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Series
Catering Wages Commission
Catalogue reference: LAB 30
What's it about?
LAB 30
This series contains files covering every aspect of the Catering Wages Commission's work, including training, rehabilitation, staggered holidays, the proposed National Catering Corporation, etc.
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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LAB 30
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Title (The name of the record)
- Catering Wages Commission
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Date (When the record was created)
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1942-1959
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains files covering every aspect of the Catering Wages Commission's work, including training, rehabilitation, staggered holidays, the proposed National Catering Corporation, etc.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Catering Wages Commission, 1944-1959
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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287 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Subject to 30 year closure
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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- Topics
- Pay and pensions
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
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Series is not accruing.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C10145/
Catalogue hierarchy
Over 27 million records
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
92,334 records
Within the department: LAB
Records of departments responsible for labour and employment matters and related...
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Catering Wages Commission
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