Roycelandia
09-02-2005, 13:22
Port Royal, Roycelandia
His Imperial Majesty Emperor Royce I has today used his Imperial Prerogative powers to pass a new law, entitled the "Employment Equity Act", which introduces sweeping changes to Roycelandia's Employment Laws.
Chief amongst them are:
- Companies now assume some responsibility for their staff's wellbeing and lives. For example, if a company fires a staff member for any reason except theft, intentional sabotage, or assault, on less that one month's notice, the company must pay ALL that person's basic living expenses until such time as they get another job. If that takes 5 years, tough. Shouldn't have fired them in the first place without giving them enough time to get another job.
- It will be illegal for a company to make redundant, downsize, lay off, constructively dismiss, or invent reasons to fire staff if the company has made ANY profit whatsoever.
- Any company making more than $5 million in profits must donate 1% of those profits to an Approved Charity, being: The Red Cross, Salvation Army, City Mission, Local Homeless Shelter, Oxfam, The Smith Family, or other Charity that may be approved by the Government
- A company that has made a profit must not refuse to hire staff in order to increase it's profits.
- No Roycelandian Company may shift itself overseas to avoid taxes or legislative requirements
There are many more, and whilst Big Business has complained bitterly about them, His Majesty has told them to "Shut The Fuck Up and live with it".
The Roycelandian Stock Exchange remained steady on the release of the news, with International Investors interested to see how the Roycelandian Economy reacts...
His Imperial Majesty Emperor Royce I has today used his Imperial Prerogative powers to pass a new law, entitled the "Employment Equity Act", which introduces sweeping changes to Roycelandia's Employment Laws.
Chief amongst them are:
- Companies now assume some responsibility for their staff's wellbeing and lives. For example, if a company fires a staff member for any reason except theft, intentional sabotage, or assault, on less that one month's notice, the company must pay ALL that person's basic living expenses until such time as they get another job. If that takes 5 years, tough. Shouldn't have fired them in the first place without giving them enough time to get another job.
- It will be illegal for a company to make redundant, downsize, lay off, constructively dismiss, or invent reasons to fire staff if the company has made ANY profit whatsoever.
- Any company making more than $5 million in profits must donate 1% of those profits to an Approved Charity, being: The Red Cross, Salvation Army, City Mission, Local Homeless Shelter, Oxfam, The Smith Family, or other Charity that may be approved by the Government
- A company that has made a profit must not refuse to hire staff in order to increase it's profits.
- No Roycelandian Company may shift itself overseas to avoid taxes or legislative requirements
There are many more, and whilst Big Business has complained bitterly about them, His Majesty has told them to "Shut The Fuck Up and live with it".
The Roycelandian Stock Exchange remained steady on the release of the news, with International Investors interested to see how the Roycelandian Economy reacts...