Labour package

“Great disappointment” and a “missed opportunity for the country.” were among the reactions from business associations and employers’ confederations to the decision by some political [...]

The president of the Portuguese Business Confederation (CIP), Armindo Monteiro, said on Thursday that it is “not worth continuing to negotiate an agreement on labour reform if the union UGT [...]

Text: Chris Graeme; Photos: ICPT Fernando Bento. With a raft of structural reforms to Portugal’s tax and legal systems, a reduction in bureaucracy, and the introduction of more flexible working [...]

Portugal’s Minister of Labour reiterated her defence on Tuesday of three measures in Portugal’s labour law reform that have generated the most controversy from unions: outsourcing, individual [...]

Rules for fixed-term contracts, individual time banks and dismissals are the main stumbling blocks preventing Portugal’s government from reaching an agreement with one of the country’s largest [...]

The Portuguese Confederation of Commerce and Services (CCP) stated on Thursday that it does not see how it will be viable to continue negotiations on the government’s labour package, following [...]