The national president of the PT, deputy Gleisi Hoffmann (PR), called the president of the Central Bank (BC), Roberto Campos Neto, “a fool” after the economist criticized the attempt to eliminate the 6×1 working day.
“That Roberto Campos Neto doesn’t understand anything about the life and needs of those who work to earn a living in a country with the highest interest rates in the world, this is nothing new to anyone. But saying that the end of the 6×1 working day will harm workers is a lot of nerve”, said Gleisi in a profile on X, this Friday (15).
“The statement serves, at least, to make it very clear which side he is on, and it is not the side of the workers or Brazil”, added the PT member.
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On Thursday (14), during a lecture at the Vitória Freedom and Democracy Forum, Campos Neto classified the initiative to end the 6×1 scale as “quite harmful”.
“It is a project that I think is very harmful for workers, because in the end it will increase the cost of work, informality and reduce productivity”, stated the president of the BC.
PSOL’s PEC proposes an end to the 6×1 scale
The topic gained repercussion this week due to the Proposed Amendment to the Constitution (PEC), presented by Erika Hilton, leader of the PSOL – Rede federation in the Chamber of Deputies, which proposes the extinction of the 6×1 working day.
The PEC proposes replacing the 6×1 working day – in which employees work six days a week, taking one day off – with a 4×3 working day, with four days on and three days off.
Lula’s minister wants government subsidy to enable reduced working hours
This Saturday (16), the Minister of Entrepreneurship for Microenterprises and Small Businesses, Márcio França (PSB), said that the end of the 6×1 working day is “inevitable” and that the government will reduce the scale for smaller entrepreneurs size.
The minister also compared the idea of reducing working hours with incentive programs given to agribusiness and export sectors.
França also said that one of the ways to compensate for the reduction in working hours would be to reduce taxes.
There are no studies on the impact of the PEC
The initiative comes in the wake of the Life Beyond Work Movement (VAT), which has gained strength on social media since September last year.
It all started with a post against the 6×1 journey made by activist Rick Azevedo, who worked as a store clerk.
The topic went viral and, since then, the movement managed to gather 1.5 million signatures on a petition in favor of reducing working hours.
When defending the proposal, Erika Hilton (PSOL-SP) said that the PEC is only based on scales adopted in other countries, but that it does not even have a study of the impact it would cause on the Brazilian economy.
Reviews
Analysts interviewed by People’s Gazette They say it can be a “trap” for companies and employees.
Politicians and representatives of entities have also used social media to criticize the project.
On Tuesday, the executive president of the Brazilian Association of Bars and Restaurants (Abrasel), Paulo Solmucci Júnior, called the proposal .
According to the businessman, the demand for bars and restaurants open seven days a week comes from customers and failing to serve them would create a financial problem.
