Publications - Labor and Employment
Portuguese Government extends and amends company’s extraordinary aid for the progressive resumption of activity
Decree-Law no. 71-A/2021, of August 13 was published in the official gazette, amending the extraordinary aid for the progressive resumption of activity (hereinafter, “APRA”) established in Decree-Law no. 46-A/2020, of July 30…
COVID-19 Can companies retrieve recoverable paid leave in 2021?
Post from Garrigues' Labor blog.
COVID-19: Portugal new rules on telecommuting and on the operating hours of establishments
It was published in the Portuguese Official Gazette, the Council of Ministers’ Resolution no. 101-A/2021, of 30 July, which establishes the state of calamity throughout mainland Portugal until the 11:59 hours of the 31st of August 2021…
Fines in connection with labor law infringements to increase by 20% as from October 1, 2021
Post from Garrigues' Labor blog.
Spain: New Law 10/2021, on remote working, increases fines and includes equality measures
Law 10/2021, of July 9, 2021, on remote working, replacing Royal Decree-Law 28/2020, of September 22, 2020, contains a few new provisions on equality and non discrimination in remote work for workers with disabilities and revises the penalty amounts…
An equality plan cannot be negotiated with an ad hoc committee
Post from Garrigues' Labor blog.
Portugal: New rules for teleworking and staggered working hours
It was published in the Official Gazette the Resolution of the Council of Ministers no 74-A/2021, June 7th, 2021, which, declared the state of calamity in mainland Portugal until 23:59 hours of June 27th, 2021 and stated the applicable rules.
Constitutional Court introduces limits to the trial period of 180 days
The Portuguese Labor Code reform of 2019 established a trial period of 180 days for open-ended employment contracts with employees seeking their first job and for long-term unemployed persons.
Portugal: New rules for teleworking regime
It was published in the Official Gazette the Resolution of the Council of Ministers no 70-B/2021, 4th July, which, among other measures, establishes new rules for teleworking regime, applicable from 14th July, 2021.
COVID-19: ERTE and MECUIDA Plan are extended until September 30, 2021
Following the V Social Dialogue Agreement reached between the Government, the labor union organizations UGT and CC.OO. and the employers’ associations CEOE and CEPYME, Royal Decree-law 11/2021, of May 27, on urgent measures for the defense of…
COVID-19: Portugal published a Decree-Law providing for an exceptional measure to compensate for the increase in the minimum monthly wage
The exceptional compensation measure is applicable, throughout Continental Portugal, to all employers, regardless of their legal form (as well as individuals with one or more employees), corresponding to a one-off cash subsidy paid by IAPMEI -…
Just published the procedures, conditions and terms of access to the New Incentive to the Activity’s Normalization and Simplified Support
It was published in the Official Gazette the Government Ordinance No. 102-A/2021, of May 14, which regulates the procedure, conditions and terms of access to the following benefits to be granted by the Institute of Employment and Vocational…