Legislative Bill · Avalon
Failed

Workplace And Industry Modernization Act of 2021

Proposed by Centrist Zone · fronted by Charles Robinson
Failing
in the Parliament
Opened
16 Feb 2021
Voting closes
17 Apr 2021
Chambers
1 legislature
Articles
4 changes

Rationale

Balancing worker rights and economic flexibility while maintaining essential protections for all.

Proposed Changes

1

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

2

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

3

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

4

State-Funded Faith Schools
Previous law
No new state-funded faith schools
Permit existing state-funded faith schools

Timeline

  • Draft
    16 February 2021


  • Vote Open
    16 February 2021


  • Vote Closed
    17 April 2021


  • Did Not Become Law
    17 April 2021

Vote tally

Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.

Parliament

Failed
19Yes 45No 2Abstained 34Not voted 100 seats

For: 19 / 100 seats (19.0%)

Against: 45 · Abstained: 2 · Not voted: 34

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 29.7%)
Party Seats Vote
Cashmen 8 Yes
Centrist Zone Proposer 11 Yes
Democratic Group 22 No
The Gaia Syndicate 23 No
Twin Avalon 2 Abstain

Voting record

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

Cashmen
Voted Feb. 19, 2021
Yes

“Love this. I vote yes.”

No

“These changes make it far too easy for major corporations to exploit both workers, by removing protections for gig workers and increasing working hours, and consumers, by risking exploitative price increases by big business in critical industries such as water and electricity.”

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