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Bill: Labour Act 4133
Details
Submitted by[?]: Coalition for National Unity [CNU]
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 4134
Description[?]:
| Proposer: Melchior Jellic, Shadow Finance Secretary |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The nation's policy on minimum wage regulation.
Old value:: There shall be a minimum wage at a level considered a "living wage," well above the poverty line for a full time worker.
Current: There is no provision for a minimum wage.
Proposed: There shall be a minimum wage at a level that a single full time worker on it can adequately subsist.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Guarantee of minimum income.
Old value:: All adults not supported by another person shall be guaranteed a reasonable, though not high, standard of living by the government.
Current: All adults not supported by another person shall be guaranteed a very basic subsistence income by the government.
Proposed: All adults not supported by another person shall be guaranteed a very basic subsistence income by the government. However, the provision of this is not to exceed a certian period of time.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 22:36:32, December 10, 2016 CET | From |  The Solentian Workers' Movement | To | Debating the Labour Act 4133 |
| Message | This should be called the Anti-Labourers Act. |
| Date | 22:39:13, December 10, 2016 CET | From | Coalition for National Unity [CNU] | To | Debating the Labour Act 4133 |
| Message | "On the contrary, Sir, what is anti-Labourer is allowing people to live off the State indefinitely without contributing to the nation's coffers or forcing small, family-owned Solentian businesses to fork out cash to workers in unskilled jobs. It damages growth and the is an affront to working families." Melchior Jellic, Shadow Finance Secretary |
| Date | 23:05:20, December 10, 2016 CET | From | Solentian Nationalist People's Party | To | Debating the Labour Act 4133 |
| Message | A very sensible bill that helps eliminate welfare fraud and encourages participation in the workforce. We applaud the Unionists for their initiative in creating this bill. Kurt Meyer, NRP President |
| Date | 23:19:08, December 10, 2016 CET | From | SUN | To | Debating the Labour Act 4133 |
| Message | Just so everyone is aware, if this bill passes then we will need to cut money from HHS. A very sensible bill indeed and maintaining a very sensible safety net for the working Solentians. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 292 | |||||
| no | Total Seats: 208 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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