in one consolidation.
- Now the Factory Code applied to all trades.
- No child anywhere under the age of 10 was to be employed.
- Compulsory education for children up to 10 years old.
- 10-14 year olds could only be employed for half days.
- Women were to work no more than 56 hours per week.
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