Recently, the debate around the 6×1 scale has gained significant momentum again, both on the internet and on the streets. This happened after the deputy Erika Hilton (PSOL-SP) made a proposal for an amendment to the constitution (PEC), requesting the reduction of the workweek from 44 to 36 hours and the end of the 6×1 schedule. However, if this proposal is approved, how will it be from now on
The first thing people need to understand is that the end of the 6×1 schedule does not mean widespread time off on the weekend and that all services – especially trade – they will stop on Saturday and Sunday. After all, there are work shifts and the employees of the companies will have to split up, being able to work on the weekend, but since the two days are included in the new schedule, a 5×2
However, this reduction can be a challenge for a large part of the organizations that are already used to this work scale model and will need some time to organize themselves, as it is likely that hiring employees will be necessary, but this requires recalculating and making investments. And we know that from the moment it weighs on the entrepreneurs' pockets, it may not work very well at first glance
A survey conducted by Pontotel, time and attendance management company in Brazil, with more than 500 thousand employees registered on its timekeeping platform, claims that the end of the 6×1 shift can impact millions of workers and companies in the country. According to the research, this model predominates in some sectors: Accommodation and food (69%), Commerce (49,9%) and Administrative Activities (35,1%)
Generally, areas that require continuous work, such as health, they tend to follow different scales and there is no possibility of them stopping to adopt the 6×1 or any other that may be. Many doctors work shifts of 36 and even 48 hours straight, everything varies according to the demand in the hospital and also your own availabilities, so they cannot fit into this new model
The truth is that everything involving the Brazilian labor scenario needs to be evaluated with great caution and without haste. It is an approval without the proper discussion and analysis of large-scale impacts that will be worse not only for the entrepreneur but also for the worker, because it is that person who creates jobs and not the government
The ideal is that there is a balance, so that the entrepreneur and the employees in general are not harmed, however, it is necessary to find a middle ground. In this sense, it is extremely important that company managers start to assess the situation they are in, so that you know what to do if the end of the 6×1 shift actually occurs in the near future
How the possible end of the 6×1 shift affects my company
