Legislative Bill · Matterhorn
Failed

Worker Rights Elimination Act of 2024

Proposed by Conservative Movement · fronted by Rainer Wolf
Failing
passing in 0 of 3 chambers
Opened
22 Jul 2024
Voting closes
20 Sep 2024
Chambers
3 legislatures
Articles
5 changes

Rationale

To boost economic competitiveness by removing labor protections, enabling flexible hiring and cost reductions, while ensuring business growth and job creation.

Proposed Changes

1

Right to Strike
Previous law
Unrestricted right to strike, incl. solidarity action
Strikes effectively banned

2

Severance & Redundancy Pay
Previous law
Statutory severance for long-serving staff
Fire at will: no notice and no severance

3

Trade Union Rights
Previous law
All enterprises must be majority worker-owned cooperatives
Trade unions illegal; organizers face imprisonment

4

Worker Representation on Company Boards
Previous law
No requirement; boards are the shareholders' business
Employee representatives barred from boards and works councils

5

Zero-Hour & On-Call Contracts
Previous law
Permitted with minimum notice and pay for cancelled shifts
Completely unrestricted; workers on call with no guaranteed hours or pay

Timeline

  • Draft
    22 July 2024


  • Vote Open
    22 July 2024


  • Vote Closed
    20 September 2024


  • Did Not Become Law
    20 September 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
One Nation 0 No

Ständerat

Failed
20Yes 23No 3Not voted 46 seats

For: 20 / 46 seats (43.5%)

Against: 23 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 3

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 46.5%)
Party Seats Vote
All Matterhorn Forward Bloc 23 No
Conservative Movement Proposer 20 Yes
One Nation 0 No

Nationalrat

Failed
86Yes 100No 14Not voted 200 seats

For: 86 / 200 seats (43.0%)

Against: 100 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 14

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 46.2%)
Party Seats Vote
All Matterhorn Forward Bloc 100 No
Conservative Movement Proposer 86 Yes
One Nation 0 No

Voting record

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

One Nation
Voted Sept. 6, 2024
No

“The proposed amendments run counter to the goal of strength and unity in our nation.”

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