Brazilian businesses warn 6X1 shift costs will be passed to consumers

Workers currently subject to 6X1 schedules face extended work weeks with minimal rest, affecting health and quality of life.

In Brazil's Senate chambers this week, a quiet but consequential debate unfolded over the rhythm of labor itself — how many days a person should work before the body and spirit are permitted to rest. Business leaders warned that shortening the 6X1 work schedule, which binds millions of workers to six consecutive days of labor, would raise costs that consumers would ultimately bear. Yet political momentum appears to favor the reform, suggesting that Brazil may be moving toward a reckoning with what it truly costs a society when rest is treated as a privilege rather than a right.

Brazilian businesses warn 6X1 shift costs will be passed to consumers

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