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Revista Jurídica Trabalho e Desenvolvimento Humano
Procuradoria Regional do Trabalho da 15ª Região
MENEZES, Brenno Augusto Freire. Jornada de trabalho 6x1: um mal desnecessário. Revista Jurídica Trabalho e
Desenvolvimento Humano, Campinas, v.9, p. 1-26, 2026. DOI: https://doi.org/10.33239/rjtdh.v9.340.
Conclusões: Conclui-se que a superação da jornada 6x1 é condição
indispensável para a promoção do trabalho digno e para a construção de
relações laborais mais humanas e alinhadas aos princípios constitucionais. A
adoção de modelos de jornada reduzida revela-se compatível com ganhos
sociais, econômicos e produtivos, reforçando a necessidade de revisão
estrutural do regime vigente no Brasil.
PALAVRAS-CHAVE: Dano existencial; escala de trabalho, saúde do
trabalhador; Trabalho digno.
ABSTRACT
Introduction: The 6x1 work schedule, in effect in Brazil for over three
decades, represents a model that is structurally incompatible with the
fundamental rights guaranteed by the 1988 Federal Constitution. This
regime compromises workers' rest, health, and personal lives, causing
existential harm by restricting access to education, professional training,
family life, and leisure. Maintaining this schedule intensifies labor precarity
and contributes to the worsening of indicators of illness and workplace
accidents.
Objective: To demonstrate that the 6x1 work schedule violates
constitutional principles, compromises the health and well-being of
workers, and reinforces the precarization of labor relations, in addition to
highlighting the need to overcome it for the realization of decent work.
Method: The research adopts a qualitative approach based on bibliographic
and documentary review, articulating classic authors of Marxism, critiques
of neoliberalism, and official data from the Ministry of Labor, the National
Institute of Social Security, and the Observatory of Occupational Health and
Safety. This combination of theoretical frameworks and institutional sources
allows for a critical examination of the structural impacts of the 6x1 work
schedule on the health, safety, and social life of workers.
Results: The results show that long work schedules significantly increase the
rates of workplace accidents, occupational diseases, and social security
expenses, in addition to affecting women more intensely, as they combine
paid work and caregiving responsibilities. It is also observed that the 6x1
schedule restricts access to basic social rights, contributing to existential
harm and the intensification of precarious employment. Furthermore,
national and international experiences with reduced work schedules, such
as the 4 Day Week Brazil project, demonstrate consistent gains in
productivity, health, well-being, and work-life balance, reinforcing the
viability of alternative models to the current system.