What’s coming up?
These sections don’t have any dates associated with them because the timing doesn’t follow a strict schedule. The events have to happen in this order and if almost any of them don’t happen, the others will not happen.
Second Reading
The bill will have its second reading in parliament to introduce the changes suggested by the select committee. You can read more about those changes in the Bill Overview section.
Committee of the Whole House
Debate will be open to the whole of parliament to propose and debate amendments to the bill.
Third Reading
The newly amended bill will have a final vote.
Royal Assent
The bill officially becomes law.
Form or Join a Worker Organization
In order to engage in collective bargaining, workers would need to be represented by an organization during negotiations. This could be a new organization or one or many existing unions, guilds, etc.
Initiate Collective Bargaining
The worker organization would initiate collective bargaining with an engager organization to negotiate a collective agreement for all contractors covered by the Game Developer occupational group as defined in the final bill.
Conclude Bargaining
Bargaining concludes with a new collective agreement that sets the minimum terms for contracts going forward. These contracts might last from 3-6 years and a new round of collective bargaining would need to begin before they expire.