PSOL Deputy wants lunch to count as working hours
Duda Salabert presents a bill that could reduce work to 35 hours per week after the end of the 6x1 schedule. Read more on Gazeta do Povo.
TL;DR
- A bill has been introduced to count lunch breaks (up to two hours daily) as working hours.
- This initiative aims to ensure workers are compensated for the full time they are linked to their employment.
- The proposal aligns with the movement to end the 6x1 work schedule.
- There is a potential conflict with Supreme Court jurisprudence that allows collective bargaining to alter certain labor rights.
- Recent Supreme Court decisions have shown varying stances on counting interval time and the scope of collective bargaining.
- Industry confederations are challenging a constitutional amendment's implementation timeline, citing the need for more adaptation time.
- A constitutional amendment reduced the weekly work limit from 44 to 40 hours, with a phased implementation.
- Another constitutional change modified weekly rest days, ideally including Sundays, allowing for collective agreements within certain parameters.