After meeting with Lula, Motta says that the PEC at the end of the 6x1 scale provides for a 40-hour working day without a salary cut and a one-year transition

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) met this Monday (25) with the president of the Chamber of Deputies, Hugo Motta (Republicanos-PB), to discuss the proposal to reduce working hours and the end of the 6x1 scale.
After the meeting, Motta held a press conference in the Green Room of the Chamber where he stated that there is consensus on the main points of the proposal and classified three pillars as "non-negotiable".
"We began this discussion with issues that are non-negotiable and we reached the end of this work with these pillars quite consolidated and maintained", he said.
According to him, the rapporteur's text should provide for the reduction of the weekly working day from 44 to 40 hours.
"The first point, dealing with the reduction of the working day. We are guaranteeing that we will reduce it from 44 hours to 40 hours per week. This will be in the rapporteur's text", he stated.
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Motta also said that the end of the 6x1 scale is assured.
"Also, for us, the issue of the end of the 6x1 scale is non-negotiable. We are here guaranteeing that Brazilian workers will have, with the approval of this PEC, a reduction in scale. We will end the 6x1 scale and guarantee two days off for workers."
He added that the changes will not will have an impact on salaries.
"What is also non-negotiable for us is reducing both scale and working hours without reducing salaries. These three points are non-negotiable for the Chamber of Deputies and for the government."
Statement by the president of the Chamber of Deputies. President of the Chamber of Deputies, Hugo Motta
Marina Ramos / Chamber of Deputies
One-year transition
Despite the consensus on the content, Motta indicated that the text must provide for a transition period for the reduction of working hours.
According to him, the proposal will be implemented in a staggered manner over the course of a year. 2 hours immediately. After 12 months, another 2 hours. The transition will take place in one year."
The forecast contradicts the position defended by Lula, who has spoken out against the adoption of a long transition.
Last Friday (22), the president said that the reduction should be made immediately.
"We advocate that the reduction be made at once. You can't accept staying for four years to do half an hour a year. That's where you're trying to make reductions," he said.
Impact on MEIs
Motta also said that he discussed measures with Lula to mitigate the impacts of the change on the job market.
According to him, the idea is to facilitate hiring by individual micro-entrepreneurs (MEIs).
"I discussed with the President of the Republic and our idea is to move forward so that the MEI can hire more people, since we are reducing the working day, to seek formality of work and adjustment of the value of MEIs. The president is sensitive to the appeal made by us", he said.
Next steps
The rapporteur of the Proposed Amendment to the Constitution (PEC), deputy Léo Prates (Republicanos-BA), should present his opinion this Monday.
The proposal envisages:
reduction of working hours to 40 hours per week
two days of paid rest
maintenance of salaries
The expectation is that the text will be voted on in the special committee and then in the Chamber plenary. If approved, it will go to the Senate for analysis.
Context
In parallel to the PEC, the government presented a bill on the subject, which deals with working hours and work schedules without changing the Constitution.
The proposal faces resistance from representatives of the productive sector, who point to increased costs, and from economists, who argue that the measure be accompanied by productivity gains.

Source: G1

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