History A-Level
Paid holidays
What Paid holidays means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Paid holidays
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
The Holiday Pay Act 1938 gave many workers paid leave, increasing demand for excursions and holidays.
Topics that use Paid holidays
- Paper 3, Option 39.2: Mass media and social change in Britain, 1882–2004 - 2 Changing patterns of family leisure (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
Related terms
- Home entertainment
- Mass tourism
- Transport and mobility
- Affluence and working time
- Continuity in leisure constraints
- Social inequality and access
- Technology and mass leisure
Using Paid holidays in the exam
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