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Four-Day Work Week Standard Act …

Legislative Bill · Charlemont

Four-Day Work Week Standard Act of 2016

Proposed by Horizon · fronted by Romain Fontaine

Opened

27 May 2016

Voting closes

26 Jul 2016

Chambers

2 legislatures

Articles

1 change

Rationale

Reducing hours combats burnout and boosts productivity, health, and work-life balance for all employees.

Proposed Changes

	Law	Previous		Proposed
1	Maximum Working Hours	35-hour weekly maximum		Mandatory four-day work week (28 hours maximum)

1

Maximum Working Hours

Previous law

35-hour weekly maximum

Mandatory four-day work week (28 hours maximum)

Proposer

Party

Horizon

Horizon is a forward-looking political movement built around the idea that long-term thinking should sit at the center of public decision-making. It is a broad-reaching social liberal and progressive party focusing on long-term outcomes: sustainability, economic resilience and social cohesion.

Core pillars

Romain Fontaine

Activist · Age 55

10,143 social followers

A passionate political activist dedicated to making a difference.

🚀 Ambitious ✨ Charismatic 📺 Media Savvy 🔗 Well Connected 🔨 Working Class Background

Timeline

Draft

27 May 2016
Vote Open

27 May 2016
Vote Closed

26 July 2016
Became Law

26 July 2016

Vote tally

Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.

Senate

Passed

163Yes 101No 84Not voted 348 seats

For: 163 / 348 seats (46.8%)

Against: 101 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 84

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 61.7%)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
ALAYON	45	Yes	No reason given
Green-left Movement	7	Yes	No reason given
Horizon Proposer	55	Yes	No reason given
Red Front Of Charlemont	52	Yes	No reason given
Social Democrats	101	No	No reason given
The Progressive Lodge	4	Yes	No reason given
Empty seats	14	Not voted

National Assembly

Passed

315Yes 106No 156Not voted 577 seats

For: 315 / 577 seats (54.6%)

Against: 106 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 156

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 74.8%)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
ALAYON	56	Yes	No reason given
Green-left Movement	0	Yes	No reason given
Horizon Proposer	156	Yes	No reason given
Red Front Of Charlemont	94	Yes	No reason given
Social Democrats	106	No	No reason given
The Progressive Lodge	9	Yes	No reason given
Empty seats	17	Not voted

Presidency

Passed

1Yes 0No 0Not voted 1 seat

For: 1 / 1 seats (100.0%)

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

Passes unless the office holder votes against (abstention counts as pass)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
Horizon Proposer	1	Yes	No reason given

Voting record

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