Employment statistics in Portugal for 2007 confirm the trend of precarious employment and appeal to fixed-term work. In the context of the debate about the amendment of the Labor Code, the government wants to take steps to limit precarious work. (Ref. 080303)
Precarious jobs and fixed-term contracts represent 28% of Portugal’s working population, says the national statistical institute. About 898.000 people are self-employed, under the “green receipt”. This plan enables to provide occasional services for a company outside of the standard employment contract. However, almost half of these workers in reality don’t have any status, which would make them “fake green receipts”. Indeed, the receipts allow avoiding taxes and social orders. Furthermore, the
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