Former president Michel Temer (MDB) said that the 6×1 working day ‘is a bit of an exaggeration” and that the discussion on the topic “is valid”. The statement was given to journalists this Monday (18).
“I think 6×1, in all honesty, is a bit of an exaggeration. The discussion is valid, without a doubt, now where it will go, I couldn’t say”, said Temer.
Temer even proposed a project to reduce the weekly workload in 2010, when he presided over the Chamber of Deputies.
“That was discussed for about 6 or 7 months and, in the end, I even proposed an intermediate way, which was to reduce it to 42 hours, which also did not produce results”, recalled Temer.
The topic gained repercussion last 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.
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 the proposal is populist and could 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 a “stupid idea”.
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.
