PEC 148/25 and the end of the 6x1 shift are already shaping ongoing collective bargaining
Unions and companies are getting ahead of the debate even before a final vote, adjusting proposals on hours, shift schedules and compensation to position themselves for a regulatory landscape that may soon change.
On the record: PEC 148/25, a proposed constitutional amendment (Proposta de Emenda à Constituição) that would end the 6x1 shift schedule (six days on, one day off) and reduce the weekly workweek without a pay cut, is already changing the tone of collective bargaining across several sectors, even while the proposal is still working its way through Congress.
Unions and companies are getting ahead of the debate even before any final vote, adjusting proposals on hours, shift schedules and compensation to position themselves for a regulatory landscape that may soon change. This kind of early move is common when a high-impact regulatory change is on the radar: neither side wants to arrive at the bargaining table without a scenario already worked out.
This kind of change isn't settled only in the text of the law: it gets settled at the bargaining table, with data, scenarios and planning. Companies that already have a clear map of how the change affects their operation (shifts, labor cost, productivity by job category) arrive at the negotiation in a stronger position than those that react only after the law has already changed.
We use technology and Artificial Intelligence to simulate scenarios and get ahead of this debate with your company, helping you understand, before you reach the bargaining table, what a change like this would mean in practice. If your company doesn't yet have that scenario mapped out, the free Union & Labor Risk Check is a good place to start.
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