Legislative Bill · Matterhorn
Failed

Labor And Welfare Deregulation Act of 2023

Proposed by Conservative Movement · fronted by Nina Friedrich
Failing
passing in 2 of 3 chambers
Opened
18 Jun 2023
Voting closes
17 Aug 2023
Chambers
3 legislatures
Articles
5 changes

Rationale

These reforms boost economic growth by increasing workforce participation, reducing welfare dependency, and lowering business costs for a stronger, more competitive nation.

Proposed Changes

1

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

2

Homelessness
Previous law
Guaranteed housing-first support
Mix of support and enforcement

3

Retirement Age Policy
Previous law
Retirement at 60
Retirement at 70

4

Welfare Conditionality
Previous law
Unconditional benefits
Strict time limits on benefits

5

Competition & Monopolies
Previous law
Active competition enforcement
Permissive on mergers and scale

Timeline

  • Draft
    18 June 2023


  • Vote Open
    18 June 2023


  • Vote Closed
    17 August 2023


  • Did Not Become Law
    17 August 2023

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
National Democrats 0 Yes

Ständerat

Passed
23Yes 21No 2Not voted 46 seats

For: 23 / 46 seats (50.0%)

Against: 21 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 2

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 52.3%)
Party Seats Vote
All Matterhorn Forward Bloc 21 No
Conservative Movement Proposer 23 Yes
National Democrats 0 Yes

Nationalrat

Passed
98Yes 91No 11Not voted 200 seats

For: 98 / 200 seats (49.0%)

Against: 91 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 11

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 51.9%)
Party Seats Vote
All Matterhorn Forward Bloc 91 No
Conservative Movement Proposer 98 Yes
National Democrats 0 Yes

Voting record

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

No

“No working hour limits will exploit the workers. Retirement at 70 is like torturing the old, as well as decrease the employment chances of the youth.”

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