Publications - Labor and Employment
Portugal: Unemployment and termination of activity subsidies increase
Decree-Law no. 119/2021, was published in Official Gazette, increasing the minimum amount of unemployment subsidy (employees) and establishing the enhancement of this subsidy, as well as of the subsidy for termination of activity (economically…
Portugal: Exeptional aid for family is extended for the period between 27 and 31 December, 2021
Decree-Law no. 119-B/2021, of December 23 was published in the Official Gazette, extending the granting period of the exceptional aid for family due to the suspension of in-person curricular and non-curricular activities to the period between…
Portugal: retirement age decreases to 66 years and 4 months in 2023
Ordinance no. 307/2021, of December 17th, was published in Official Gazette, decreasing the standard age to access retirement pension in the Portuguese general social security system to 66 years and 4 months in 2023.
Portugal: Update of indexing reference for social support
It was published in the Official Gazette the Ordinance no. 294/2021, December 13th, setting the Indexing Reference for Social Support for the year of 2022 in € 443.20.
Portugal: Exceptional regime of reorganization of the workplace and reactivation of the exceptional aid for family
It was published in Official Gazette the Council of Ministers’ Resolution no. 157/2021, which sets forth the state of calamity throughout mainland Portugal until 11:59 p.m. of March 20th,2022 and reinstates a regime of adaptation of the…
Increase of the minimum monthly wage € 705.00 and exceptional measure of compensation
It was published in the Official Gazette the Decree-Law no. 109-B/2021, December 7, which determines the increase of the minimum monthly wage to € 705.00, with effects from January 1st, 2022, onwards and creates an exceptional measure to…
Portuguese Government extends and amends company’s extraordinary aid for the progressive resumption of activity
Decree-Law no. 71-A/2021, of August 13 was published in the official gazette, amending the extraordinary aid for the progressive resumption of activity (hereinafter, “APRA”) established in Decree-Law no. 46-A/2020, of July 30…
COVID-19: Portugal new rules on telecommuting and on the operating hours of establishments
It was published in the Portuguese Official Gazette, the Council of Ministers’ Resolution no. 101-A/2021, of 30 July, which establishes the state of calamity throughout mainland Portugal until the 11:59 hours of the 31st of August 2021…
Portugal: New rules for teleworking and staggered working hours
It was published in the Official Gazette the Resolution of the Council of Ministers no 74-A/2021, June 7th, 2021, which, declared the state of calamity in mainland Portugal until 23:59 hours of June 27th, 2021 and stated the applicable rules.
Constitutional Court introduces limits to the trial period of 180 days
The Portuguese Labor Code reform of 2019 established a trial period of 180 days for open-ended employment contracts with employees seeking their first job and for long-term unemployed persons.
Portugal: New rules for teleworking regime
It was published in the Official Gazette the Resolution of the Council of Ministers no 70-B/2021, 4th July, which, among other measures, establishes new rules for teleworking regime, applicable from 14th July, 2021.
COVID-19: Portugal published a Decree-Law providing for an exceptional measure to compensate for the increase in the minimum monthly wage
The exceptional compensation measure is applicable, throughout Continental Portugal, to all employers, regardless of their legal form (as well as individuals with one or more employees), corresponding to a one-off cash subsidy paid by IAPMEI -…