Pre-strike notices in the first quarter soar in the private and state sectors
The strike pre-notices communicated to the Labor Ministry increased by almost 150% in the first quarter in relation to the same period in the previous year, to 489, and in the public administration they increased 113%, totaling 264, according to official data. According to monthly data from the Directorate-General for Employment and Labor Relations (DGERT), […]
Teachers want “historic agreement” on service time on June 6
The general secretary of the National Federation of Teachers (Fenprof) said today that July 6 will be historic, but hopes that the reason is an agreement with the government for the full recovery of service time. “The day will have history, but we would like it to be used to solve this problem,” said Mário […]
Telework applies to civil service “with necessary adaptations”
The Ministry of the Presidency clarified today that the telework foreseen in the labor law applies to the public administration with “necessary adaptations”, being foreseen to evaluate, in the legislature, a revision of the collective agreement of general careers on this matter. “As for teleworking, it is important to clarify that the regime provided for […]
TAP has “tremendous difficulty” in hiring workers
“I’ve been in TAP for almost 30 years and I remember that everyone wanted” to work in the company, said the leader of the Transport Workers Union of Portugal (STTAMP) in the CPI to TAP. The leader of the Transport Workers Union of Portugal (STTAMP) said today that TAP currently has a “tremendous difficulty” in […]
Authority for Working Conditions launches portal and application for cell phone
The new portal provides simplified access to more than 30 forms and the submission of applications or communications quickly and securely. The Authority for Working Conditions (ACT https://portal.act.gov.pt/Pages/Home.aspx) launched this Monday a new Internet portal and a mobile application that provides users with several simulators for labor issues and online submission of documents. Among the […]
The average salary of salaried employees has increased by 118 euros in ten years.
In 2021, discounting the effect of inflation, wage earners will earn an average of 1,294 euros, only 118 euros more than ten years earlier. “In 2021, salaried employees in companies will earn an average of 1,294 euros” gross, which, compared to 2011, “represents an increase of 210 euros which, discounting the effect of inflation, is […]
Web Summit Rio. With one eye on Brazil and another on attracting talent to Portugal
More than two dozen startups land this Monday in Rio de Janeiro. In their luggage high expectations for the first edition of the Web Summit in Brazil. There is no lack of expansion plans. With one eye on Brazil, another on Latin America and a third on attracting talent to Portugal, the national startup ecosystem […]
May 1st. May Day is celebrated today in various parts of the country
Workers can celebrate the 1st of May today by participating in several street initiatives that the CGTP is promoting in various parts of the country and the UGT, in Lisbon, where the main motto is the demand for better wages and pensions. TheCGTP hopes to carry out on Workers’ Day “a great day of national […]
Workers in Portugal work 4 hours per week more than the European average, but the average pay does not reflect this, being well below the EU27 average.
In 2022, the average weekly hours in the European Union was 31, while in Portugal it was 35. According to Pordata data, on the other hand, the average annual pay in PP’S in the European Union was 40,510, while the Portuguese average was only 29,809. When it comes to countries where more hours are worked, […]
Portugal to encourage part-time work for families with infants up to 12 months of age
This measure is part of the Decent Work Agenda, a plan that began to be implemented in the country in April. After maternity or paternity leave, Portuguese parents will be able to take up to 180 days of additional part-time leave per year, or 90 days each. In addition to the salary for the hours […]