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"The present study exposes the main features of the recent changes introduced in Portuguese labour law, following the severe crisis the country went through and the external financial aid it required. It addresses separately the alterations implemented in individual labour law and collective labour law, pinpointing the main developments verified in these areas and the driving forces behind them. Aside from an explanatory perspective (that covers the previous and the currents traits of the labour regime), this article also provides a critical point of view, regarding the consequences of these changes and the reactions they provoked amongst Portuguese society and its social partners."

"This article addresses not only Portugal's position vis-à-vis the NGEU, but also the contents of the national Recovery and Resilience Plan and its assessment by the European Commission and the Council. It provides an overview of its most significant measures with regard to social and employment policies, as well as the plan's stance regarding the European Pillar of Social Rights, the 2019, 2020, and 2022 Country-Specific Recommendations. The European Commission's in-depth analysis of Portugal is also examined."

" Like in many other countries, the COVID-19 pandemic provoked the implementation of several measures in the Portuguese labour regime in order to adjust this new reality and its aftermath. This Article provides an overview of such actions, namely the suspension of employment contracts, the admissibility of absences from work due to COVID-related reasons, the mandatory telework, the new powers of the Portuguese Labour Authority, and the prohibition of dismissals. The impact of the pandemic on the overall Portuguese labour market is also addressed, as well as the most recent changes prompted by the pandemic experience. Therefore, we will provide a panoramic view of the new regime of telework as well as of the newly proclaimed duty of the employer to abstain from contacting the employees outside of the working period."

"This article discusses the main changes introduced to the Portuguese labour market following the adoption of the Memorandum of Understanding of 2011. The intent behind the Memorandum's demands was to reduce the costs related to employment contracts, to expand both internal and external flexibility, and to relaunch collective bargaining under a new and more decentralised framework. However, several measures ended up being at odds not only with the Portuguese Constitution, but also with ILO Conventions and the (Revised) European Social Charter. We address the changes to wage policies, working time, employment protection legislation, and collective bargaining, which gave way to a new ‘flexibility-oriented' labour relations model, characterised by a global reduction of labour protection levels. We argue that not only were these measures unable to fix the problems of the Portuguese labour market, but they also had crippling effects on social rights in general and, most particularly, on workers' rights. Moreover, despite the overcoming of the economic crisis, as well as the changes to the political scene, the most significant alterations were maintained. This demonstrates that bailout reforms leave their mark, particularly when they correspond to measures previously under discussion and when their implementation is supported by external pressures."