Shared Parental Leave Law of 2015

Proposed by Liberal Union · fronted by Marie Möller

Opened

20 Oct 2015

Voting closes

19 Dec 2015

Chambers

2 legislatures

Articles

1 change

Rationale

Shared non-transferable leave ensures both parents take leave, increasing gender equality and child development benefits.

Proposed Changes

	Law	Previous		Proposed
1	Parental Leave Policy	Mandatory one-year leave for both parents; employers may not contact them		Shared, non-transferable parental leave (use-it-or-lose-it for each parent)

1

Parental Leave Policy

Previous law

Mandatory one-year leave for both parents; employers may not contact them

Shared, non-transferable parental leave (use-it-or-lose-it for each parent)

Proposer

Party

Liberal Union

The centre right Liberal Union champions free minds and bold markets where national pride meets personal liberty and enterprise flourishes, a party that fights for the preservation of civil and economic liberties and the nation we call home.

Core pillars

Marie Möller

Chancellor · Age 50

108,403 social followers

Once a fiery student union leader turned academic, Marie Möller left a prestigious university post to challenge the political establishment with her radical vision and electrifying speeches.

🎓 Academic 🎤 Fantastic Speaker 🤝 Loyal 🌍 Outsider 🔥 Firebrand

Timeline

Draft

20 October 2015
Vote Open

20 October 2015
Vote Closed

19 December 2015
Did Not Become Law

19 December 2015

Vote tally

Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.

Bundesrat

Failed

15Yes 38No 16Not voted 69 seats

For: 15 / 69 seats (21.7%)

Against: 38 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 16

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 28.3%)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
Alternative Democratic Reform	9	No	No reason given
Civic Coalition	13	No	No reason given
Labour Movement	4	No	No reason given
Liberal Union Proposer	15	Yes	No reason given
Social Democratic Alliance	0	No	No reason given
The Christian Democrats	5	No	No reason given
United Reinland	7	No	No reason given

Bundestag

Failed

124Yes 484No 42Not voted 650 seats

For: 124 / 650 seats (19.1%)

Against: 484 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 42

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 20.4%)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
Alternative Democratic Reform	126	No	No reason given
Civic Coalition	264	No	No reason given
Labour Movement	0	No	No reason given
Liberal Union Proposer	124	Yes	No reason given
Social Democratic Alliance	0	No	No reason given
The Christian Democrats	47	No	No reason given
United Reinland	47	No	No reason given

Voting record

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