Lula Minister Criticizes Supreme Court Over 6x1 Scale End Action
Luiz Marinho states that the Lula government is managing the regulation of the end of the 6x1 scale and contests the arguments about the adaptation period.
TL;DR
- Labor Minister Luiz Marinho criticized the Supreme Court for accepting an action by the CNC aiming to postpone the end of the 6x1 work scale.
- Marinho stated the government is handling the regulation and the judiciary should not interfere.
- The CNC is seeking to delay the reduction of weekly working hours from 44 to 42 until October 2027.
- The government plans to regulate the change through decrees, ordinances, and collective bargaining.
- The first stage of the transition, reducing the maximum workday from 44 to 42 hours, begins on December 16.
- Marinho dismissed concerns about companies lacking sufficient time to adapt, linking the reduction to technological advancements and productivity.
- He encouraged the use of collective bargaining to define work schedules.
- The government believes the reduction in working hours will improve worker quality of life and should occur without income loss.