The president of the Confederation of Business Chambers (CCE), Diego O’Neill, He said that they do not think it is most convenient that the reduction of the working day be resolved through legislative means, referring to the recent bill presented in the Parliament by the PIT-CNT.
The leader assured that the issue is on the agenda and that there are some sectors that are already debating the possibility of reduce working hours. These include construction, beverage and metalworking.
“This is also something that is in practice in many companies. Shorter working days or those based on meeting objectives or half-day Fridays,” he said.
However, the chambers consider that it is “not convenient” to carry it out legislatively and that it covers all workers. “It may have positive aspects, depending on the sector. But in general terms, for all sectors, for all workers, it does not seem to us to be a good measure,” O’Neill stressed.
The PIT-CNT project
Last week, the union presented the technical reports of the project at a press conference, which will also be presented to the presidential candidates of the different political parties.
In this regard, its president, Marcelo Abdala He indicated that the reduction of the working day to 40 hours a week with 48-hour pay “has a positive impact on the productivity” and generates benefits for the health of workers.
“The prospect is that in our country a law will be approved that establishes a maximum number of hours in the 40 hours per week with payment of 48 and in turn that this law is implemented or discussed at the level of the branch of activity through collective bargaining,” he added.
The government’s precautions
For its part, the Minister of Labour and Social Security, Mario Ariztiacknowledged in a press conference that the issue of reducing working hours is a “global debate” and that “it is always on the table.” “It is a topic to be discussed. We must not refuse to discuss working hours as a whole,” said the leader.
However, the head of the MTSS stressed the importance of “distributing working hours during the week” and the need for legislation that leaves room for collective bargaining.
“There are many sectors that distribute their working hours through collective bargaining and adjust to the reality of that sector,” explained Arizti, who does not believe that the reduction in hours will impact jobs.
“We have a clear example in France And there is also the danger, which occurs in some sectors, where working hours are reduced and then a second job is sought,” he said in this regard.
Source: Ambito
