The Constitution and Justice Committee of the Chamber of Deputies approved on Wednesday the proposal that foresees the end of the 6×1 scale, a work model that provides six days of work and one day of rest during the week.
Understand what the next steps are:
Voting in the CCJ
The CCJ voted on the opinion of the rapporteur, Paulo Azi (União-BA), in favor of processing the proposals that reduce the work schedule.
The president of the Chamber, Hugo Motta (Republicanos-PB) determined that the proposals of deputy Erika Hilton (PSOL-SP) and deputy Reginaldo Lopes (PT-MG) move forward together.
At this stage, parliamentarians only assessed whether the text meets the legal and constitutional requirements to continue processing, without going into the merits of the proposal, which must be done after eventual approval by the CCJ. If there is a majority, parliamentarians can also propose changes to the texts, focusing on the wording and constitutionality of the proposals.
In his report, the deputy defended the adoption of a transition phase to allow the adaptation of different sectors of the economy, in addition to discussing possible compensation for the productive sector.
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Special commission and discussion of the text
As the opinion was approved, a special committee will be created to discuss the content of the proposal before a possible vote in the Chamber plenary. According to President Hugo Motta (Republicanos-PB), the text should be voted on by deputies by the end of May.
Congressman Reginaldo Lopes’ text proposes reducing the working day from 44 to 36 hours in 10 years. Representative Erika HIlton’s proposal also foresees a reduction in working hours, as well as a reduction in the work schedule to 4×3 — in which you work four days a week with three days off.
The discussions at the CCJ, although they were not about the merits, already demonstrate that the final text of the PEC should be in a middle ground, with a provision for working hours reduced to 40 hours and a 5×2 work schedule.
If the majority of deputies vote in favor of the report, the text goes to the Chamber plenary for a vote. There, the votes of at least 308 of the 513 deputies are needed in two rounds for the proposal to advance.
Senate
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The same process must be repeated in the Senate. If the senators approve the project with changes in the committees and plenary, the text returns to the Chamber, which analyzes the changes, being able to maintain them, or restore the original project before being sanctioned by President Lula.
Another proposal on the topic, that of Senator Paulo Paim (PT-RS) was already approved by the House’s CCJ in December last year and is awaiting analysis by the plenary.
Government project
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The resumption of voting came after pressure from the government of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT), which decided to enter directly into the dispute and sent its own bill on the subject to Congress, with a request for constitutional urgency. This limits a maximum period of up to 45 days for processing in each Legislative House, which can be extended for another 10 days if the text is changed.
The Executive’s proposal envisages reducing the maximum working day from 44 to 40 hours per week, with a 5×2 scale. Furthermore, it also provides for the inclusion of domestic workers in the proposal.
The proposal establishes a reduction in the maximum weekly working hours from 44 to 40 hours. In practice, this leads to the adoption of the 5×2 model, five days of work and two days of rest, replacing the current logic of the 6×1 scale in parts of the economic sectors, such as commerce and services. Therefore, the normal working time for workers cannot exceed eight hours a day and forty hours a week.
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