The process of building Portugal’s tripartite commitment for a mid-term concertation agreement, negotiated at the beginning of 2017, shows the challenges the social partners are facing in the new political cycle of organising tripartism given the government’s commitments to the left-wing parties
Efforts to improve equality and social cohesion, softening the cut in unemployment benefit, early retirement without penalties for long service and union calls for an end to wage and promotion freezes in the public sector are the main topics of interest in this article. This country update reports
Promoting gender equality, upgrading education and skills and a Green Paper on labour relations are among the main topics of interest in this article. This country update reports on the latest developments in working life in Portugal in the first quarter of 2017.
The approval of the State budget for 2017, a tripartite commitment on the minimum wage and the debate on the revitalisation of collective bargaining are the main topics of interest in this article. This country update reports on the latest developments in working life in Portugal in the fourth
Good news on unemployment, criticism by social partners of sanctions on Portugal for breaking EU rules on the public deficit, and talks on increasing the minimum wage are the main topics of interest in this article. This country update reports on the latest developments in working life in Portugal
The re-introduction of four holidays and the 35-hour week in the public sector; as well as job precariousness and unemployment, are the main topics of interest in this article. This country update reports on the latest developments in working life in Portugal in the first quarter of 2016.
Concern about the increasing use of short-term contracts and precarious employment, the reversal of some austerity measures by the new socialist government, and tripartite agreement on an increase in the minimum wage are the main topics of interest in this article. This country update reports on the
Cabin crew from Portugal’s state-owned airline TAP have voted overwhelmingly to break away from their umbrella trade union confederation, the UGT, after a row over the airline’s privatisation.