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Bill: Working Time Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: United Party
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: February 3306
Description[?]:
| To prevent exploitation of hard-working Hutorian people. |
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 | 01:06:01, May 18, 2012 CET | From | Mitten Partiet | To | Debating the Working Time Bill |
| Message | Mr Speaker We think that Trade Unions and Employers should negotiate daily work hours. |
| Date | 01:09:40, May 18, 2012 CET | From | Hutorian Conservative Party | To | Debating the Working Time Bill |
| Message | Mr Speaker, what exactly do the United Party propose? They are part of the government so will they have the masses out in the fields from nine to five? We would like a government Minister to explain what exactly would happen should this Bill pass and how long people will have to work for... |
| Date | 10:09:50, May 18, 2012 CET | From | United Party | To | Debating the Working Time Bill |
| Message | Mr Speaker We envisage a sensible maximum working week (of for example 45 hours) as operates in many other countries. Employers should not be permitted to exploit workers by forcing them to work all hours of the day and night. Claire Weir MP, Leader of the United Party |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes |
Total Seats: 134 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 128 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 34 |
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