Independent Doctors’ Union expects government to increase salaries until 2026
The secretary-general of the Independent Doctors’ Union, Nuno Rodrigues, hopes that the new government will restore the 15% salary increase for doctors by 2026, completing the interim agreement reached with the previous executive. “Despite last year’s interim agreement [with the previous government], since 2015 doctors have still not reached purchasing power parity and therefore a […]
UGT challenges preliminary proposal by the Commission for the Sustainability of Social Security
The UGT announced today that it hopes the new government will not accept the preliminary proposal of the Commission for the Sustainability of Social Security, which, according to the newspaper Expresso, envisages changes to early retirement schemes. The Commission for the Sustainability of Social Security argues that the possibility of early retirement at the age […]
Employers’ confederations contest 7.9% pay rise for administrative staff
The decree defining wage increases of 7.89% for 104,250 administrative workers in various sectors not covered by collective bargaining was published today in the Diário da República, with the opposition of three employers’ confederations. The notice regarding the increases had already been published in the Labor and Employment Bulletin at the beginning of March, signed […]
Unemployment falls year-on-year to 6.7% in February
The unemployment rate was 6.7% in February, down 0.2 percentage points year-on-year, but 0.1 percentage points higher than in January, according to provisional data released today by the National Statistics Institute (INE). “The unemployment rate stood at 6.7%, 0.1 percentage points higher than in the previous month and three months earlier, but 0.2 percentage points […]
Nurses’ Union demands negotiations with new minister to solve problems
The Portuguese Nurses’ Union (SEP) today demanded that the new Minister of Health begin negotiations with a view to resolving the problems of the class, such as increasing salaries and counting all time served. In a statement, the SEP said that in the next few days it will deliver a list of demands to the […]
Hundreds of young people demand better salaries in Lisbon and even the rain doesn’t stop the protest
More than three hundred young people took to the streets in Lisbon today, in heavy rain, in a protest for better salaries, also leaving messages for the new government, led by Luís Montenegro. At 3pm, the young people gathered in Rossio and then set off towards the Assembly of the Republic, and not even the […]
Grupo Pestana granted 5% increases and a minimum salary of 1,100 euros
This year, the Pestana group has decided on a minimum salary increase of 5% for all employees and a minimum salary of 1,100 euros, it said in a statement released today. “The Pestana Hotel Group has promoted a general increase in salaries, with a minimum salary increase of 5% for all employees,” he said, adding […]
Unemployment benefit recipients rise 7.8% in February to 197,596
The number of recipients of unemployment benefits in February rose 7.8% year-on-year, but fell 0.1% compared to January, totaling 197,596, according to monthly Social Security statistics. Compared to the previous month, there were 264 fewer beneficiaries in February, but compared to the same period of the previous year, there was an increase of 14,292, according […]
Unemployment falls by 1.2% year-on-year, halting seven consecutive months of rises in February
The number of unemployed registered at job centers fell 1.2% in February compared to January, interrupting a series of seven consecutive months of increases, but rose 4.9% year-on-year to 331,008, according to the IEFP. These figures represent 4,045 fewer people unemployed in February compared to the previous month, but 15,363 more people compared to February […]
Lisbon provides “temporary home” to help working homeless become independent
An empty space in Bairro do Armador, in the Lisbon parish of Marvila, has been transformed into a “temporary home” that can accommodate up to 15 homeless people who work but cannot access housing. Called the “Municipal Employment and Autonomy Unit”, the space was inaugurated today by Lisbon City Council, in partnership with Crescer – […]