The legislation published today in the Official Gazette, which comes into force within 30 days, enshrines “the half-day as a new form of working hours” and is the first amendment to the General Labour Law on Civil Servants.
The half-day, which covers only the civil servants, is the provision of work in a short period in half the normal full-time working hours “without prejudice to the full count of the length of service for purposes of seniority” refers to legislation.
The beneficiaries of this measure employees with 55 or more years with grandchildren under 12 and parents who “have children under 12 years of age or regardless of age, disability or illness chronic. “
The performance of work in half-day mode must be requested in writing by the employee and can not last less than one year.
According to the law,” the choice of half-day mode involves the setting of the corresponding compensation payment to 60% of the total amount earned in providing employment scheme in full-time. “
The authorization for the adoption of working hours in regime a half day is up to the supervisor of the employee in public service.
In case of the superior order of rejection has “clearly substantiate and in writing of the reasons underpinning the refusal to grant working hours in the form of half a day, “says the law.
Changing the general labor law on public functions was proposed by the Government, was approved last 26th of June with the positive votes of Social Democrats and centrists and the vote in the opposite direction of PS, PCP, BE and PEV.
The law was enacted on 30 July by the President of the Republic, Cavaco Silva.
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