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O presidente do Senado, Davi Alcolumbre, marcou para a próxima terça-feira (6) a análise em Plenário da Proposta de Emenda Constitucional (PEC) do fim da escala 6x1 e da redução da jornada de trabalho. “O tema, de ampla relevância para a sociedade brasileira, será debatido com responsabilidade, equilíbrio e respeito às diferentes perspectivas envolvidas”, afirmou a assessoria da presidência do Senado, em nota. Notícias relacionadas:Agência Brasil e veículos da EBC fazem cobertura especial das eleições.ONS fará operação preventiva para garantir energia durante as eleições.Justiça Eleitoral entra na reta final da preparação das urnas .A PEC foi aprovada na Câmara dos Deputados no final de maio e seguiu para o Senado. Em seguida, a base do governo na Casa tentou pautar a análise da proposta, mas Alcolumbre manteve o texto parado. Apenas em agosto encaminhou à Comissão de Constituição e Justiça (CCJ).No início de setembro, a CCJ aprovou o fim da escala 6x1, mas Alcolumbre não levou o tema ao plenário. E afirmou que a votação aconteceria após as eleições. A declaração ocorreu durante sessão deliberativa no plenário da Casa, no dia 3 de setembro, em resposta a um apelo feito pelo senador Paulo Paim (PT-RS). Paim anunciava sua aposentadoria e cumpre o último mandato parlamentar no Congresso Nacional. O senador gaúcho tem histórico de defesa do tema no Congresso. "Quero aproveitar essa oportunidade que o senador Paulo Paim está aqui na mesa e veio me dar um abraço, para dizer para vossa excelência e para o Brasil, que vossa excelência estará aqui votando, após as eleições, o fim da escala 6x1 no plenário do Senado Federal”, disse o presidente da Casa. Escala 5x2 A PEC 221 de 2019 acaba com a escala 6x1 instituindo a obrigatoriedade de dois dias de descanso por semana, além de reduzir a jornada de trabalho das atuais 44 horas para 40 horas semanais, sem redução salarial. A proposta permite compensar o sábado ou domingo trabalhados no caso de categorias com jornadas especiais, mas mantendo o número de folgas remuneradas em duas por semana, em média, gozadas obrigatoriamente no mesmo mês. O texto também estipula uma regra de transição de até 14 meses. A exceção são os trabalhadores terceirizados da Administração Pública, que terão uma regra de transição diferenciada.

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An 87-year-old Madrid pensioner whose eviction became a rallying point for Spain’s housing protests will be able to return home after reaching a deal with the property’s owners, her lawyer said Monday. The agreement comes as demonstrations across the country pile pressure on Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s government to address soaring rents, a shortage of affordable homes and weak tenant protections.

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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio defended the welcome planned for Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday, saying it would be “irresponsible” for the world’s two largest economies to avoid talks at the highest level despite their disagreements. Speaking to reporters at the United Nations hours before Xi’s expected arrival in Washington, Rubio was asked about criticism from Republican Senator Roger Wicker, who had argued against inviting the Chinese leader for a lavish visit. “The relationship...

The Hong Kong government will table a bill at the Legislative Council in the first half of 2027 to introduce a statutory cooling-off period for prepaid beauty and fitness contracts, the commerce chief has said. Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development Algernon Yau Ying-wah revealed the timeline on Saturday, two weeks after the government concluded a two-month consultation on the policy proposal to address limitations of the Trade Descriptions Ordinance on August 31. “We hope to table the...

Despite severe security risks and an ongoing war, retirees, nurses, workers, teachers and students have held sit-ins and protests across Iran since this summer, most often over economic hardship. With prices going up every few hours, salaries and pensions going unpaid for months, and unemployment increasing, our Observers say life is becoming “impossible”.

Workers’ Party chief Pritam Singh has called for a more modest increase to Singapore’s ministerial salaries, challenging the argument that a higher pay was needed to attract top talent from the private sector. At Thursday’s parliamentary debate on changes to the political salary framework, Singh questioned if the city state’s high earners in the private sector were deterred from politics by lower pay or whether the issue was political responsibilities. He argued that most of the city state’s...

Asserting that Andhra Pradesh had witnessed more damage during YSRCP’s tenure than what it lost due to State bifurcation, Naidu says he is aggressive towards achieving economic equality and better living standards in the State

Singapore's prime minister Lawrence Wong will see his pay rise to 3.6 million Singapore dollars ($2.8m; £2.1m).