Publications - Labor and Employment
Portugal: Salaries and meal allowance increase for civil servants
Decree-Law no. 280/2022, of 16 December, was published in the Official Gazette, introducing salary increases for civil servants.
Directive on corporate sustainability reporting is published
The new EU legislation requires companies to report regularly on the effect of their activities on people and the environment.
Portugal: Indexing reference for social aid is updated for 2023
It was published in the official gazette Ordinance no. 298/2022, of December 16, updating the value of the indexing reference for social aid (IAS) in 483.80 € for the year of 2023.
Nearshoring: Key issues for companies looking to relocate or expand business in Mexico
Due to its unique geographic location with respect to the North American, European and Asian markets, as well as its simultaneous integration to global value chains due to international trade and investment treaties such as the USMCA and the CPTPP,…
Portugal: Amendments to the ATIVAR.PT Internships program
Ordinance no. 293/2022, of 12 December, was published in the Official Gazette, introducing amendments to the ATIVAR.PT Internships Program. This program aims to support the integration of young people into the labour market or the professional…
Portugal: retirement age remains at 66 years and 4 months in 2024
Ordinance no. 292/2022, of December 9th, was published in the Official Gazette, keeping the standard age to access retirement pension in Portuguese general social security system in 66 years and 4 months in 2024.
Publication of the EU directive on improving gender balance on company boards
The new EU rules, which will have to be transposed into national law, promote more balanced representation on the boards of listed companies in all Member States.
The Council of the European Union publishes its Decision on guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States
Member States will take these guidelines into account in determining their employment policies and reform programs, in line with other initiatives to foster sustainability.
Portugal: Update of the meal allowance amount
Ordinance no. 280/2022, of November 18th was published in the Official Gazette (Diário da República), which updated the amount of the meal allowance due to Public Administration employees, from €4.77 to €5.20.
Dismissals: the prohibition which in fact was not one
The Supreme Court concludes, in a judgment delivered in a case handled by counsel from Garrigues, that the violation of the misnamed prohibition of dismissal during the pandemic means that a dismissal is unfair, not null and void.
Spain: Order approving job evaluation procedure jobs from a gender perspective is published
This Order seeks to approve and publicize the procedure for evaluating jobs from a gender perspective provided for in Royal Decree 902/2020, of October 13, 2020, on equal pay for men and women, in order to ensure that the principle of equal…
Spain ratifies Additional Protocol to European Social Charter providing for a system of collective complaints to the Council of Europe
This protocol provides for a system of collective complaints and allows the reporting of unsatisfactory application of the Charter by the States in relation to social and employment matters.