Earlier, Casa Baixa and Planalto reached an agreement that establishes a period of 60 days to adopt a two-day weekly break
A Special Committee in the Chamber of Deputies recently started analysis of the proposal for the end of the 6×1 scale. The collegiate intends to vote this Monday (25) on the report by deputy Leo Prates (Republicanos-BA), which reduces the working day from 44 hours to 40 hours per week.
O Executive and the Chamber reached an agreement this Monday (25) which establishes the
With the change, the worker will take two days off a week at the beginning of the transition. Also within this period, the working hours will be reduced from 44 hours to 42 hours per week
The agreement was announced by the president of the Chamber, deputy Hugo Motta (Republicans-PB), accompanied by the Labor ministers, Luiz Marinhoand Institutional Relations, José Guimarães.
“The transition will take place within a year, no more than that. We will reduce from 44 hours to 40 hours in one year, after this first reduction of 2 hours. This responds to a call from the working class and also listens to the productive sector. It gives time for the sectors to organize themselves”, said Motta.
At the beginning of the meeting, the chairman of the committee, deputy Alencar Santana (PT-SP), thanked Motta for his commitment to processing the proposal and said that the government’s action was fundamental to advancing the debate.
“The political moment of us having a government that is committed to the working class also helped us. There is a set of factors that allow us to be making history at this moment”, he stated.
The proposal, after the promulgation of the PEC, in 60 days:
- Start of the 5-day work schedule with 2 days of rest;
- Working hours reduced from 44 hours per week to 42 hours.
In 1 year:
- Working hours should fall from 42 hours to 40 hours per week.
8 hours a day on five days of work and two days of rest (5×2).
Rules for MEI
Motta anticipated the proposal so that the individual microentrepreneurs (MEI) are authorized to hire more employeesfurther increasing the value of revenue.
Currently, the MEI can only hire one worker and must have a gross revenue of up to R$81 thousand per year to fit into this category.
“Our idea is to be able to move forward, allowing these entrepreneurs to hire more people, as we are reducing the working day. This will bring significant progress, especially in terms of seeking formal work”, explained Motta.
The change to MEI and possible changes to specific categories must be treated after the approval of the PECin a bill with constitutional urgency sent by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT).
