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LABOR CODE WHAT'S CHANGING IN OCTOBER

&amp;NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"wp-block-heading">Portuguese labor code&amp;comma; what's changing on October 1, 2019<&sol;h2>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<p>The reform of part of Portugal's labor code will have a direct impact on the labor market, both for companies and employees;<&sol;p>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<p>This new law&amp;comma;&amp;nbsp&amp;semi;enacted in the <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;idealista&period;pt&sol;news&sol;financas&sol;mercado-laboral&sol;2019&sol;08&sol;20&sol;40596-presidente-promulga-alteracoes-ao-codigo-do-trabalho-sem-por-em-causa-periodo" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noreferrer noopener" aria-label&equals;"journal officiel par le président&nbsp&semi;de la république &lpar;opens in a new tab&rpar;">official gazette by the President&amp;nbsp&amp;semi;of the Republic<&sol;a> two weeks ago on Wednesday&amp;nbsp&amp;semi;4&amp;nbsp&amp;semi;September 2019&amp;period; It will come into force on&amp;nbsp&amp;semi;1;<strong>october 2019&amp;period; &amp;nbsp&amp;semi;<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<p>It's important to know that his legislative changes met with a&amp;nbsp&amp;semi;genuine left-wing consensus&amp;comma; they were approved in Parliament only with the vote of the PS&amp;period;<&sol;p>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<h3 class&equals;"wp-block-heading">The trial period is doubled<&sol;h3>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<p>For the long-term unemployed and young people looking for their first job&amp;comma; in both cases the trial period is extended from 90 to 180 days&amp;period;&amp;nbsp&amp;semi;It is important to know that this measure was included in the government's initial proposal&amp;comma; which remained in the final text&amp;period;<&sol;p>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<h3 class&equals;"wp-block-heading">Maximum duration of fixed-term contracts <&sol;h3>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<p>With the enactment of this <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;vivreauportugalconsulting&period;com&sol;nouvelle-loi-sur-le-logement-au-portugal-2020&sol;">new law<&sol;a>&amp;comma; the maximum duration of fixed-term contracts, currently 3 years, is reduced to 2 years&amp;period; As for open-ended contracts, which are uncertain&amp;due to a Portuguese peculiarity&amp;rpar;&amp;comma; they are reduced from the current six years to a maximum of four years&amp;period;<&sol;p>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<h3 class&equals;"wp-block-heading">Limitation of contract renewals <&sol;h3>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<p>The law already limited the renewal of fixed-term contracts to a maximum of three contracts&amp;comma; with the introduction of the new law, contract renewals cannot exceed the duration of the initial contract period&amp;period; <&sol;p>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<h3 class&equals;"wp-block-heading">Restriction on temporary work<&sol;h3>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<p>The French Labor Code sets a limit of six renewals for temporary employment contracts. However, this rule may be suspended in the following circumstances&amp;colon;<&sol;p>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<ul class&equals;"wp-block-list"><li>illness&amp;comma; <&sol;li><li>d&amp;rsquo&amp;semi;accident&amp;comma; <&sol;li><li>parental leave <&sol;li><li>other&amp;nbsp&amp;semi;similar&amp;period situations;<&sol;li><&sol;ul>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;

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