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Bill: Work Choices Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Darnussian Liberal Democrat Party
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: December 2408
Description[?]:
| For the working class |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning child labour.
Old value:: Child labour is allowed, but with additional regulations to those of adult labourers.
Current: Child labour is allowed and it is subjected to the same regulations as adult labour.
Proposed: Child labour is forbidden.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Employer's rights in regards to firing striking workers.
Old value:: Employers can fire workers who are deemed to have gone on strike without reasonable reasons.
Current: Employers are free to fire workers who go on strike.
Proposed: Government approval is needed before strikers can be fired.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The nation's policy on minimum wage regulation.
Old value:: There shall be a minimum wage at a level that a single full time worker on it can adequately subsist.
Current: There shall be a minimum wage at a level that a single full time worker on it can adequately subsist.
Proposed: There shall be a minimum wage at a level that a full time worker on it can support a family of four without falling under the poverty line.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on Democratic Workers' Councils.
Old value:: The government does not intervene in the marketplace with regards to Democratic Workers' Councils.
Current: The government does not intervene in the marketplace with regards to Democratic Workers' Councils.
Proposed: The government encourages the formation of Democratic Workers' Councils through subsidies and tax exemptions.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 03:59:57, May 23, 2007 CET | From | Narikaton Patriot's Party | To | Debating the Work Choices Act |
| Message | Articles 1 and 3 seem reasonable, 2 and 4 however are simply a bureaucratic attempt to sway the opinions of the working class. |
| Date | 07:40:15, May 23, 2007 CET | From | Darnussian Liberal Democrat Party | To | Debating the Work Choices Act |
| Message | Well, it seems we are the only party representing the interests of the Darnussian Working Class. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 111 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 170 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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