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Bill: Working Time Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: United 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: May 3301
Description[?]:
| To protect workers through regulation of working hours |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy towards daily working hours.
Old value:: The government obligates trade unions and employers to negotiate the daily number of working hours.
Current: Local governments regulates the daily working hours.
Proposed: Daily working hours are regulated by the government.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 12:30:28, May 08, 2012 CET | From |  United Party | To | Debating the Working Time Bill |
| Message | Mr Speaker - At last we can put a stop to the exploitation of workers by unscrupulous employers. Claire Weir MP, Finance Minister |
| Date | 12:37:16, May 08, 2012 CET | From | Labour Party | To | Debating the Working Time Bill |
| Message | Winfred Ronaldson MP, Labour Advisor for Trade Mr Speaker, We cannot support this, as you may know, our party is made up of a collection of socialist societies and trade unions, and so we represent these unions in parliament. Unfortunately, this act would disenfranchise the workers and have a removed government regulate their hours. We cannot support this. |
| Date | 12:44:58, May 08, 2012 CET | From | United Party | To | Debating the Working Time Bill |
| Message | Mr Speaker - The Trade Unions do not determine the maximum working hours. They simply consult with employers, who have the whip hand. This would provide statutory protection to ensure a level playing field. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 150 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 201 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: When forming a cabinet, try to include as few parties as possible, while still obtaining a majority of the seats. |
| Random quote: "The right to suffer is one of the joys of a free economy." - Howard Pyle (commenting on unemployment in Detroit) |