Portuguese minimum wage to rise to 705 euros in January

&amp;NewLine;<p>The Portuguese government today approved the increase of the Portuguese minimum wage to 705 euros from January 1, 2022&amp;period; as well as the support to companies for these increases&amp;comma; said the executive at the end of the Council of Ministers&amp;period;<&sol;p>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"wp-block-heading" id&equals;"le-smic-portugais-smn-passe-705-euros-en-janvier">Portugal's minimum wage rises to 705 euros in January<&sol;h2>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<p>Government approves increase in <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;vivreauportugalconsulting&period;com&sol;le-smic-portugais-705-euros&sol;" data-type&equals;"post" data-id&equals;"8369">SMIC &amp;lpar;SMN&amp;rpar;<&sol;a> to 705 euros from January 2022&amp;period; This information was released at the press conference following the Council of Ministers&amp;period; The Minister of Labor&amp;comma; Solidarity and Social Security&amp;comma; Ana Mendes Godinho&amp;comma; reported the&amp;rsquo&amp;semi;approval of the increase in the national minimum wage &amp;lpar;SMN&amp;rpar; for 2022 to 705 euros&amp;period;&amp;nbsp&amp;semi;<&sol;p>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<div class&equals;"wp-block-image"><figure class&equals;"aligncenter size-medium"><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;vivreauportugalconsulting&period;com&sol;produit&sol;statut-resident-non-habituel-pour-les-actifs&sol;"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;vivreauportugalconsulting&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2019&sol;08&sol;rnh-pour-les-actifs--238x380&period;jpg" class&equals;"wp-image-8495"&sol;><&sol;a><&sol;figure><&sol;div>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<p>In the same way as what was done in 2021, and given the framework and circumstances in which we currently live, the Portuguese government today also approved exceptional support for employers with employees paid the minimum wage," said the minister;<&sol;p>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<p>A one-off payment of 112 euros per employee will be made to employers, and a further 56 euros will be paid to employees earning between 665 euros&amp;comma; this year's national minimum wage and 705 euros&amp;period;<&sol;p>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<div class&equals;"wp-block-image"><figure class&equals;"aligncenter size-large is-resized"><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;vivreauportugalconsulting&period;com&sol;creer-une-entreprise-au-portugal&sol;"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;vivreauportugalconsulting&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2022&sol;02&sol;creer-son-entreprise-au-portugal-2-1024x576&period;png" alt&equals;"créer une entreprise au portugal" class&equals;"wp-image-8599" width&equals;"768" height&equals;"432"&sol;><&sol;a><&sol;figure><&sol;div>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<p>This year&amp;comma; a different&amp;comma; "exceptional"&amp;comma; mechanism has also been introduced&amp;comma; explained the Minister&amp;comma; in order to "value employers" who in 2021&amp;comma; through collective bargaining&amp;comma; have increased the minimum wage above the value legally established for 2021&amp;period;<&sol;p>&amp;NewLine;