Bill: Draft Workers' Rights Act

[missandrist]

A
BILL
To

Amend the Commercial Standards Act​

The people of the Commonwealth of Redmont, through their elected Representatives in the Congress and the force of law ordained to that Congress by the people through the constitution, do hereby enact the following provisions into law:

1 - Short Title and Enactment
(1) This Act may be cited as the 'Workers’ Rights Act.'
(2) This Act shall be enacted immediately upon its signage.
(3) This Act has been authored by Kaiserin_ and Rep. MissAndrist.
(4) This Act has been co-sponsored by Speaker zLost.

2 - Reasons
(1) The Commercial Standards Act provides basic, but incomplete protections for employees against unfair dismissal, as well as their right to unionize.
(2) The workers of Redmont are entitled to complete and well-rounded protections to their livelihoods.

3 - Amendments
(1) Section 13, subsection 1 of the Commercial Standards Act shall be amended as follows:

"(1) Unfair dismissal - the unjust termination of an employee. (e.g. a position is made vacant without reason only to be immediately filled). An employee shall be considered unjustly dismissed if their dismissal is on the basis of any personal characteristic, including personal or political beliefs, or otherwise dismissed without a cause relevant to performance or behavior in relation to their employment, including their effect on the reputation of the business."

(2) Section 14, subsections 5 and 6 of the Commercial Standards Act shall be amended as follows:

"(5) Employers are prohibited from involving themselves in the democratic or operational processes of their employee's union.
(6) Employers who take action to disrupt or prevent the formation or regular operation of a union, and or engage in conduct to dismantle a union, such as, but not limited to, terminating employees who try to start a union, shall be guilty of Union Busting, as defined:

Union Busting
Employers who take action to disrupt the creation or regular operational processes of a union (including internal processes like elections, external processes like campaigns, and lateral processes like communications with other organizations), or engage in conduct to dismantle a union, including utilizing force or coercion against their employees.
Per Offence: $2000 Fine"