The Parliament adopted, on Friday, March 14, 5 new criteria chosen to justify an economic layoff (but not for mass layoffs) for the cancelation of the position. The order was defined as well: the first criterion is the assessment of performance at work. So far, a single criterion was applied, the “last in first out” principle, which the government claims had a direct impact on youth employment. In 2013, the Constitutional Court rejected a first version of this aspect of the 2012 Labor Code. Once again, the opposition is ready to turn to the Court, arguing that most businesses don’t or can’t “assess” their employees. Please note that, for the first time in Portugal’s modern social history, a law passed without the social partners’ prior consent.
Layoff criteria and order. The Members of Parliament approved, on Friday, March 14, the bill on layoff criteria for termination of the position in the company. The government has decided to list 5 criteria to part with an employee and their order. The first criterion is the assessment of the work performance based on objective criteria.
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