Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to Portugal as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
Portugal: Financial aid for companies affected by fire and flood (2022-23)
Applications are now open for financial aid for businesses affected by the fires that struck many parts of the country during the Summer of 2022 and the floods of December 2022 and January 2023 …
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Portugal: New ‘decent work’ agenda
The President, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, has just promulgated the Decent Work Agenda decree, which was approved in the Parliament in February 2023 …
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Portugal: Tax treatment of additional expenses for teleworkers
In order for additional expenses to be treated as free of tax for the employee and as a deductible item for employers from corporation tax, certain rules must be followed …
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Portugal: Amendments to fixed-term employment contract rules
The number of permitted renewals of a fixed-term contract have just been reduced from six to four …
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Portugal: IKEA Portugal raises entry salary to €1,000 a month
From 1st January 2023, the Swedish furniture and home accessories company will increase its minimum starting salary for all full-time employees in its retail operations from €750 to €1,000 (US$1,063) …
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Portugal: 2023 Minimum salary increase approved
The Council of Ministers has approved a new minimum wage for 2023 …
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Portugal: Job evaluation procedure for ensuring gender neutrality
Back in October 2022, Royal Decree 902/2020 on equal pay between men and women included a provision for job evaluation rules to be published at a subsequent date …
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Portugal: Meal allowance amount changed
The government has increased the amount that employers in the private sector may grant to employees tax free to cover daily luncheon costs …
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Portugal: New job seeker visa
Holders of this visa will be permitted to enter the country to search for a job over a period of 120 days …
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Portugal: Emergency aid to counter inflationary pressures
Exceptional income support of €125 per adult holder and €50 per dependant up to 24 years of age (inclusive) has just been introduced to help mitigate the effects of the increased cost of living …
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Portugal: October 2022 inflation revised slightly lower to 10.1%
Stripping out volatile elements in price movements still leaves inflation high …
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Portugal: COVID-19 taken off pandemic list
Those who contract the virus no longer have to be isolated or report it via SNS24 – the special emergency health line …
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Portugal: Cape Verde and Portugal sign agreement on labor mobility
The document is designed to improve the opportunities for those from the island country in the eastern Atlantic to find work in Portugal …
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Portugal: Government reaches private sector wage deal for next four years
The agreement was reached with several business associations and the second largest union – UGT …
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Portugal: Foreigners’ law modified to facilitate immigration
The immigration law has been relaxed to allow non-EU nationals to obtain a 120-day work visa, which can be extended by 60 days …
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