Working Hours Reform Act of 2021

Proposed by ALAYON

Opened

28 Apr 2021

Voting closes

27 Jun 2021

Chambers

2 legislatures

Articles

1 change

Rationale

This change balances worker well-being with economic flexibility, ensuring fair hours while adapting to modern labor needs.

Proposed Changes

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

1

Maximum Working Hours

Previous law

Mandatory four-day work week (28 hours maximum)

35-hour weekly maximum

Timeline

Draft

28 April 2021
Vote Open

28 April 2021
Vote Closed

27 June 2021
Became Law

27 June 2021

Vote tally

Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.

Senate

Passed

182Yes 101No 65Not voted 348 seats

For: 182 / 348 seats (52.3%)

Against: 101 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 65

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 64.3%)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
ALAYON Proposer	35	Yes	No reason given
Green-left Movement	101	No	The Green-Left Movement opposes this rollback because increasing the maximum working week from 28 to 35 hours undermines workers’ well-being and hard-won protections. A shorter working week supports healthier lives, better productivity, and a fairer balance between work and family.
National Front	147	Yes	This is necessary to help lift people out of poverty, increase business flexibility, and promote growth
Empty seats	14	Not voted

National Assembly

Passed

310Yes 241No 26Not voted 577 seats

For: 310 / 577 seats (53.7%)

Against: 241 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 26

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 56.3%)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
ALAYON Proposer	96	Yes	No reason given
Green-left Movement	241	No	The Green-Left Movement opposes this rollback because increasing the maximum working week from 28 to 35 hours undermines workers’ well-being and hard-won protections. A shorter working week supports healthier lives, better productivity, and a fairer balance between work and family.
National Front	214	Yes	This is necessary to help lift people out of poverty, increase business flexibility, and promote growth
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
National Front	1	Yes	No reason given

Voting record

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

Green-left Movement

Voted May 9, 2021

“The Green-Left Movement opposes this rollback because increasing the maximum working week from 28 to 35 hours undermines workers’ well-being and hard-won protections. A shorter working week supports healthier lives, better productivity, and a fairer balance between work and family.”

National Front

Voted May 6, 2021

Yes

“This is necessary to help lift people out of poverty, increase business flexibility, and promote growth”