Charlemont
Proposals
Working-day shortening act of 2013

Legislative Bill · Charlemont

Working-day shortening act of 2013

Proposed by Horizon · fronted by Marine Mathieu

Opened

15 Oct 2013

Voting closes

14 Dec 2013

Chambers

2 legislatures

Articles

1 change

Rationale

Reducing the weekly maximum to 35 hours addresses worker burnout and improves public health by ensuring better work-life balance and reducing stress-related illnesses.

Proposed Changes

	Law	Previous		Proposed
1	Maximum Working Hours	40-hour weekly maximum with overtime controls		35-hour weekly maximum

1

Maximum Working Hours

Previous law

40-hour weekly maximum with overtime controls

35-hour weekly 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

Marine Mathieu

Activist · Age 65

11,726 social followers

A former university professor turned media strategist, Marine spent two decades shaping political narratives before leveraging her sharp intellect and insider connections into a rapid rise through the ranks.

🎓 Academic 🚀 Ambitious 📺 Media Savvy 🔗 Well Connected

Timeline

Draft

15 October 2013
Vote Open

15 October 2013
Vote Closed

14 December 2013
Became Law

14 December 2013

Vote tally

Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.

Senate

Failed

44Yes 68No 236Not voted 348 seats

For: 44 / 348 seats (12.6%)

Against: 68 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 236

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 39.3%)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
Christian Distributists	57	No	No reason given
Conservative Peoples Union	13	Yes	No reason given
Horizon Proposer	31	Yes	No reason given
Libertartian Left	0	Yes	No reason given
Noble Unity	11	No	No reason given
Empty seats	14	Not voted

National Assembly

Failed

15Yes 86No 476Not voted 577 seats

For: 15 / 577 seats (2.6%)

Against: 86 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 476

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 14.9%)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
Christian Distributists	84	No	No reason given
Conservative Peoples Union	15	Yes	No reason given
Horizon Proposer	0	Yes	No reason given
Libertartian Left	0	Yes	No reason given
Noble Unity	2	No	No reason given
Empty seats	17	Not voted

Presidency

Passed

0Yes 0No 1Not voted 1 seat

For: 0 / 1 seats (0.0%)

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

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

Voting record

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