A luta pela redução da jornada de trabalho na contemporaneidade: analise dos sujeitos e cenário na Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora

Abstract

This study aims to contribute to the debate and critical analysis about labor relations, especially in the public sector, seeking to present the relationship between the reduction of working hours, the exercise of free time, living and working conditions of the workers servers of the UFJF. To that end, seven technical-administrative workers in education were interviewed, among them a union representative, in order to analyze the perceptions of these workers about the process of regulation of the reduced working day, and the repercussion in their work activities and in their life off work. Interviewees were unanimous in affirming the six-hour workday as an important factor in the balance between working time and free time: from the perspective of work in the UFJF, the importance of expanding the hours of operation of the sectors to serve users; for the servers, the possibility of dedicating free time to activities considered pleasurable, such as trips and family outings, as well as the search for information and knowledge.