Commission approves basic text of the PEC of the end of the 6×1 work schedule

The special committee that analyzes the end of the 6×1 scale approved this Wednesday (27) the basic text of the proposal. The opinion of deputy Leo Prates (Republicanos-BA) establishes a 14-month transition to reduce working hours from 44 to 40 hours per week.

The board must still analyze highlights (suggestions for changes) to the proposal. After the vote is completed, the matter is expected to be voted on in the plenary this Wednesday.

The report proposes that the reduction in weekly working hours be done in two stages with a reduction of two hours each, without loss of salary. The first will be done 60 days after the text is promulgated. The second will be done 12 months later, totaling 14 months after the promulgation of the new amendment.

In practice, the proposal aims to guarantee the end of the 6×1 scale - of six days of work and one day off - with the determination of two days of rest, which will also come into effect 60 days after the promulgation of the text. According to the article, the day of rest should be "preferably on Sundays".

The Constitution currently establishes a 44-hour work week and provides for only one day of rest. The transition rule was agreed between the rapporteur, the government and the president of the Chamber, Hugo Motta (Republicanos-PB), in a meeting with President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) on Monday (25).

On the same day, the opinion of the PEC (Proposed Amendment to the Constitution) was presented to the special commission. The vote, however, was postponed after a request for review (more time for analysis) requested by the opposition. To meet the deadline and facilitate deliberation in the collegiate, the plenary of the House held a session this morning lasting just eight minutes.

Hugo Motta and the government base are in a hurry to vote on the proposal, assessed as an electoral asset. The intention of the president of the House is to coordinate the approval of the text in both Houses before the elections. If it receives the approval of the deputies in the plenary, the PEC will proceed to the Senate for analysis.

The PEC is criticized by productive sectors and members of the opposition who allege possible economic impacts with increased production and service costs. The government rejects this argument and claims that the new scale will increase productivity by guaranteeing better conditions for workers.

Members of the government base attended the meeting wearing t-shirts and stickers in favor of reducing working hours. Minister José Guimarães, from the Institutional Relations Secretariat, attended the end of the debate to follow the vote.

Only three deputies spoke against the proposal at the meeting: Gilson Marques (Novo-SC), Julia Zanatta (PL-SC) and Daniela Reinerh (PL-SC). In the previous session, deputy Mauricio Marcon (PL-RS) had already spoken against it and was responsible for requesting the review request.

In reinforcement of the opposition's position, this Wednesday, deputy Gilson Marques even presented a separate vote to propose a proportional remuneration scheme according to the hours actually worked.

Highlights

The leader of the PL, deputy Sóstenes Cavalcante (RJ), highlighted the need to remove from the text the guarantee of two days of rest for workers, effective 60 days after the promulgation of the PEC.

A highlight in the same sense was also presented by deputy Hildo Rocha (MDB-MA). The parliamentarian also highlighted the need to remove the determined transition rule from the proposal.

The PSOL bench had also highlighted the need to remove from the text the one-year deadline for adapting public administration contracts that involve the direct employment of labor. The acronym, however, decided to withdraw the suggestion to unlock the analysis of the proposal.

Other points
The approved text also makes the allocation of working hours more flexible for those who earn more than R$21,000 and are registered. The rapporteur's intention is to combat pejotization and encourage adherence to the CLT (Consolidation of Labor Laws) regime.

The PEC also determines that a complementary law may establish transitional measures to mitigate impacts on MEIs (individual microentrepreneurs) and micro and small companies.

For public administration contracts, the proposal establishes that a reduction in the duration of normal work will be adopted after a "contract amendment" to be formalized within a maximum period of 12 months after the promulgation of the amendment.

The commission analyzed a proposal by deputy Reginaldo Lopes (PT-MG) presented in 2019. The text was processed together with another PEC on the same topic, presented by deputy Erika Hilton (PSOL-SP) last year.

The reduction in working hours is a historic demand from the left and gained strength last year after popular mobilizations led by Erika Hilton. Support for the agenda motivated the government to send a bill on the subject.

By agreement between Hugo Motta and the Executive, this project will be used to deal with specific cases of categories with different journeys.

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