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Bill: Labour Reform
Details
Submitted by[?]: Gaduridos Communist 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: January 4110
Description[?]:
| This reform aims to greatly improve some aspects of the labour laws currently in effect. We will divide this reform into four major proposals: 1. Child labour; 2. Daily working hours; 3. Firing striking workers; 4. Minimum wage. 1. This proposal is probably the easiest one to vote favorably. Gaduridos currently allows child labour. And it must be stopped. We believe no more explaining is needed. 2. The current law mandates that trade unions and employers have to negotiate the daily number of working hours, but this could lead to higher and higher working hours, which we cannot allow, simply because if that happens, we would be entering a vicious cycle to destroy the worker's right to spend time however they want. If the Government regulates working hours, the balance between productivity, rest, and leisure will be met. 3. The law says that "employers can fire workers who are deemed to have gone on strike without reasonable reasons." But we must ask ourselves, who determines what those "reasonable reasons" are? The only answer we find acceptable is that the Government must have the final say in that matter, stopping all illegal firing of workers who use their right to strike. 4. In order to promote an improvement in the people's living conditions, it is paramount to establish a national minimum wage. At the moment the Government of Gaduridos does not provide a minimum wage, and it is fundamental to do so. |
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 forbidden.
Proposed: Child labour is forbidden.
Article 2
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: 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 3
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 cannot fire workers who have gone on strike.
Proposed: Government approval is needed before strikers can be fired.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The nation's policy on minimum wage regulation.
Old value:: There is no provision for a minimum wage.
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.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 02:10:51, October 22, 2016 CET | From | Gaduridos Communist Party | To | Debating the Labour Reform |
| Message | Fairer labour laws, allowing workers to feel more protected, greatly increase productivity. |
| Date | 07:04:53, October 23, 2016 CET | From | Classical Liberal Party | To | Debating the Labour Reform |
| Message | All of these policies restrict the free market and therefore, inherently, infringe upon the freedom of the people by limiting their economic freedom. |
| Date | 14:42:12, October 23, 2016 CET | From | Gaduridos Communist Party | To | Debating the Labour Reform |
| Message | Some inteligent guy once said: Between the strong and the weak, between the rich and the poor, between the lord and the slave, it is freedom which oppresses and the law which sets free. So yes, we need to restrict the free market in these issues. |
| Date | 01:37:31, October 24, 2016 CET | From | Gaduri National Front | To | Debating the Labour Reform |
| Message | The extreme worship of the Free-Market by some people is insane, but this bill would only encourage laziness. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 63 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 58 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 80 |
| Random fact: The people in your nation don't like inactive parties. When you often abstain from voting for a bill, they will dislike your party and your visibility to the electorate will decrease significantly. Low visibility will means you are likely to lose seats. So keep in mind: voting Yes or No is always better than Abstaining. |
| Random quote: "Hunger is not the worst feature of unemployment; idleness is." - William E. Barrett |