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Brazil’s Senate Approves 40-Hour Workweek in Constitutional Amendment

Brazil’s Senate approved a constitutional amendment on Oct. 14 to reduce the maximum workweek from 44 to 40 hours and guarantee two days of paid weekly rest. The measure passed both rounds by 75 votes to one, with Sen. Hamilton Mourão casting the only opposing vote. It replaces the six-day-on, one-day-off schedule with a five-day […]

Congress approves changes to Brazil’s working hours

On Wednesday (Oct. 14), Brazil’s Senate approved a proposed constitutional amendment to abolish the 6x1 work schedule, under which employees work six days and have one day off. Under the new rules, workers will be entitled to two paid days off per week for every five days worked, with no reduction in pay.

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