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New Framework for Worker's Compensation Funds

New Legislation Enacted

Authors: David Carvalho Martins, Partner and Head of Employment, and Tiago Sequeira Mousinho, Associate – DCM | Littler

As of January 1, 2024, a new framework for funding workers compensation went into effect, and employers are no longer required to contribute to a workers compensation fund for employees.

New Decision on Vacation Scheduling

Precedential Decision by Judiciary or Regulatory Agency

Authors: David Carvalho Martins, Partner and Head of Employment, and Tiago Sequeira Mousinho, Associate – DCM | Littler

A new decision by the Portuguese Supreme Court of Justice held that an employee could not be dismissed for rescheduling vacation, in response to the employer’s request, when the employer did not disagree with the rescheduling proposal.

The Portuguese Ombudsman Requested that the Ban on Outsourcing should be Declared Unconstitutional by the Constitutional Court

Important Action by Regulatory Agency

Authors: David Carvalho Martins, Partner and Head of Employment, and António Monteiro Fernandes, Of Counsel – DCM | Littler

The Portuguese Ombudsman has asked the Constitutional Court to rule that the ban on outsourcing work after employees are terminated through collective dismissal or elimination of their position is unconstitutional due to excessive and illegal restriction on fundamental rights, such as private property and free economic initiative/enterprise rights. We must now await the Constitutional Court's ruling.