Portugal New Labour Law Rejected
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The Portuguese government’s proposal to reform labour legislation was rejected this Friday in Parliament with the votes against Chega and the entire parliamentary left. The text was supported only by the Social Democrats of the PSD and the Christian Democrats of the CSD-PP, who rule in minority, in addition to the Liberal Initiative. The formation led by André Ventura thus joined the Socialists and the other left parties to overthrow the labor r…
Portugal's parliament rejects labour reform in blow to minority government
Portugal's centre-right government suffered its heaviest defeat since returning to power last May when parliament on Friday rejected its labour reform proposal, which had sparked two general strikes.
Portugal's centre-right government has suffered its most significant defeat since its return to power in May last year when the parliament rejected on Friday (19) its labor reform proposal, which had provoked two general strikes. The main opposition parties — the far-right party Arriva and the left-wing socialist party — joined forces to block the bill, which the government argued was essential to boost productivity and economic growth. Voting s…
Unlawful redundancies Under the rules of illegal redundancies, the government proposal determines that any company may ask the court to replace the worker's reinstatement with compensation, provided that the return of the worker is considered harmful to the company. Today, this mechanism exists only for micro-enterprises or cases involving leading positions. During the negotiations with the UGT, enlargement to SMEs has been proposed, which would…
The government's proposal was delivered to Parliament on 18 May, is generally voted today and needs at least to abstain from the vote. In this newspaper, UGT still admits a new general strike.
The labour reform proposal of the Portuguese Government failed to succeed in the vote in Parliament after the ultra-right Chega party joined the parliamentary left by failing to reach an agreement with the Prime Minister-led executive, Luís Montenegro.
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