After the audience with the President of the Republic, on the 13th, the employers’ federations will be received by the Prime Minister, António Costa, this Tuesday the 28th at 3 p.m., according to a statement sent to the offices of the National Council of Confederations Employers ( CNCP), a platform that brings together the five national employers’ federations; Confederation of Farmers of Portugal (CAP), Confederation of Commerce and Services of Portugal (CCP), Confederation of Affairs of Portugal (CIP), Confederation of Portuguese Construction and Real Estate (CPCI) and Confederation of Tourism of Portugal (CTP).
As reported by DN/Dinheiro Vivo, the meeting will take place at the end of February. Exactly on the last day of the month.
The aim is to convince António Costa to revert to some changes in labor legislation, approved by the absolute socialist majority in parliament, such as the ban on outsourcing or the waiving of wage credits by employees.
“Following the Employers’ Federations Hearing with the President of the Republic, on the 13th, which raised concerns about the amendments to labor legislation under the Decent Work Agenda approved by the Government and by the Assembly of the Republic, representatives of the National Council of Employers’ Federations will now discuss with the Prime Minister that the changes have been implemented together with the Social Concert and are measures that, in the opinion of the confederations gathered at the CNCP, will have a profound impact negative effect on the competitiveness of national companies, should they be implemented,” said the same press release.
At stake include the one-year ban on outsourcing after collective redundancies or termination of employment; the limitation of fixed-term contracts; the increase of the minimum remuneration for out-of-school vocational traineeships from the current EUR 480 (equivalent of a social support index) to EUR 608, which corresponds to 80% of the value of the national minimum wage, which this year amounts to EUR 760; the reduction or even termination of the probationary period, currently 180 days, in cases where the previous fixed-term contract (entered into with another employer) had a duration equal to or longer than 90 days; or the inability for employees to waive wage credits once their contract expires.
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Source: DN
