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Unions and associations sign the collective contract revision this Tuesday. Companies that breach working-time limits will pay a 75% surcharge. Pay rises of 5.75%, retroactive to January 2026.
Voting is scheduled for Thursday and Friday next week. Increases will be phased: 2.8% in January and a further 2.5% from October. The company guarantees an extra €100 for the lowest-paid employees.
The new pre-agreement provides for pay increases of 2.8% this month and a further 2.5% in October, each with a guaranteed minimum of €50 (a combined minimum of €100). It also includes an attendance bonus of €500.
Autoeuropa workers will receive a 2.8% pay rise with a minimum of €50 in January this year. They will later get a further 2.5% increase in October, again with a minimum of €50, ECO has found. The preliminary agreement, which could be signed with the factory management ...
The UGT-affiliated public service unions (Fesap and STE) will sign on Wednesday the 2026–2029 multi-year agreement to enhance public administration workers, at the Prime Minister's Official Residence at 11:30, the Government says in a statement. The pact provides for pay rises this year of €56.58 for salaries up to around €2,600 ...
Workers in the food retail and distribution sector will see their wages rise by an average of 5.1% this year compared with 2025. The increase is part of an agreement signed by the Association of Food Product Distributors (ADIPA) and the Union of Workers in the Services Sector (SITESE). "ADIPA and SITESE ...
Home News Portugal approves progressive income increase Portugal approves progressive income increase The Assembly of the Republic approved, in particular, a draft resolution by the PSD aimed at strengthening the discussion in Social Concertation, with a view to the progressive increase in worker
