Publications - Labor and Employment
Teleworkers can now benefit from the exceptional aid for families due to the suspension of in person curricular and non-curricular activities
It was published in the official gazette the Decree-Law no. 14-B/2021, of 22 February, which expanded the exceptional financial aid for families due to the suspension of in person curricular and non-curricular activities to teleworkers and increased…
COVID-19: Publication of the new extension of ERTEs, unemployment protection measures and the 'Plan Mecuida' work/life balance program
Royal Decree-Law 2/2021, of January 26, 2021, on reinforcing and consolidating social protection measures to defend employment has been published following the IV Social Protection Agreement to Defend Employment reached between the government,…
Equality Plans: Royal Decree 901/2020 enters into force, imposing new obligations
Since January 13, 2021, employers have been required to fully comply with the new equality obligations, following the entry into force of Royal Decree 901/2020, on equality plans and their registration. Moreover, measures aimed at reducing the pay…
Remote work: COVID-19 prompts new legislation in Latin America
Teleworking, working from home or remote working gained particular importance in 2020 due the various measures adopted by governments and employers to curb COVID-19 infections. So an understanding is needed of the new rules and situation of the…
New measures within the State of Emergency and amendments to the support granted to companies in Portugal
As advanced by the Portuguese Government and in order to face the new demands of a general confinement, several legal diplomas were approved and published which resulted in (i) changes to supports already in force, and (ii) the introduction of new…
Minimum monthly wage increases to € 665 from January 1, 2021, onwards
It was published in the official gazette the Decree-Law no. 109-A/2020, of 31 December, ruling the increase of the minimum monthly wage to € 665,00, with effects from January 1, 2021, onwards.
New Financial Shield 2.0 of the Polish Development Fund
The president has just signed a new Financial Shield to help entrepreneurs most affected by the second wave of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. The call for electronic applications is planned for the second half of January 2021. The amount of aid planned is…
COVID-19: Review of the year that changed everything and trends for 2021
2020 has been a year like no other. The world health emergency caused by the spread of COVID-19 and the resulting declaration of a state of emergency (lockdown) in Spain in March 2020 brought an unprecedented whirl of legislative activity. Companies…
Portugal transposed into national law the European Directive regarding posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services
The Decree Law 101-E/2020, of 7th December, which entered into force on 8th December 2020, one day after it was published in the Official Gazette, transposed into national law the Directive (EU) 2018/957 of The European Parliament and of…
Mexico: Legislative initiative to ban labor outsourcing is postponed
Given the relevance of the amendment and the great impact it may have from a fiscal, labor and social security point of view, the Mexican President has requested to the Congress that the analysis and discussion of the law initiative be postponed…
Mexico: A legislative reform to ban labor subcontracting has been laid before parliament
On November 11, 2020, the Mexican President laid before parliament an initiative to reform a number of federal laws to ban labor subcontracting, so as to protect workers’ rights and prevent tax evasion.
COVID-19: Implementation of the state of emergency in Portugal
Following the declaration of state of emergency, decreed on November 6, 2020, the Decree No. 8/2020, of November 8, was published in the Official Gazette, regulating the implementation of the state of emergency declared by the President: