Historic: Brazil's Chamber Approves End of 6x1 Work Schedule

[00:02] founder of the Ford Company and father of the industrial production model we use to this day, made an unprecedented decision. On that date, Ford implemented the 5x2 work schedule in all of its factories. So, that marked the end of

[00:16] the 1961 production line at the Ford factories. 100 years later, this practice is about to be officially abolished in Brazil as well . In 1926, Ren Ford explained his decision. (Open quotation marks, the country is ready for the 5-day week.) This

[00:29] is definitely something that should spread throughout the industry. It's time we got rid of the or a class privilege. So, let's understand now Brazilians and how this historic approval in Congress came about. Let's

[00:42] historic approval in Congress came about. Let's go. [music] Well, this story is long, isn't it? The idea of ending the 6-for-1 work schedule, it's been circulating behind the scenes in politics since last year, right? 2025. But the

[00:56] the whole time. The guys were letting it slide, turning a blind eye, and very large segment of workers who can only take one day off in the entire week. [music] That crowd still exists . Lots of people. We're talking

[01:09] who work on this scale today. Just to give people than the entire population of Venezuela. So what happens then? People Make appointments with the doctor, go shopping, see

[01:22] rest. That's incredibly complicated, isn't it? The math doesn't add up, you see? And then on the other side of that equation, there's a large segment of the business community that says 6-to-1 scale to a 5-to-2 scale. Studies show that ending the 6-

[01:36] to-1 pay scale could jeopardize company productivity and their instead offering minimum working conditions for I was looking at the other day? Just listen up. It was a company where the

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[02:41] screen so you can buy your chair from Elements, OK? There are several options and if The link is below too. Take advantage. Let's go. Continuing here. The International Labour Organization, the ILO, published a report

[02:54] showing that countries with shorter working hours [music] tend to have more productive workers. Pay attention, listen to what I said, reducing working hours improves official report, OK? So I ask, what does the employer want? More production or

[03:08] employees spending more time at work looking sleepy, without the will to do anything? Notice the difference, [music] open your mind. OK, guys. If we look at data from Germany and Denmark, for example, these two countries have

[03:20] among the most competitive economies in the world. Ah, P, but employees in that country are more skilled, so let's give them more training." For Brazilians. It's not by forcing someone to work exhausted that productivity

[03:32] work even on Sundays , for crying out loud. Do you think they what had to resolve this impasse between employers and workers? The National Congress. That's where the PEC (Proposed Constitutional Amendment) to end the 6-day work schedule emerged

[03:46] . And PEC is precisely that, right? A proposed constitutional amendment. It's the abbreviation P. Then the thing gained momentum, people outside Congress got excited, you know? Then a recent survey showed that 80% of Brazilians

[03:58] recent survey showed that 80% of Brazilians between 16 and 40 years old are in favor of ending the 6-day work schedule. That is, exactly those who are starting in the job market majority of workers, by far the majority of workers. Then

[04:11] when you look at the data for the people between 41 and 59 years old, that number drops to 62, but it's still a majority, wouldn't you agree? But what about you? Pedro, what age bracket are you in ? I'm in the first bracket , somewhere between 24 and 25 years old. I'm

[04:24] young, and I'm against the 6x1 schedule, okay? Except for editors. For editors, For me, it should be . Trust me, guys, forget about editors in this situation. But now

[04:36] let's get to the interesting data, okay? Even among small and medium-sized business owners, there's support for the 6x1 schedule. We have a 2024 Sebrae survey showing that 47% of small and medium-sized business owners believe that a

[04:49] reduced workday has no impact on their businesses. Only 1/3 of entrepreneurs could be detrimental to their business. Guys, this debate employee debate, it's not. In short, the 6x1 schedule is inhumane, and most

[05:05] of the population is against it. Period. 80% and the smallest share is 62%, it's still a majority, you understand? The majority is against the 6:1 scale. I 'm against the 6:1 scale. If you stop to ask me, man, I really like employees to have comfort, because I'm

[05:20] companies, employees with comfort really produce more, truly. Of course, there are some outliers, right, you give them comfort, and they don't do I sent the question, right? Why was it taking so long to prove the

[05:33] end of the 6:1 scale? Politics, politics is a game, man, of tit for tat. Go to the comments below, there will be people saying I'm a taxi driver, a fascist, 'm a communist. I never know, man, what I'm saying, if it's going to be on one

[05:45] see. This P channel is getting too right-wing, this P channel is getting want to know. Regarding this whole thing. I'm saying what I think, man. There are always negotiation going on. Always, man, following the behind-the-scenes of this

[05:59] back and forths, right? Proposals, counter-proposals, alliances, breakups. Damn, it seemed like the PEC (Proposed Constitutional Amendment) would never be approved or would only be properly validated after the elections, right? Like, they were going to

[06:11] it. Until the PEC was approved in two rounds in the Chamber of Deputies in an overwhelming way. In the first vote, we had 472 votes in favor of the PEC and 22 hoping it doesn't end, you have to, man, vote for those 22,

[06:27] right? But, man, it was a landslide, right? But the rule is clear, a second vote needs to happen. In the second vote, another victory for the PEC, 461 votes in favor and only 19 against. Someone got sick, right? Didn't vote. For the first time in

[06:43] centrist parties, and opposition parties voted together en masse to people came together, people are thinking about the human being, you know? And my party

[06:56] left or are you right? Because it's tough, people come here from Twitter, So, from this constitutional amendment onwards, workers will have the right to two paid days off per week. One of these

[07:10] on Sundays. So, despite the reduction in working hours, it is affected workers. And in addition, individual or collective agreements be automatically annulled from the validity of the PEC. And it is at this point that

[07:25] a big question arises. How long will it take to implement the end of the 6x1 schedule? Is the new law already in effect? ​​Well, I'll go straight to the point. Okay, let's get to the point. The PEC (Proposed Constitutional Amendment) isn't in effect yet. It passed the Chamber of Deputies, great. Damn, that's half the battle,

[07:37] right? But there's still half the way to go, right? It still needs to pass the Senate. In two votes as well. When is the Senate going to vote on this, Peter? Nobody president of the Senate, has already indicated that he's in no hurry, he won't

[07:50] His staff are working like crazy , he's totally relaxed, right? Just Columbu is making. Go ahead, you'll get angry, right? But Columbu seems to think he'll look into it before the elections, but he didn't give any deadline. He

[08:03] will be, okay? Remember that the Senate can also amend the text of the PEC, okay? They can add amendments to amendments. In that case, the amended text goes back to the Chamber of Deputies agrees with the changes. It's like that, you know. The Chamber

[08:17] rejected the amendments, the PEC (Proposed Constitutional Amendment) goes back to the Senate. The PEC is only considered enacted, like, it's only truly valid when both houses of the legislature agree on everything written there and there's negotiation along the way, man.

[08:29] And you who voted, no, if you vote for this, you're not from my party, I'll have to vote in favor. That's it, you understand? But let's imagine the Senate approves it [music] Does that mean that next week

[08:41] home relaxing, watching Vasco's game , because Vasco is in the second division, they play in Série B on Saturday, right? Not quite. The PEC has a deadline for implementation, you see? The government wanted an immediate transition, publishing the law

[08:53] businessmen by surprise, you see? Then the opposition even suggested 10 years. , you see? Imagine the guy overjoyed , thinking, "Finally I'll be able to relax in..." Saturday, but he's going to retire in 9 years, but it will only be valid

[09:07] the craziest thing is that everyone knew for a long time that the PEC (Proposed Constitutional Amendment) was going to pass. People were asking for it, right? The guys wanted it. The big doubt, the big debate, right? The real problem, was the time that would be given to

[09:20] businesses to adapt. The text is going to the Senate now, right? It says that the 6-day on, 1-day off schedule ends 60 days after the PEC is approved. I'm a business owner, I'll only have 60 days to change the schedule here at the shop. It's not quite like that, man. The

[09:32] text says 60 days, but in practice the business owner has up to 14 months to end ? This can happen in employer has two months to reduce the

[09:47] give you an example. Let's go. Okay. Let's say they enacted the law on July 1st. The employer has until September 1st to implement a 5.8x1 schedule. That is, the employer has 2 months to reduce the employee's working hours by 2 hours. It could

[10:00] you see? But it has to be 2 hours taken from the week. It could be a sixth day with 2 hours less, it doesn't matter. But it has to be 2 hours. The deadline must be after this first stage, the employer has more than 12 months

[10:14] the real deal, you know? With an extra day off for an employee. A full day, in my opinion, is a fair deadline, man. Really fair, honestly. For both sides. It could be shorter,

[10:26] taking advantage of something that Brazilians waited 100 years to happen. With 14 months employers will manage. Go through this transition and you'll understand. And before you come down here and say, "Pente, are you sold to the left

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