British company law regulates corporations formed under the Companies Act 2006. Also governed by the Insolvency Act 1986, the UK Corporate Governance Code and court cases, some of which formerly imple
The City of London, containing the London Stock Exchange, is the financial heart of the United Kingdom.
Hendrick Cornelisz Vroom's depiction in 1614 of competing British East India Company and Dutch East India Company ships, both with monopolies to trade. Other chartered corporations, still in existence include the Hudson's Bay Company (est 1670) and the Bank of England (est 1694).
Robert Lowe, then Vice-President of the Board of Trade has been dubbed the "father of modern company law" for his role in drafting the 1856 reforms.
Companies employ over half the workers in the UK, and turn over more than £2,500 billion.
United Kingdom labour law regulates the relations between workers, employers and trade unions. People at work in the UK have a minimum set of employment rights, from Acts of Parliament, Regulations, c
In the UK in 2021, of the total working population 32.5 million people were employed, there was 4.2% unemployment, and 6.6 million trade union members. The average income was £30,472, and the average working week was 36 hours.
Wat Tyler, leader of the Peasants' Revolt is killed in front of King Richard II.
The International Labour Organization was created by the Versailles Treaty in 1919, on the principle that "peace can be established only if it is based on social justice".
The UK miners' strike (1984–1985) was a bitter confrontation between the Thatcher government and coal mine workers, which has left resentment till today.