The 40 Hour Workweek
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History of the Resolution
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Text of the Resolution
Category: Social Justice Strength: Significant Proposed by: Free Soviets
- The maximum standard full-time workweek shall be set at 40 hours. Nations shall remain free to set their workweeks lower than this.
- No one may be contractually obligated to work more than 40 hours per week, except for the following exemptions,
- a) military personnel
- b) civil defense forces
- c) civilian emergency response personnel
- Excepting military personnel, these exemptions shall only apply during emergency situations.
- No one may be contractually obligated to remain on the worksite without pay.
- On call hours shall count against the 40 hour limit.
- Work exceeding 40 hours per week that is voluntarily undertaken shall not exceed a total of 80 hours per week, and shall be paid at a rate of at least time and a half or an equivalent pro-rata time off in lieu. Nations shall remain free to set their allowable overtime hours lower and their overtime pay rates higher than specified in this proposal.
- The 40 hour week shall be implemented in a manner that does not reduce the standard of living of the workers. Nations shall enact the laws needed to comply with the 40 hour week within 1 year of the passing of this resolution and they may phase in the changes over the course of up to 4 years. The necessary changes must be fully implemented within 5 years of the passing of this resolution.
- In time of declared emergencies the national government may suspend this directive to any sector of the workforce it deems essential to the effective running of the country for the duration of that emergency.
- Votes For: 8,637
- Votes Against: 8,526
- Implemented: Sun May 23 2004
