Legislative Bill · Avalon
Passed

Economic Deregulation And Worker Protections of 2024

Proposed by Centrist Zone · fronted by Charles Robinson
Passing
in the Parliament
Opened
13 Apr 2024
Voting closes
12 Jun 2024
Chambers
1 legislature
Articles
5 changes

Rationale

These changes reduce regulatory burdens to boost business flexibility while maintaining essential consumer and worker protections for economic stability.

Proposed Changes

1

Public Ownership of Key Industries
Previous law
Public ownership of natural monopolies
Private, with strong regulation

2

Minimum Wage Policy
Previous law
High living wage
Basic minimum wage

3

Gig Economy & Platform Workers
Previous law
Gig workers classified as employees with full rights (sick pay, holiday, pensions)
Basic protections (minimum pay, accident insurance) for gig workers

4

Consumer Protection
Previous law
Multi-year warranties, no-quibble refunds for faulty goods, enforced safety standards
Statutory refund/replace for faulty goods within a set period; basic safety standards

5

Maximum Working Hours
Previous law
40-hour weekly maximum with overtime controls
48-hour weekly maximum

Timeline

  • Draft
    3 April 2024


  • Vote Open
    13 April 2024


  • Vote Closed
    12 June 2024


  • Became Law
    12 June 2024

Vote tally

Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.

Parliament

Passed
51Yes 49No 2Abstained 0Not voted 100 seats

For: 51 / 100 seats (51.0%)

Against: 49 · Abstained: 2 · Not voted: 0

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 51.0%)
Party Seats Vote
Cashmen 8 Yes
Centrist Zone Proposer 10 Yes
Democratic Group 47 No
National Conservative Movement 25 Yes
The Gaia Syndicate 2 No
Twin Avalon 2 Abstain
Unionist Avalon 8 Yes

Voting record

Every vote must state a public reason. Most recent first.

The Gaia Syndicate
Voted May 6, 2024
No

“It is a shame that the new Cabinet has not even been formed, and the workers and consumers of Avalon are already seeing basic protections removed, and infrastructure to allow businesses to exploit the people are being reintroduced. Nobody benefits but big business.””

Democratic Group
Voted April 14, 2024
No

“It is a shame that the new Cabinet has not even been formed, and the workers and consumers of Avalon are already seeing basic protections removed, and infrastructure to allow businesses to exploit the people are being reintroduced. Nobody benefits but big business.”

Cashmen
Voted April 14, 2024
Yes

“We strongly agree with the last one but not the others. but will let this pass.”

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