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…
Spanish government announces agreement for the labor reform
Confirmation of agreement between main industrial relations actors for what has been called a "major structural reform of the labor market".
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: 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…
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.
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…
Social security contributions order for 2021 has been published
The order has increased the minimum contribution base which was €1,050 up to €1,125.90 per month, taking effect from September 1, 2021.
Portugal: New rules on the teleworking regime and the right to disconnect
It was published on Official Gazette the Law no 83/2021, of December 6, which modifies the teleworking regime and sets forth the right to disconnect. In the table below it is possible to compare the legal framework that takes effect from January 1st…
Spanish Ministry of Work publishes Labor Inspection Authority’s Strategic Plan for 2021-2023
The plan addresses, across four key pillars, various measures in relation to inspection work, aimed at modernizing, updating and strengthening the inspection agency itself.
Labor Newsletter - November 2021
The common thread of the labor reform
Just as, thanks to Ariadne's thread, Theseus managed to find the way out of the labyrinth after having taken care of the Minotaur, we would need to identify a common thread, not just to get out, but simply to guide ourselves in the labyrinth…