The commentator of CNN José Eduardo Cardozo and former federal deputy and businessman Alexis Fonteyne discussed, this Monday (11), in The Great Debate (Monday to Friday, at 11pm), whether the end of the 6×1 scale — one day off every six days — would impact the job market.
Federal deputy Erika Hilton (PSOL-SP) has been collecting signatures to file a proposed amendment to the Constitution in the Chamber on the subject. According to the PEC, the working day must not exceed 36 hours per week and, that is, 4×3.
The discussion on the topic has gained momentum on social media in recent days and . The Ministry of Labor stated that the reduction of the 44-hour working week — for those who work a 6×1 shift — .
For Cardozo, the objective of the PEC is not to present something closed, but a public debate. The measure, in his opinion, is possible, but must be done with caution so as not to reduce wages and lead to a drop in productivity.
“The merit of this proposal is to spark this discussion. It really seems to me that it is perfectly possible for you to have workload reductions, whether through collective agreements, as the minister said [do Trabalho] Luiz Marinho, whether through legislative decisions, which end up establishing what is a result that would be valid for the entire country”, says Cardozo.
For Fonteyne, the proposal leads the State to have an opinion on something it shouldn’t. The scales, in his view, should be decided by the companies themselves.
“When you want to put a 4×3 scale in the Constitution, a benefit is transformed into an acquired right. And then, you distort the entire organization of society, distort the competitiveness of a country and start to impose a scale that can be very favorable and increase productivity in some sectors, but can be harmful and bad in others”, says Fonteyne .
