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Worker And Welfare Rights Act …

Legislative Bill · Sveria

Worker And Welfare Rights Act of 2023

Proposed by National Development · fronted by Peter Brennan

Opened

30 Oct 2023

Voting closes

29 Dec 2023

Chambers

2 legislatures

Articles

4 changes

Rationale

This bill provides for a higher minimum wage and compulsory employment contracts for the benefit of employees. It would also provide assistance to the homeless and extend welfare benefits to everyone. The Minister of Social Affairs is tabling the bill for these purposes.

Proposed Changes

	Law	Previous	Proposed
1	Homelessness	Mix of support and enforcement	Shelters and support services
2	Welfare Conditionality	Light conditions, few sanctions	Unconditional benefits
3	Minimum Wage Policy	Basic minimum wage	High living wage
4	Gig Economy & Platform Workers	Gig workers classified as employees with full rights (sick pay, holiday, pensions)	Gig platforms banned; all work must be traditional employment contracts

1

Homelessness

Previous law

Mix of support and enforcement

Shelters and support services

2

Welfare Conditionality

Previous law

Light conditions, few sanctions

Unconditional benefits

3

Minimum Wage Policy

Previous law

Basic minimum wage

High living wage

4

Gig Economy & Platform Workers

Previous law

Gig workers classified as employees with full rights (sick pay, holiday, pensions)

Gig platforms banned; all work must be traditional employment contracts

Proposer

Party

National Development

A party of discipline and progress where justice is swift and freedom unshaken. Schools rise walls of wisdom and welfare weaves a safety net of pride.

Core pillars

Peter Brennan

Activist · Age 45

57,496 social followers

Once a street-level mediator in the city’s underbelly, Peter Brennan traded backroom deals for open-air rallies, combining street smarts with a passion for numbers that keeps his campaigns ruthlessly efficient.

🔬 Analytical ✨ Charismatic 🎭 Eccentric 🛡️ Incorruptible 🏙️ Street Smart

Timeline

Draft

30 October 2023
Vote Open

30 October 2023
Vote Closed

29 December 2023
Became Law

29 December 2023

Vote tally

Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.

National Parliament

Passed

349Yes 0No 0Not voted 200 seats

For: 349 / 200 seats (174.5%)

Against: 0 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 0

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 100.0%)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
National Development Proposer	164	Yes	No reason given
Sveria Centre	0	Yes	Sveria Centre supports this but would see more changes that boost the expansion of businesses
Sveria Socialists United	185	Yes	The SSU supports the expansion of workers' rights and protection this bill provides!
Workers Democratic Alliance	0	Yes	SWC is happy to vote yes on this budget. We would like to look at how the "Unconditional" benefits look a year from now- and if there needs to be any changes to them.

Union Parliament

Passed

522Yes 0No 178Not voted 700 seats

For: 522 / 700 seats (74.6%)

Against: 0 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 178

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 100.0%)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
National Development Proposer	61	Yes	No reason given
Sveria Centre	79	Yes	Sveria Centre supports this but would see more changes that boost the expansion of businesses
Sveria Socialists United	95	Yes	The SSU supports the expansion of workers' rights and protection this bill provides!
Workers Democratic Alliance	287	Yes	SWC is happy to vote yes on this budget. We would like to look at how the "Unconditional" benefits look a year from now- and if there needs to be any changes to them.

Voting record

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

Workers Democratic Alliance

Voted Nov. 5, 2023

Yes

“SWC is happy to vote yes on this budget. We would like to look at how the "Unconditional" benefits look a year from now- and if there needs to be any changes to them.”

Sveria Socialists United

Voted Oct. 31, 2023

Yes

“The SSU supports the expansion of workers' rights and protection this bill provides!”

Sveria Centre

Voted Oct. 31, 2023

Yes

“Sveria Centre supports this but would see more changes that boost the expansion of businesses”