Alcolumbre sets vote on PEC ending 6x1 shift for next Wednesday (14)
Alcolumbre scheduled the vote on the PEC ending the 6x1 work scale for next Wednesday (14). Read on Gazeta do Povo.
TL;DR
- Senate President Davi Alcolumbre scheduled the vote for PEC 221/2019, ending the 6x1 work schedule, for Wednesday, October 14th.
- The proposal aims to reduce the maximum weekly work hours from 44 to 40 and establish two paid days of rest.
- The PEC was approved by the Chamber of Deputies with significant support.
- The vote in the Senate requires at least 49 senators' approval in two rounds.
- A procedural agreement could allow both voting rounds to occur on the same day.
- The initiative is a priority for President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's re-election campaign.