Portugal confined, business aid available

&amp;NewLine;<p>Portugal will be confined from midnight this evening for a minimum period of <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;portobeautiful&period;com&sol;le-portugal-en-confinement-de-nouveau&sol;" class&equals;"rank-math-link">1month&amp;period;<&sol;a> Enabling the government to monitor the progress of the pandemic and adapt containment measures&amp;period; <&sol;p>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"wp-block-heading">Portugal confined&amp;comma; business aid available<&sol;h2>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<p>As in March 2020&amp;comma; non-essential shops and businesses are closed&amp;comma; only so-called essential shops and businesses remain open, as do schools&amp;period; The government has already announced that a support plan will be put in place to help businesses&amp;comma; employees and social managers&amp;period; <&sol;p>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<h3 class&equals;"wp-block-heading">Business assistance available during containment <&sol;h3>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<p>The country is currently under lockdown due to Covid-19&amp;comma; below you'll find a non-exhaustive list of aid measures in place to support companies forced to close&amp;period; Of course&amp;comma; we'll keep you informed as soon as possible of any changes&amp;period; <&sol;p>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<ul class&equals;"wp-block-list"><li>Companies that have to close because of the new restrictions will be able to access the simplified redundancy scheme, which allows exemption from TSU&amp;period;<&sol;li><li>The non-reimbursable support program &amp;lpar;the ceiling should be increased&amp;rpar; <&sol;li><li>Help for a gradual return to work <&sol;li><li>Increased support for self-employed workers and social managers <br><&sol;li><&sol;ul>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<p>Also present at the press conference&amp;comma; Minister of Labor&amp;comma; Solidarity and Social Security&amp;comma; Ana Mendes Godinho&amp;comma; explained that in the case of "self-employed&amp;comma; managing partners and domestic service workers" who have to suspend their activity&amp;comma; the aid that was in force in April and May will be reactivated&amp;comma; an exceptional measure that will be in force "only as long as the containment measures last"&amp;period;<&sol;p>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<hr class&equals;"wp-block-separator"&sol;>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<p>Read our various articles on covid-19-related aids published during the first confinement&amp;period; <&sol;p>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<ul class&equals;"wp-block-list"><li><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;vivreauportugalconsulting&period;com&sol;travailleur-independant-la-securite-sociale-prolonge-le-soutien&sol;" class&equals;"rank-math-link">Self-employed&amp;comma; social security extends support<&sol;a><&sol;li><li><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;vivreauportugalconsulting&period;com&sol;associes-gerants-au-portugal-nouvelle-aide&sol;" class&equals;"rank-math-link">Managing partners in Portugal benefit from a new aid<&sol;a><&sol;li><li><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;vivreauportugalconsulting&period;com&sol;securite-sociale-portugaise-paie&sol;" class&equals;"rank-math-link">Social security will pay 100&amp;percnt;<&sol;a><&sol;li><&sol;ul>&amp;NewLine;