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Bill: Wage, Safety, Hours and Pension Standards Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Collectivist Party of Lodamun
Status[?]: passed
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: October 2619
Description[?]:
To improve our overall labor environment. No employee shall be asked to work more than 40 hours in one week. Employers shall, if necessary, offer overtime to any employee upon request, for which they shall be paid time and a half. No employee shall work more than 60 hours in one week, nor more than 10 hours in one day. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy towards daily working hours.
Old value:: The government has no policy concerning daily working hours.
Current: The government obligates trade unions and employers to negotiate the daily number of working hours.
Proposed: Daily working hours are regulated by the government.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Health and safety legislation for industry.
Old value:: Health and safety laws are to be determined by local governments.
Current: The government introduces and actively regulates health and safety legislation in all areas of industry.
Proposed: The government introduces and actively regulates health and safety legislation in all areas of industry.
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 considered a "living wage," well above the poverty line for a full time worker.
Proposed: There shall be a minimum wage at a level considered a "living wage," well above the poverty line for a full time worker.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning the pension system.
Old value:: The state offers a voluntary public pension, combined with other voluntary private pensions.
Current: The state operates a compulsory public system combined with an optional private pension.
Proposed: The state operates a compulsory, public pension system.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
Date | 22:17:51, August 08, 2008 CET | From | The Liberal Party | To | Debating the Wage, Safety, Hours and Pension Standards Act |
Message | We will support if the minimun wage number is included. Overall, we support the principles put forth in this bill. |
Date | 03:47:48, August 10, 2008 CET | From | Collectivist Party of Lodamun | To | Debating the Wage, Safety, Hours and Pension Standards Act |
Message | I don't know what an appropriate number would be and so I will put this to vote as it stands. If you would like to figure that out (I'm not sure how) we will support it if it is high and seems like a "living wage". |
Date | 03:50:49, August 10, 2008 CET | From | Collectivist Party of Lodamun | To | Debating the Wage, Safety, Hours and Pension Standards Act |
Message | I also added a clause about daily work hours. |
Date | 04:00:05, August 10, 2008 CET | From | The Liberal Party | To | Debating the Wage, Safety, Hours and Pension Standards Act |
Message | Well, a living wage would be our lowest tax bracket. |
Date | 06:11:36, August 10, 2008 CET | From | Holy Eliyahu Confession | To | Debating the Wage, Safety, Hours and Pension Standards Act |
Message | these actions would spell absolute disaster for the economy of Lodamun. How can we hope to be competitive internationally if we force our companies to operate like this? As those companies close these very workers will lose their jobs entirely. |
Date | 08:15:02, August 10, 2008 CET | From | The Liberal Party | To | Debating the Wage, Safety, Hours and Pension Standards Act |
Message | How can they be a disaster? They have been proven to work. Fortunately (unfortunately for you), laizzes-faire is not the only economic policy around. These regulations and increase of the minimun wage are to benefit our citizens, the people we work for, the same people who probably voted for you. They deserve a responsible and caring government. That's what we are giving them here. Please show some evidence that companies are closing and that unemployment is rising. Until then, we won't trust your statement. OOC: In real life, I actually like laizzes-faire to some extent, for example, I think the oil-crisis is going to fix by itself, no need for government intervention. Unfortunately, this game has very limited ways in which I can show that. All of the free-trade agreements we currently have were written by me and negotiated by me. I am going to keep negotiating some more in the future. |
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Voting
Vote | Seats | |||
yes | Total Seats: 72 | |||
no | Total Seats: 26 | |||
abstain |
Total Seats: 21 |
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