Legislative Bill · Costavela
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Employment Standards And Worker Rights Act of 2024

Proposed by Alliance · fronted by Gabriela Castillo
Passing
in all 2 chambers
Opened
25 Dec 2024
Voting closes
23 Feb 2025
Chambers
2 legislatures
Articles
5 changes

Rationale

Balances flexibility and worker protections while reducing costs on businesses during economic uncertainty.

Proposed Changes

1

Maximum Working Hours
Previous law
Mandatory four-day work week (28 hours maximum)
40-hour weekly maximum with overtime controls

2

Minimum Wage Policy
Previous law
High living wage
Basic minimum wage

3

Price-Gouging Regulation
Previous law
Temporary price caps on essentials in declared emergencies
Sellers must justify large price rises publicly; no caps

4

Right to Disconnect
Previous law
Legal right to ignore out-of-hours contact
Non-binding code of practice on out-of-hours contact

5

Worker Representation on Company Boards
Previous law
No requirement; boards are the shareholders' business
Workers elect a third of board seats at large firms

Timeline

  • Draft
    25 December 2024


  • Vote Open
    25 December 2024


  • Vote Closes
    23 February 2025


  • Became Law
    Not completed yet
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Vote tally

Currently passing

Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.

Senado

Passing
155Yes 0No 111Not voted 266 seats

For: 155 / 266 seats (58.3%)

Against: 0 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 111

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 100.0%)
Party Seats Vote
Alliance Proposer 97 Yes
Costavela Democratic Union 0 Not voted
Costavela Workers' Front 12 Not voted
Revolutionary Socialist Union 45 Not voted
Solidarity Alliance 0 Not voted
Youth Of Costa 58 Yes
Empty seats 54 Not voted

Congress of Deputies

Passing
198Yes 0No 152Not voted 350 seats

For: 198 / 350 seats (56.6%)

Against: 0 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 152

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 100.0%)
Party Seats Vote
Alliance Proposer 110 Yes
Costavela Workers' Front 79 Not voted
Revolutionary Socialist Union 73 Not voted
Youth Of Costa 88 Yes

Voting record

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

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