Government postpones decree on the end of the 6x1 work schedule
Journalist, postgraduate in marketing and master's degree in communication and consumption. Specialist in communication and consumption and political analysis.
TL;DR
- The federal government has postponed the decree regulating the end of the 6x1 work schedule from November 9th to November 16th.
- President Lula's international travel is cited as the reason for the delay, as he did not have time to review the document.
- The regulation may allow for flexibility in rest days through collective agreements, such as accumulating eight days of rest over 30 days.
- The constitutional amendment to end the 6x1 scale takes effect on December 16th, reducing the weekly maximum from 44 to 42 hours and guaranteeing two rest days per week.
- Various market sectors have expressed concerns about the negative impact on labor supply and operational costs due to the end of the 6x1 scale.