These reforms modernise protections to reduce financial distress, improve workforce fairness, and ensure accessibility and child safety through earlier, stronger interventions for public benefit.
| Law | Previous | Proposed | ||
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| 1 | Bankruptcy & Insolvency |
Court-supervised repayment plans, discharge after several years
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Fresh start: discharge after one year for individuals and small firms
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| 2 | Severance & Redundancy Pay |
Statutory severance for long-serving staff
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Statutory notice period only
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| 3 | Zero-Hour & On-Call Contracts |
Permitted with minimum notice and pay for cancelled shifts
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Permitted, but exclusivity clauses banned
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| 4 | Accessibility Standards |
Required in new public buildings only
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Required in all new buildings and public transport
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| 5 | Child Protection Services |
Risk-based social-work intervention with court oversight
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Proactive early-help services and mandatory reporting by teachers and doctors
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Party
Center-right liberal party, which wants to build a great future for the nation through patriotism, free market and economic solidarity in the ordoliberal spirit
Core pillars
Federal Minister of the Interior · Age 61
Raised in a factory town, Paul Mayer spent decades as a labor organizer before turning to politics, where his working-class roots and unshakable idealism now challenge both corporate excess and political cynicism.
Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.
For: 14 / 69 seats (20.3%)
Against: 11 · Abstained: 11 · Not voted: 33
| Party | Seats | Vote | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Civic Platform | 5 | Yes | It's really good bill. |
| Liberal Union | 11 | No | I am sorry but this overall attacks at the free market and individual liberty, two tins the LU will always fit for, there are defiantly good parts to it but overall, we cannot vote yes |
| National League For Freedom And Democracy Proposer | 9 | Yes | No reason given |
| The Christian Democrats | 11 | Abstain | No reason given |
For: 138 / 650 seats (21.2%)
Against: 101 · Abstained: 131 · Not voted: 280
| Party | Seats | Vote | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Civic Platform | 53 | Yes | It's really good bill. |
| Liberal Union | 101 | No | I am sorry but this overall attacks at the free market and individual liberty, two tins the LU will always fit for, there are defiantly good parts to it but overall, we cannot vote yes |
| National League For Freedom And Democracy Proposer | 85 | Yes | No reason given |
| The Christian Democrats | 131 | Abstain | No reason given |
Every vote must state a public reason. Most recent first.
“It's really good bill.”
“I am sorry but this overall attacks at the free market and individual liberty, two tins the LU will always fit for, there are defiantly good parts to it but overall, we cannot vote yes”