The Portuguese government is placing its labor law reform in the context of the “Growth, Competitiveness and Employment Compromise” signed by the government, employers and the UGT union on January 18, 2012 (see our dispatch No. 120038). The bill’s introduction explains that the point is to provide workers with a labor market offering the best employment opportunities while developing the conditions for dynamic businesses. Here are the key novelties.
793″>see our dispatch No. 120038). The bill’s introduction explains that the point is to provide workers with a labor market offering the best employment opportunities while developing the conditions for dynamic businesses. Here are the key novelties.
Working time
- Creation of the “individual bank of hours,” directly negotiated between the employer and the employee. It amounts to 150 hours a year, and cannot exceed two extra hours a day or 50 hours a week.
- Application of the conventional ban
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