End of mandatory telework in Portugal

Telework is no longer compulsory as of today, but is still recommended in Portugal. Four municipalities with an incidence rate above the limits defined by the Government are required to maintain it.

End of mandatory telework in Portugal

The second general containment, decreed at the beginning of the year to reduce the spread of the pandemic, led the government to impose compulsory telecommuting in Portugal throughout the continent, without the need to obtain the employee's agreement, and of course whenever the position was compatible.

At the most recent Council of Ministers meeting on June 9, and in light of developments in the pandemic situation, the government decided to relax this measure. As of today, telecommuting is no longer an obligation, but a recommendation.

The companies de plus de 50 salariés doivent organiser les heures d’entrée et de sortie de manière décalée, en garantissant des intervalles minimums de trente minutes jusqu’à une limite d’une heure entre les différents employee groups.

Only municipalities with an incidence rate of more than 120 cases per 100,000 inhabitants over the last 14 days (or more than 240 in low-density municipalities) following two consecutive assessments will maintain the compulsory teleworking scheme.

Les municipalités concernées par cette restriction sont: Lisbonne, Braga et Vale de Cambra, ce qui signifie que les personnes qui vivent dans une autre municipalité et travaillent dans l’une de ces quatre municipalités devront continuer à travailler à domicile puisque la règle s’applique à la municipalité où l’entreprise est située.

Teleworking remains compulsory for the immunocompromised and chronically ill.