There is no date yet for the end of the 6×1 scale. Although a proposal that reduces working hours has advanced in the Chamber of Deputies, the change depends on approval by the Senate and other legislative steps before coming into force.
The doubt has gained strength in recent months after . On social media, the process was interpreted by many workers as definitive approval, but the text is still far from the final stretch.
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Today, the current rules of the Constitution and the Consolidation of Labor Laws (CLT), which allow working hours of up to 44 hours per week and the adoption of a scale of six days of work and one day of rest, continue to apply.
What changes in the proposal
The text approved by deputies reduces the maximum weekly working day to 40 hours and extends the rest period for workers. The proposal emerged amid pressure from movements that defend the review of the 6×1 model and argue that the scale affects the quality of life and health of employees.
The debate gained political traction after the mobilization of workers on social media and began to be treated as one of the main labor agendas in Congress.
Why change isn’t worth it yet
As it changes the Constitution, the proposal also needs to be approved by the Senate. The text will still have to go through the House’s Constitution and Justice Committee (CCJ) and, subsequently, through the plenary, where it needs to obtain the support of three-fifths of the senators in two rounds of voting.
If the senators change any section approved by the deputies, the proposal will return to the Chamber for new analysis.
In practice, this means that the process can take several months.
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Resistance in Congress
The proposal faces resistance from business entities and parliamentarians. Representatives of the productive sector argue that reducing working hours could increase labor costs, put pressure on small businesses and affect sectors that depend on intensive labor, such as commerce and services.
Proponents of the change claim that shorter working hours can increase productivity, reduce absences due to health problems and bring Brazil closer to models adopted in other countries.
What to expect now
There is no official forecast for a definitive vote on the text in the Senate. The initial expectation of Palácio do Planalto was that the text would be approved by the House before the July recess, however, the analysis depends on the will of the president of the Senate, Davi Alcolumbre.
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According to information from the Constitution and Justice Commission itself, there was no signal from Alcolumbre to release the matter. The president of the CCJ, Otto Alencar (PSD), must prioritize the PEC in question, considering that the process began before the opposition’s proposal.
The delay has been the target of criticism from parliamentarians in favor of the proposal. Last week, senator Paulo Paim (PT) demanded a vote on the text in plenary and questioned the reasons for postponing the analysis. The topic has been discussed for years in Congress and gained strength after significant approval in the Chamber.
Until the proposal completes the entire legislative process, the 6×1 scale remains valid throughout the country.
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