PSOL deputy wants lunch to count as worked hours
Journalist, postgraduate in marketing and master's in communication and consumption. Specialist in communication and consumption and political analysis.
TL;DR
- A bill has been proposed to consider lunch breaks as part of the paid workday, with a daily limit of two hours.
- The proposal aims to amend the Consolidation of Labor Laws (CLT) and rural labor legislation.
- If approved, this could lead to a reduction in the effective weekly working hours.
- The bill prohibits collective agreements from removing the right to compensation and counting of the lunch interval.
- The proposal must still go through the legislative process in the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate.