The new labor code should have come into force on January 1, 2009, but it needs to be reexamined by MPs on January 21. This comes from a ruling by the constitutional court which rejected the article which doubles workers' try-out period - originally supposed to go from 90 to 180 days. (Ref. 090011)
An anti-constitutional article. The reform of this rule on the labor contract was vetoed by the
President of the Republic, who referred it to the constitutional court. The
extension of the try-out period provided for in the new labor code was ruled in
opposition with article 18 of the Portuguese constitution which states that
“restrictions to rights shall be limited to the bare minimum to safeguard other
rights or interests protected by the constitution.” The judges through that job
safety was
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