Workplace and Digital Rights Adjustment of 2009
Rationale
These changes balance economic flexibility with worker protections, ensuring fair labor standards, stable industrial relations, and reasonable data privacy safeguards.
Proposed Changes
| Law | Previous | Proposed | ||
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| 1 | Maximum Working Hours |
40-hour weekly maximum with overtime controls
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48-hour weekly maximum
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| 2 | Trade Union Rights |
Full collective bargaining and strike rights
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Unions permitted but strikes severely limited (cooling-off periods; binding arbitration)
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| 3 | Data Privacy & Digital Rights |
Strict data rights (right to deletion; algorithmic transparency; heavy fines for violations)
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Basic data protection (consent required; breach notification; opt-out rights)
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Maximum Working Hours2
Trade Union Rights3
Data Privacy & Digital RightsProposer
Party
Social Democratic Union
Only by uniting Workers, Nation can prosper.
Core pillars
Ingrid König
Activist · Age 69
Ingrid König rose from humble beginnings to become a household name, using her celebrity status and working-class roots to champion policies that uplift ordinary citizens while relentlessly pursuing political influence.
Timeline
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Draft12 October 2009
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Vote Open15 January 2011
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Vote Closed15 January 2011
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Did Not Become Law15 January 2011
Vote tally
Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.
Bundesrat
FailedFor: 0 / 69 seats (0.0%)
Against: 0 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 69
Bundestag
FailedFor: 0 / 650 seats (0.0%)
Against: 0 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 650