Como o possível fim da escala 6×1 afeta a minha empresa?

Recently, the debate around the 6×1 scale has gained a lot of strength, both on the internet and on the streets. This happened after Mrs Erika Hilton (PSOL-SP) made a proposal for an amendment to the constitution (PEC), calling for the reduction of the working day from 44 to 36 hours and the end of the 6×1 scale. 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 scale does not mean widespread slack at the weekend and that all services & especially trade & GO stop on saturday and sunday. After all, there are work shifts and employees of companies will have to split up, but can work on the weekend, but since the two days count on the new scale, at 5×2.

However, this reduction can be a challenge for most organizations that are already accustomed to this work scale model and that will need time to organize, because it is likely that it is necessary to hire employees, but this requires re-accounting and making investments. And we know that from the moment it weighs in the pocket of entrepreneurs, it may not work very well at first glance.

A survey by Pontotel, a time and journey management company in Brazil, with more than 500 thousand employees registered on its point platform, states that the end of the 6×1 scale can impact millions of workers and companies in the country. According to the survey, 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, tend to follow different scales and there is no possibility of not adopting the 6×1 or any other. Many doctors make shifts of 36 and up to 48 hours in a row, everything varies according to the demand in the hospital and also their own availability, so they can not fit into this new model.

The truth is that everything that involves the Brazilian labor scenario needs to be evaluated with great caution and without precipitation. And an approval without proper discussion and analysis of large-scale impacts will be worse not only for the entrepreneur as for the worker, because who generates employment is the one and not the government.

The ideal is that there is a balance, so that the entrepreneur and employees in general do not leave harmed, however, it is necessary to find a middle ground. In this sense, it is extremely important that business managers begin to evaluate the situation in which they are, so that they know what to do if the end of the 6×1 scale actually occurs in the near future.