Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to Portugal as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
Portugal: State retirement age to fall due to a reduction in life expectancy
Next year, the state retirement age will fall due to a reduction in life expectancy …
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Portugal: Minimum wage (2022) update and support for employers
Following the rise in the minimum wage on 1st January 2022, employers may register to claim a government wage subsidy …
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Portugal: New rules on working hours and recording of working time in road transport approved
New rules have been introduced to strengthen the process of keeping detailed working time records for additional forms of business-related road transport …
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Portugal: Leave for grieving parents extended to 20 days
Article 251 of the Labour Code has been amended to increase bereavement leave for the loss of a child …
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Portugal: Labour mobility agreement with India
An agreement with India on the mobility of professional workers between the two countries has been approved by the Council of Ministers …
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Portugal: It’s now illegal for bosses to contact employees outside of working hours
The State Assembly (Parliament) has passed a series of amendments relating to home working and the right to contact employees outside working hours …
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Portugal: Gig-economy workers set to become staff
A Bill is being introduced to the national parliament that will give employment rights to platform workers …
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Portugal: Government opens its doors to more Indian skilled workers
A new Bilateral Agreement has been signed with India to allow more Indian workers to work in Portugal …
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Portugal: Remote working
A proposed law will give the right to those workers with children aged up to 8 to work remotely – as long as both parents’ jobs are suitable for such working …
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Portugal: Constitutional Court introduces limits to the trial period of 180 days
The Constitutional Court has declared as null and void a government measure, under Article 112 of the Portuguese Labour Code, that allowed those entering their first permanent job to be hired on a 180, rather than 90-day probationary period …
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Portugal: Financial support
A new regulation has been approved that offers employers financial aid to cover certain exceptional circumstances …
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Portugal: Golden visa programme extended to January 2022
In the last edition, we reported that new restrictions to Portugal’s money-spinning ‘golden visa’ regime would come into effect on 1st July 2021 …
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Portugal: Golden Visas limited to country’s interior from July 2021
Investors who want to benefit from Portugal residency, and the consequent freedom of movement throughout the rest of the European Union, will soon no longer be able to invest in real estate in coastal regions and metropolitan areas from 1st July 2021 …
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Portugal: UK residents may appoint tax representative until June 2021 with no penalties
Brexit makes it now necessary for UK tax residents operating in the country, and their companies, to appoint a Portuguese tax representative …
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Portugal: New minimum wage levels announced for 2021
The Portuguese government has just increased its minimum monthly wage levels nationwide in 2021 to €665 (US$804 …
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