Portugal: employers recommend temporary flexibility on labor laws

Temporary reform in times of a crisis.  The CIP’s new management, which has recently took up its post, recommends a temporary reform of the Labor Code to revive the country’s economy.  The point would be to develop flexible mechanisms for three tears, i.e. the deadline for the  Stability and Growth Pact defined by the European Commission for countries in the Euro zone (bring deficit back to 3% of GDP in 2013 as opposed to 9.3% in 2010).
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instead of social dialogue, which involves the government. (Ref. 110031)

Temporary reform in times of a crisis. The CIP’s new management, which has recently took up its post, recommends a temporary reform of the Labor Code to revive the country’s economy. The point would be to develop flexible mechanisms for three tears, i.e. the deadline for the Stability and Growth Pact defined by the European Commission for countries in the Euro zone (bring deficit back to 3% of GDP in 2013 as opposed t

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