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Parental Leave Guarantee Act of …

Legislative Bill · Charlemont

Parental Leave Guarantee Act of 2015

Proposed by Horizon · fronted by Sébastien Mercier

Opened

8 Jun 2015

Voting closes

7 Aug 2015

Chambers

2 legislatures

Articles

1 change

Rationale

Mandatory one-year leave for both parents ensures equal caregiving, improves child development, and reduces gender inequality in the workplace.

Proposed Changes

	Law	Previous		Proposed
1	Parental Leave Policy	Shared, non-transferable parental leave (use-it-or-lose-it for each parent)		Mandatory one-year leave for both parents; employers may not contact them

1

Parental Leave Policy

Previous law

Shared, non-transferable parental leave (use-it-or-lose-it for each parent)

Mandatory one-year leave for both parents; employers may not contact them

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

Sébastien Mercier

Activist · Age 49

9,594 social followers

Once a rising star in the diplomatic corps, Sébastien Mercier resigned after refusing to endorse a deal he deemed unethical, leveraging his charisma and connections to build a reputation as a principled powerbroker.

✨ Charismatic 🎤 Fantastic Speaker 🛡️ Incorruptible 🤝 Loyal 🔗 Well Connected

Timeline

Draft

8 June 2015
Vote Open

8 June 2015
Vote Closed

7 August 2015
Became Law

7 August 2015

Vote tally

Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.

Senate

Passed

330Yes 0No 18Not voted 348 seats

For: 330 / 348 seats (94.8%)

Against: 0 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 18

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 100.0%)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
ALAYON	16	Yes	No reason given
Christian Distributists	115	Yes	No reason given
Horizon Proposer	95	Yes	No reason given
Red Front Of Charlemont	104	Yes	No reason given
Social Democrats	0	No	No reason given
Empty seats	14	Not voted

National Assembly

Passed

453Yes 104No 20Not voted 577 seats

For: 453 / 577 seats (78.5%)

Against: 104 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 20

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 81.3%)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
ALAYON	67	Yes	No reason given
Christian Distributists	116	Yes	No reason given
Horizon Proposer	111	Yes	No reason given
Red Front Of Charlemont	159	Yes	No reason given
Social Democrats	104	No	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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