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June 23, 2025

Working Hours, Economic Growth and Well-Being

In the eighth video of the original “Ponto a Ponto” series, Adriana Marcolino and Hélio Zylberstajn talk about how the working day relates to productivity and well-being, reflecting especially on the effects of a possible reduction in the working day in general and the end of the 6×1 scale in particular.

Adriana Marcolino: “It’s difficult to make all the other dimensions of social life compatible with a 6×1 scale.”

Hélio Zylberstajn: “If the reduction in working hours is passed into law, its impact will be on the CLT world, which accounts for perhaps half of the labor market.”

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Working Hours, Economic Growth and Well-Being

Experts in this episode: Adriana Marcolino, technical director of DIEESE, and Hélio Zylberstajn, senior lecturer at Faculdade de Economia, Administração e Contabilidade da USP.

Meet the experts:

Adriana Marcolino
PhD candidate in the Postgraduate Program in Sociology at USP, she is currently technical director of DIEESE. She has experience in Sociology and Political Science, with an emphasis on issues related to work, economic development, equal opportunities, social movements and trade unions.

Hélio Zylberstajn
PhD in Industrial Relations from the University of Wisconsin, he is a senior lecturer at Faculdade de Economia, Administração e Contabilidade da USP and coordinator of Salariômetro da FIPE. He was the founder and president of the Instituto Brasileiro das Relações de Emprego e Trabalho and the Associação Brasileira de Estudos do Trabalho.