Legislative Bill · Broadlands
Failed

Workers' Rights And Market Reforms Act of 2024

Proposed by Homeland Union · fronted by Vincent Montgomery
Failing
blocked by Presidency
Opened
15 Jan 2024
Voting closes
15 Mar 2024
Chambers
2 legislatures
Articles
4 changes

Rationale

These reforms reduce red tape to boost business efficiency, productivity, and affordability while maintaining essential protections for consumers and workers.

Proposed Changes

1

Consumer Protection
Previous law
Lifetime right to repair, mandatory long warranties, automatic recalls, class actions, a regulator that fines and bans products
Statutory refund/replace for faulty goods within a set period; basic safety standards

2

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

3

Paid Annual Leave
Previous law
6+ weeks statutory paid leave
~4 weeks statutory paid leave

4

Public Ownership of Key Industries
Previous law
Private, with strong regulation
Privatise and lightly regulate

Timeline

  • Draft
    15 January 2024


  • Vote Open
    15 January 2024


  • Vote Closed
    15 March 2024


  • Did Not Become Law
    15 March 2024

Vote tally

Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.

House of Representatives

Passed
190Yes 159No 86Not voted 435 seats

For: 190 / 435 seats (43.7%)

Against: 159 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 86

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 54.4%)
Party Seats Vote
Broadlands Social Democrats 0 No
Green Social Union 0 No
Homeland Union Proposer 85 Yes
Pax Americana 105 Yes
People's Revolutionary Communist Front 68 No
Progressive Reform 91 No

Senate

Passed
44Yes 37No 19Not voted 100 seats

For: 44 / 100 seats (44.0%)

Against: 37 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 19

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 54.3%)
Party Seats Vote
Broadlands Social Democrats 0 No
Green Social Union 0 No
Homeland Union Proposer 20 Yes
Pax Americana 24 Yes
People's Revolutionary Communist Front 16 No
Progressive Reform 21 No
Empty seats 6 Not voted

Presidency

Failed
0Yes 1No 0Not voted 1 seat

For: 0 / 1 seats (0.0%)

Against: 1 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 0

Passes unless the office holder votes against (abstention counts as pass)
Party Seats Vote
Progressive Reform 1 No

Voting record

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

Pax Americana
Voted March 10, 2024
Yes

“I don't really like all the proposals included here”

Green Social Union
Voted Feb. 8, 2024
No

“Reducing worker and consumer rights while deregulating key industries, this bill harms everyone except for the rich executives and business owners.”

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