Publications - Labor and Employment
Portuguese Government has updated the table of minimum monthly wages set forth on the ordinance that regulates the working conditions of administrative workers not covered by collective bargaining regulations.
The new ordinance establishes financial assistance for young people under 30 who are receiving unemployment benefits and enter into a new employment contract. The measure aims to encourage active job seeking and promote stable youth employment.
It was published in the official gazette Law no. 32/2025, of 27 March, which aimed to promote the rights of people with endometriosis or adenomyosis by strengthening their access to health care and creating a system of justified absences from…
Decree-Law no. 112/2024, of December 19th was publish on Portugal’s Official Gazette, ruling the minimum monthly wage’s increase to 870 euros, with effects from January 1st, 2025, onwards.
From 4 June 2024, onwards, foreign citizens will no longer be able to apply for a temporary residence permit on the basis of an expression of interest. They will also no longer be able to apply for temporary residence permits for independent…
The increase will be effective as from January 1st, 2024, onwards.
The amendments to the Sustainable Employment Commitment Measure are intended to enabling it to contribute to a real increase of employees' salaries, establishing minimum thresholds for the base salary to be paid to employees, and also adjusting the…
The Salary Bonus has an annual value of between 697 euro (years for bachelor's degree) and 1,500 euro (years for master's degree) and will be paid to those who have these academic degrees and for the number of years equivalent to the ones needed to…
The value of pensions for accidents at work is updated annually, in line with the evolution of Portuguese GDP and the CPI in Portugal.
This index is the reference for several social security aids.
Considering the increase of life expectancy recorded in 2022 and 2023, the standard age to access retirement pension in the Portuguese general social security system in 2025 will increase to 66 years and 7 months.
It was published in the official gazette Decree-Law no. 107/2023, of 17 November, ruling the increase of the minimum monthly wage, with effects from January 1, 2024, onwards.