COVID-19: Extension of the exceptional and transitory work reorganization regime in Portugal

03 / 31 / 2021

Labor and Employment Law Alert Portugal

As previously announced by the Government and notwithstanding the current "deconfinement" plan being executed, Decree-Law n.º 25-A/2021, March 30^th, was published in the Portuguese Official Gazette (Diário da República), under which the exceptional and transitory work reorganization regime, governed by Decree-Law n.º 79-A/2020, October 1^st, was extended.

Under the terms of Decree-Law n.º 25-A/2021, March 30^th, the validity of Decree-Law n.º 79-A/2020, October 1^st – which, in particular, provides for the mandatory adoption of the telework regime (article 5.º-A), as well as the staggered organization of working hours (article 3.º) – will be extended until December 31^th 2021.