Publications - Labor and Employment
Temporary employment contracts and EU law: Correction in the offing?
Labor Newsletter - January 2018
State Budget for 2018 - Employment and Social Security matters
The State Budget for 2018 was published today, introducing legal changes on employment and Social Security matters. For further information, please click on the link above.
Portugal - Minimum monthly wage for 2018
The Decree-Law no. 156/2017, of December 28, was published today in the official gazette, increasing the minimum monthly wage to € 580,00, as of January 1, 2018, onwards.
Labor Newsletter - December 2017
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Portugal - ECJ ruling on weekly rest
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) in a decision published today, ruled, in an innovative manner, on the weekly rest (subject included in Directive 2003/88/EC), with special impact on shift work. The ECJ has decided that the mentioned…
Employer’s costs with medical committees and house inspections of illness
Ministerial Order no. 324/2017, of 27 October, established the charges to be bear by public employers with the analysis of employees' work disability, due to accident at work or natural illness, as follows:
Long careers’ early retirement
It was published in the Official Gazette the Decree-Law no. 126-B/2017, of 6 October, which introduces changes to the Portuguese legal framework retirement of beneficiaries of the Social Security general system as well as the civil servants…
Amendments to the legal framework for entry and working in Portugal – Employment matters
Law no. 102/2017, of 28 August, was published in the Official Gazette, introducing the fifth amendment to the Legal framework for entry, stay, departure and deportation of foreigners from the national territory, transforming into national law the…
Portugal ratifies ILO Convention 187
It was published today in the official gazette the ratification by the Portuguese Republic of the Convention no. 187 of the International Labor Organization (ILO), regarding the Promotional Framework for Occupational Safety and Health. This ILO…
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…