The Labour Act (Inter)

An act to regulate labour rights.
Enacted during the Great Interregnum.
Amended by the Labor Reform Resolution, 645.

Amended by Amendment: The Labor Act (Inter) Amended by The Reasonable Wage Act, 653

Amending Article 1 - The Work Week

1.1.1 For the purposes of this bill, part-time employees are considered to be any employee who regularly works less than the full work week.

1.2 Employees who work overtime will receive 150% compensation for hours worked overtime in hourly employment.

1.2.1 Overtime is defined as working more than 30 minutes over the maximum workweek hours for their employment type or for more than 12 hours in a 36-hour period for full-time employees.

1.3 Employees who work extraordinary hours will receive 150% compensation for extraordinary hours worked.

1.3.1 Extraordinary hours are defined as hours worked between 2200 hours and 0600 hours.

1.4 Employees who work in hazardous conditions will receive 150% compensation for any work done under hazardous conditions.

1.4.1 Hazardous conditions are defined as working conditions wherein the employee is unduly subject to danger of life or limb.

1.5 Employees working part-time roles will receive a pro-rata share of the rights and benefits provided to full-time workers.

1.6 Any employee who works under any condition outlined in 1.2.1, 1.3.1, or 1.4.1 will receive concurrent benefits of the conditions worked based on the base pay of the employee working in those conditions.

Article 2 - National Holiday Day

2.1 - Establishes 1 May of each calendar year as a Federally recognized holiday in recognition of laborers (Labour Day).

Article 3 - Paid Time Off

3.1 - For the purposes of this bill, a week is defined as the number of days out of seven that the employee would usually work.

3.2 - In the case of a pregnancy, both partners in the legal relationship are entitled to 52 shared weeks of paid leave, starting from the 38th week of pregnancy or premature birth.

3.3 - In the case of a pregnancy where the woman is not in a legal relationship, they are entitled to 30 weeks of paid leave, starting from the 38th week of pregnancy or premature birth.

3.4 - At the end of paid maternity leave, both parents are entitled to an additional 20 weeks of job security, should they choose to take unpaid leave.

3.5 - In the case of a miscarriage, both partners are entitled two two months time off.

3.6 - Any employee who is adopting a child and has been employed continuously for three months is entitled to 365 days of paid leave.

3.7 - All employees who have been employed continuously for three months are entitled to 4 annual weeks of paid vacation time.

3.8 - Unused vacation leave may be accumulated up to 120 days, and after which it shall be mandated to pay the unused number of vacation leaves exceeding 120 days annually based on their average wage for the year.

3.9 - Unused vacation leave may be accumulated up to 30 days, and after which it shall be mandated for the employee to use any vacation days above the 30 reserved ones. Reserved vacation days may be used at any time.

3.10 - Employers are forbidden from taking any disciplinary action against an employee because of the employee's paid time off.

3.11 - In the case of paid maternity or paternity leave, employers may hire a replacement employee, but on the original employee's return, they must be offered their original position back.

Article 4 - Minimum Wage

4.1 Establishes the universal minimum wage at 40 florins per hour for hourly employment.

4.2 Establishes the universal minimum wage at 80,000 florins per year for salaried employment.

4.3 Establishes the universal sick pay for full-time employees, equal to their established salary for hours not worked while on sick leave.