Government says that reducing working hours is “completely possible and healthy”
The Ministry of Labor and Employment (MTE), commanded by the minister Luiz Marinho (PT)officially spoke out, this Monday (11), about the Proposed Amendment to the Constitution (PEC) presented by the federal deputy Erika Hilton (PSOL-SP) which ends the working day on a 6 x 1 scale (six days of work for one day of rest).
According to the parliamentarian herself, the text has already exceeded 100 signatures and could reach, this week, the minimum number of 171 supports necessary to begin processing in the National Congress.
In a note, the Ministry of Labor argued that the matter should be addressed through collective agreements between employers and employees.
End of the 6×1 scale: PEC could reach number of signatures this week, says deputy
Despite the possibility of the text beginning to be processed in Congress, deputy Erika Hilton (PSOL-SP), author of the proposal, says she is aware that the chances of approval of the PEC, at this moment, are low.
“The MTE believes that this issue should be addressed in conventions and collective agreements between companies and employees. However, the department considers that reducing the 40-hour working week is fully possible and healthy, given a collective decision”, says the statement released by the ministry.
“The Ministry of Labor and Employment has been closely following the debate on the end of the 6×1 work schedule. This is a topic that requires the involvement of all sectors in an in-depth and detailed discussion, taking into account the specific needs of each area, as there are sectors of the economy that operate uninterruptedly”, the note continues.
Chamber: PEC that foresees the end of the 6×1 scale still needs votes, but generates repercussions
The Proposed Amendment to the Constitution (PEC) authored by federal deputy Erika Hilton (PSOL-SP), which provides for the end of the 6×1 scale (six days of work, one of rest), has around 90 signatures
The PEC also provides for a reduction in the limit on the number of hours worked during the week – from the current 44 to 36.
By the beginning of this afternoon, 108 parliamentarians had signed the request for the PEC to begin processing in Congress.
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As it is a constitutional amendment, the votes of ⅗ of the deputies and senators are required, in two rounds of voting in each House of Congress, for the PEC to be approved. In the Chamber, this represents 308 deputies; in the Senate, 49 senators.
Before reaching the plenary, the PEC needs to go through a long process in the Legislature. The text has its constitutionality analyzed by the Constitution and Justice Commission (CCJ) and is then forwarded to a special commission.
