Bill proposes lunch as working hour and reduces actual working day
Congresswoman Duda Salabert presented a bill for lunch to be counted as working hours, reducing the weekly workday to 35 hours. Understand the proposal and its impacts.
TL;DR
- A bill proposes counting lunch breaks (up to 2 hours daily) as working time.
- This could reduce the effective work week from 40 to 35 hours.
- The proposal aims to ensure all time spent linked to employment is paid.
- It seeks to prevent collective bargaining agreements from removing this right.
- The bill conflicts with a 2022 STF decision favoring 'negotiated over legislated' principles.
- Brazil's workweek is transitioning, with a cap of 40 hours by December 2027.
- Industry groups have petitioned the STF for more time to adapt to reduced hours.