Legislative Bill · Matterhorn
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Deregulation Of Labor Markets of 2023

Proposed by Conservative Movement · fronted by Gertrud Günther
Failing
passing in 0 of 3 chambers
Opened
2 Dec 2023
Voting closes
31 Jan 2024
Chambers
3 legislatures
Articles
5 changes

Rationale

These reforms deregulate markets to boost business flexibility, reduce costs, and increase youth employment while cutting government oversight burdens.

Proposed Changes

1

Maximum Working Hours
Previous law
Mandatory four-day work week (28 hours maximum)
No statutory limit on working hours

2

Child Labour Law
Previous law
No employment of any kind until age 18
Light work permitted from age 14; full employment from 16

3

Consumer Protection
Previous law
Multi-year warranties, no-quibble refunds for faulty goods, enforced safety standards
No statutory protection; all terms set by contract, buyer beware

4

Gig Economy & Platform Workers
Previous law
Gig workers classified as employees with full rights (sick pay, holiday, pensions)
Platform workers are independent contractors; no protections required

5

Competition & Monopolies
Previous law
Proactively break up dominant firms
No competition intervention

Timeline

  • Draft
    2 December 2023


  • Vote Open
    2 December 2023


  • Vote Closed
    31 January 2024


  • Did Not Become Law
    31 January 2024

Vote tally

Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.

Bundesrat

Failed
3Yes 4No 0Not voted 7 seats

For: 3 / 7 seats (42.9%)

Against: 4 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 0

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 42.9%)
Party Seats Vote
All Matterhorn Forward Bloc 4 No
Conservative Movement Proposer 3 Yes

Ständerat

Failed
20Yes 26No 0Not voted 46 seats

For: 20 / 46 seats (43.5%)

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

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 43.5%)
Party Seats Vote
All Matterhorn Forward Bloc 26 No
Conservative Movement Proposer 20 Yes

Nationalrat

Failed
87Yes 113No 0Not voted 200 seats

For: 87 / 200 seats (43.5%)

Against: 113 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 0

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 43.5%)
Party Seats Vote
All Matterhorn Forward Bloc 113 No
Conservative Movement Proposer 87 Yes

Voting record

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

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