The National Congress enacted this Friday (16) the amendment that ends the 6x1 scale. The change divided the opinions of unions in the Piracicaba region.
The measure reduces the maximum working hours from 44 to 40 hours per week. There will be a transition from 2 months to 42 hours and after 12 months to 40 hours.
Simespi and Acipi warned of the increase in production costs and impacts on permanently operating sectors.
Sincomércio pointed out that small businesses will face pressure on consumer prices.
Workers' unions celebrated. Sincomerciários pointed out benefits for women working double shifts, and Sinticompi considered the change a victory.
The amendment to the Constitution that ends the 6x1 work schedule, promulgated by the National Congress this Friday (16), divided the opinion of unions in the Piracicaba (SP) region.
If, on the one hand, the entities representing workers celebrated the change, on the other, industry unions warned of risks.
The end of the 6x1 scale guarantees workers two days of paid rest per week, without a salary reduction. It is the first change in working hours in 38 years, since the 1988 Constitution.
➡️The change gradually reduces the maximum working hours from 44 to 40 hours per week.
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The new rules, however, do not take effect immediately. The amendment was published in the Official Gazette of the Union this Friday afternoon.
As of publication, the two-month period for the first stage of the transition begins, when the maximum working day goes from 44 to 42 hours per week and workers are entitled to two days of paid rest.
Twelve months after the first reduction, the limit will definitively increase to 40 hours per week, without a salary reduction.
End of the 6x1 scale: companies anticipate changes in the working day — Photo: Reproduction/EPTV
🏭 What companies and commerce think
For the Employers' Union of Industries of the Metal-Mechanical Sector of Piracicaba, Saltinho and Rio das Pedras (Simespi), the reduction in working hours caused concern among businesspeople.
"Simespi considers that the measure could increase production costs, compromise the competitiveness of companies and bring new challenges to the creation and maintenance of jobs."
Simespi also highlights concerns about the difficulties faced by Brazilian industry, especially in the machinery and equipment sector, affected by trade tariffs imposed by the United States government.
The union highlighted that it recognizes the importance of workers' quality of life and rest, but defended that any changes in working hours be accompanied by policies aimed at increasing productivity, professional qualification and the modernization of industrial processes.
In the view of the Commercial and Industrial Association of Piracicaba (Acipi), the approval of the measure impacts sectors such as hospitals, shopping centers and businesses with permanent operation.
According to Acipi, the change will require adaptations, dialogue and collective renegotiations, in addition to financial planning.
"Undoubtedly, the moment demands that we look at this process with caution, recognizing the difficulties of each business and the possible impacts on operational costs, the organization of teams and the maintenance of jobs", he added.
For the Retail Trade Union of Piracicaba and Region (Sincomércio), reducing working hours is a legitimate discussion, but approval requires a more in-depth analysis of the economic and social impacts.
"Commerce has particularities that need to be respected, especially in relation to opening hours and team organization. For small businesses, which are already facing financial and operational challenges, the change could represent increased costs, pressure on consumer prices and difficulties in maintaining formal jobs."
👷 What workers think
The Piracicaba Commerce Employees' Union (Sincomerciários) understands that for workers, the 5x2 scale will be of "great value", because the "majority of workers are women who work double shifts".
According to Sincomerciários, the measure will help to hire more employees for different sectors, due to the extra day off.
The Union of Workers in the Construction and Furniture Industries of Piracicaba (Sinticompi), in turn, stated that workers from a company with more than 150 employees were thrilled with the news.
"We are sure that it was a considerable victory and that the future will show us. This concern from the boss about not having the same return, because they continue to pay the salary, and the working hours will be shorter? There is a solution for all this, which is: offer a better salary, because our sacrifice has never been little", said the president of the union, Milton Costa.
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