Publications - Labor and Employment
Amendments to Labor Code
It was published today in the official Gazette Law no. 73/2017, of August 16th, introducing the twelfth amendment to Portuguese Labor Code.
Establishment of the minimum requirements for the protection of employees against the risks to safety and health due to exposure to electromagnetic fields at work
Today was published the Law no. 64/2017, of 7th August, which establishes the minimum requirements for the protection of employees against the risks to safety and health to which the latter are or may be subject due to exposure to…
Regime of a balanced representation of women and men in the management and supervisory bodies of the public sector entities and listed companies
Yesterday was published the Law no. 62/2017, of 1st August, which approves and established the regime of a balanced representation of women and men in the management and supervisory bodies of the public sector entities and listed companies, which…
Amendment to the legal regime of entry, stay, departure and deportation of foreigners from national territory
Law no. 59/2017 was approved today in the Official Gazette, introducing the fourth amendment to Law no. 23/2007, which approves the legal regime of entry, stay, departure and deportation of foreigners from the national territory.
Convention on Social Security executed between the Portuguese Republic and the Republic of the Philippines
Today was published the Decree no. 21/2017, of 31st July, which approved the Convention on Social Security executed between the Portuguese Republic and the Republic of the Philippines, signed in 14th September 2012, in order to promote the…
Amendments to the legal regime of social integration income (“RSI”)
Decree-Law no. 90/2007 was published today, in the Official Gazette, which introduces significant changes to the legal regime of social integration income ("RSI") aimed at dignifying this benefit and reinforcing its integrative and…
Convention on Social Security executed between the Portuguese Republic and the Republic of Mozambique
Today was published the Notice no. 102/2017, of 25th July, which made public that the formalities required in the Portuguese Republic and the Republic of Mozambique have been complied with for the entry into force of the Convention on…
New legal framework for sports employment contract
Law no. 54/2017, of July 14, was published in the Official Gazette, establishing the new legal framework of the employment contract for sports practitioners and sports training, regulating as well the activity of the sports agents.
Extension of the scope of the legal regime aimed to detect and recognize the existence of an employment contract
Law no. 55/2017, of July 17, has been published today in the Official Gazette, broadening the scope of the law suit of 2013 aimed at recognizing the existence of a labor relationship. Today's law, introduces a second amendment to Law no. 107/…
New benefits regarding admission of employees
It was published today in the Official Gazette the Decree-Law No. 72/2017, of June 21st, establishing incentives in case of admission of persons looking for their first job and long-term and very long-term unemployed persons, through partial or…
New rules regarding posting of workers
Law no. 29/2017, of May 30th, was published, transforming into national law the Directive 2014/67/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, of May 15th, 2014, concerning the posting of workers in the framework of the provision of…
Application period opening to "Contrato-Emprego" measure
It has been announced by the Instituto do Emprego e da Formação Profissional, I. P. (Portuguese Employment and Professional Training Institute) the opening of the application period for the "Contrato-Emprego" measure regulated by…