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The primary object of the present Bill is to reverse this decision as
regards outworkers, and at the same time to extend the provisions of
the particular section to the inworkers employed in men's workshops.
The time has, however, been considered opportune for repealing Section
157 altogether. The effect of this will be to make the Act of 1901 applicable
to men's workshops in like manner to other workshops. Among the
provisions of the Act which would, as a consequence, become applicable
to men's workshops may be specially mentioned those which require a
reasonable temperature, adequate ventilation, provision of sanitary
conveniences, provision of exhaust draught for removal of dangerous
dust, provision of washing accommodation where poisonous substances
are used, and the keeping of a general register with record of accidents and
poisoning. Cases have recently been reported in which the occupiers
of workshops employing men and boys, provided no proper means of
warming but dismissed the boys during the cold weather.
The repeal of Section 157 will not affect Parts II. and III. of the
Factory Act, which relate to the hours and conditions of employment
of women, young persons, and children, for although those Parts of the
Act are amongst the Parts which are excluded by the operation of Section
157, they are in terms applied only to women, young persons, and
children.
Factory and Workshop (No. 2) Bill (H.L.).
A Bill intituled an Act to amend the Factory and Workshops Acts
of 1901 and 1907 in respect to Premises Underground used as Factories,
Workshops, or Workplaces in which Persons of either sex are employed
in certain Trades and Industries.
Employment of Children Bill.
The object of this Bill is to amend the Employment of Children Act,
1903, in certain particulars.
The Act of 1903 empowers local authorities to regulate by bye-laws,
subject to the confirmation of the Home Office, the employment in various
industries of children below 14 years of age. In this Bill it is proposed
by section 2 (a) to extend the age limit to 16.
The Bill, however, deals mainly with the particular form of employment
known as street trading, and endeavours to embody the chief
recommendations contained in the reports [Cd. 5229] on the subject made
in 1909 by the Departmental Committee, of which Sir John Simon, M.P.,
was chairman. It is proposed generally to prohibit employment in street