35-hour working week with no loss of pay
What it actually does
A workers' rights policy including a 35-hour week with no loss in pay, five weeks' annual leave, a broad restoration of the right to strike, Work Councils in workplaces with more than 50 workers and elected worker directors in enterprises with more than 250 workers. It also proposes corporate manslaughter and homicide offences.
Source: allianceparty.nz · 2026-09
The Trump take
“Thirty-five hours? I work thirty-five hours before lunch, and I don't even eat lunch. Workers on the board? I like boards, but MY boards.”parody
Why it scored this way
Red tape
Major new employment rules and obligations on businesses
-2
Hates it
Deals & property
Worker directors and wider strike rights shift power away from owners
-1
Dislikes it
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