Supermarket Opens at 7 AM and Closes at 5 PM on Sundays, but Customers Arrive at the Last Minute and Worker Reports Feeling of Exploitation in Continuous Shifts

Written by Fabio Lucas Carvalho

Published on 11/12/2025 at 20:42

Updated on 11/12/2025 at 20:51

Trabalhador de supermercado relata jornada dominical extensa, consumo no limite do horário e impactos das novas regras para trabalho aos domingos e feriados

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Testimony of Supermarket Worker on Sunday Shift from 7 AM to 5 PM Exposes Exhaustion in Service Until Closing, While New Rules Reinforce Requirement for Collective Bargaining in Commerce

“I work in a supermarket and on Sundays it opens at 7 AM and closes at 5 PM, and even so, there are people who go shopping at the last minute,” reports a worker, a comment that summarizes the daily pressure experienced by employees in commerce amid new rules for Sunday labor.

Worker’s Testimony Highlights Exhaustion and Perception of Exploitation

The statement points to a long shift on Sundays and the persistence of demand until the last minute of operation, revealing a sense of exploitation and exhaustion operational, especially with reduced staffing and a constant expectation of full service to the public.

The worker’s criticism also reflects a culture of consumption that ignores time and rest limits, shifting the burden of prolonged routines onto employees during days traditionally reserved for paid weekly rest.

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What the CLT Provides About Working on Sundays and Holidays

The Consolidation of Labor Laws guarantees employees a minimum of 24 consecutive hours of paid weekly rest, preferably on Sundays, allowing exceptions for essential activities or public interest, provided there is an organized shift schedule.

When work occurs on Sundays or holidays, the employer must grant compensatory time off on another day of the week or pay double for the shift if there is no compensation within the legal timeframe.

Direct Impact of MTE Ordinance 3.665/23 on Commerce

In general commerce, the MTE Ordinance 3.665/23, published in November 2023, reinstated the requirement for collective bargaining to authorize work on Sundays and holidays, revoking Ordinance 671/21, which allowed individual agreements.

The regulation removed the automatic and permanent authorization for various sectors, including supermarkets, pharmacies, retail stores, wholesalers, and businesses in ports, airports, and bus stations, conditioning operation to collective labor agreements or collective bargaining.

Extended Validity and Need for Preventive Adjustments

Although published in 2023, the ordinance’s validity has been extended and will take effect on March 1, 2026, a timeframe considered sufficient for reviewing shifts, analyzing existing conventions, and negotiating between companies and unions.

Some categories already have authorizing clauses, while others require formal meetings, specific conditions, and even payment of fees for the release of work on Sundays and holidays.

Legislative Projects Seek to Relax Union Requirements

In light of sector criticism, PDL 405/23, presented on November 16, 2023, and PDLs 305/25 and 307/25 are in progress, seeking to suspend the effects of MTE Ordinance 3.665/23.

In the Senate, PL 2.728/25, filed on June 5, 2025, proposes to allow Sunday and holiday work through written individual agreements, requiring rest on Sundays at least once every three weeks.

Until any changes to the legislation, experts warn that the absence of collective bargaining may lead to administrative fines, retroactive overtime, and legal uncertainty, a scenario that keeps the routine reported by commerce workers at the center of the debate.

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Sam

#209534

15/12/2025 21:47

Que palhaçada de **** isso. Tem comentários aqui que defendem o empresário. Sugiro que se grudem no saco dos empresários então. Quem está decidindo sobre o fim da escala 6×1 são os deputados que trabalham em escala 3×4. Tá tudo errado. ****-se os empresários. Pode-se muito bem ter escalas mais flexíveis.

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Fernando

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15/12/2025 11:33

Só sabem criticar empresários, pq nao governo de **** q nao faz nada e so atrapalha, exige isso e aquilo mas não ajuda em nada, só nao cobra imposto inútil em troca de contratar mais gente q trabalha menos simples assim

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Marcelo

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15/12/2025 08:03

Gente as pessoas tem que comer correto. Mais as pessoas se adpta com novos horários, horários que não exploram o trabalhador supermercado é uma escravidão sem chicote onde brancos e negros se submetem a essas condições

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Lena N

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Em resposta a Marcelo

15/12/2025 09:37

Ninguém é forçado a trabalhar em supermercado, além do que escravidão é o trabalho gratuito, no caso eles recebem.

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Sueli

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Em resposta a Lena N

15/12/2025 13:38

Então vai lá trabalhar. Vamos ver se vc aguenta trabalhar lá pelo menos 1 semana, pra ver se vc continua com o mesmo comentário.

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