Portugal: parliament rejects labour market flexibilisation reform

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The news. On 19 June, Portuguese lawmakers voted against the coalition government’s (centre-right) labour reform bill, which aimed to “reduce the rigidity of the labour code”. The text, which incorporated more than 50 amendments compared with the original draft, notably proposed the creation of an individual working time account (Banco de Horas), allowing working hours to be adjusted according to business needs, the extension of the maximum duration of fixed-term contracts, and the removal of t

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