Lula review delays Brazil’s 6x1 work-schedule decree

Lula review delays Brazil’s 6x1 work-schedule decree
Brazil’s federal government has delayed publication of a decree intended to regulate the end of the six-days-on, one-day-off — or 6x1 — work schedule. The text had been expected on February 9 but is now forecast for publication from February 16, after President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva returns from trips to Turkey and the Philippines.

Labour Minister Luiz Marinho had said the decree would be released on the earlier date. Government officials told the press that Lula had not been able to examine the document before leaving Brazil. The administration’s approach is to use the decree to set practical parameters for reorganising work shifts while reinforcing the role of collective bargaining agreements. “Lula was unable to analyse the document before embarking abroad,” the report said.

Under options described in the proposal, workers could have only one day off in a particular week provided they receive eight rest days over 30 days. That could allow, for example, six working days in one week followed by four in the next and three days off, if the arrangement is covered by a collective agreement.

The government is not expected to publish a fixed list of occupations covered by the rules. Instead, companies would organise schedules according to the nature of their business and the new standards, while some existing regulations may need revision. Telemarketing is among the sectors cited because it already has specific limits on daily hours.

The constitutional amendment ending the 6x1 arrangement takes effect on December 16, reducing the maximum weekly working limit from 44 to 42 hours and guaranteeing two weekly rest days. While the government stresses flexibility through negotiated agreements, market sectors have raised concerns that the change could tighten labour supply and increase operating costs.

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