Legislative Bill · Columbia
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Parental Leave And Workplace Reform Act of 2020

Failing
blocked by Presidency
Opened
30 Jan 2020
Voting closes
30 Mar 2020
Chambers
2 legislatures
Articles
3 changes

Rationale

These changes promote gender equality, improve work-life balance, and support aging workers' health by modernizing parental leave, enhancing rest time, and prioritizing well-being over rigid retirement.

Proposed Changes

1

Parental Leave Policy
Previous law
Mandatory maternity leave for mothers only (fathers excluded)
Mandatory one-year leave for both parents; employers may not contact them

2

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

3

Retirement Age Policy
Previous law
Retirement at 60
Retirement at 55

Timeline

  • Draft
    30 January 2020


  • Vote Open
    30 January 2020


  • Vote Closed
    30 March 2020


  • Did Not Become Law
    30 March 2020

Vote tally

Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.

Senate

Failed
0Yes 87No 13Not voted 100 seats

For: 0 / 100 seats (0.0%)

Against: 87 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 13

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 0.0%)
Party Seats Vote
Conservative Alliance Of Columbia (CAC) 79 No
Free Citizens Alliance 8 No
Labour 0 Yes
Peoples Columbian Socialist Alliance Proposer 0 Yes
Sexto Sentido 0 Yes
Empty seats 26 Not voted

House of Representatives

Passed
214Yes 170No 51Not voted 435 seats

For: 214 / 435 seats (49.2%)

Against: 170 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 51

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 55.7%)
Party Seats Vote
Conservative Alliance Of Columbia (CAC) 76 No
Free Citizens Alliance 94 No
Labour 110 Yes
Peoples Columbian Socialist Alliance Proposer 59 Yes
Sexto Sentido 45 Yes
Empty seats 103 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
Conservative Alliance Of Columbia (CAC) 1 No

Voting record

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

Labour
Voted March 3, 2020
Yes

“it's a very good measure that will improve quality of life”

Sexto Sentido
Voted Feb. 14, 2020
Yes

“Because these new laws will garantize the people rights”

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