The Labor Commission of the Congress A few days ago it approved an opinion that seeks to include the snack within the 8-hour workday.
This initiative presented by Isabel Cortez (Together for Peru) modifies article 7 of the law on working hours, hours and overtime work for employees with running hours, and emphasizes that the snack should not be less than 45 minutes and should be understood “Not only as a worker’s right, but also as part of the business interest; since fatigue and tiredness negatively affect people’s work ”.
In this regard, the labor Javier Mujica It emphasizes that an important need is being addressed and is aligned with the policies of other countries.
“The employment relationship consists of making my workforce available to my employer. That includes the time it takes me to commute to my workplace and the time to replenish my workforce through refreshments. All of this has a logic, “he explained.
Likewise, he disagrees with those who consider that productivity will be undermined, and recalls that there are sectors such as agribusiness where the working day is denatured.
“The healthier the worker is, not only physically, but also mentally without stress, the more productive he will be. A worker without eating food I don’t see how he can increase productivity, “he noted.
In that sense, he argues that investment in vocational training must be added to this improvement in the relationship, and he recalled that in no country does the reduction of the working day imply a reduction in wages for an objective cause such as this law.
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“All of this has a logic (…) The healthier the worker is, not only physically, but also mentally, the more productive he will be ”.
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