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Super Bock Bebidas has reached an agreement with labor unions to implement a phased reduction of the work week to 35 hours. The deal also includes a 2.3% salary increase for all employees, with a guaranteed minimum raise of 75 euros.
The government plans a 6.2% salary increase for 111,000 private sector administrative workers, exceeding the 4.6% social concertation benchmark and matching the latest minimum wage adjustment.
Autoeuropa workers have approved a new labour agreement that will remain in effect until June 2027. The agreement includes salary increases of 2.8% this month and an additional 2.5% next October, along with enhanced social benefits and attendance bonuses.
The negotiating priority was to update salaries, avoiding a loss of purchasing power against the inflation forecast for this year, which is around 3.1%. A safeguard clause was also agreed upon.
The union's expectation for 2027 is that the Government will go “further” than the increases provided for in the multi-year agreement currently in force.
The Insurance Activity Workers' Union (STAS) and the National Association of Insurance Agents and Brokers (APROSE) have reached an agreement to revise the Collective Labour Agreement (CCT) in the insurance distribution sector for 2026. The new convention establishes increases in minimum remuneration ranging between 2.62% and 8.46%, taking effect...
The Aviation and Airport Workers' Union (Sitava) and the National Civil Aviation Workers' Union (Sintac) criticised the “small salary increase” of 2.2% applied by ANA/Vinci, according to two statements. “Sitava became aware yesterday [Thursday], in a meeting called by the company, and simultaneously with a statement distributed to all workers, that...
The Government officially confirmed this Wednesday the salary increases for approximately 111,000 administrative workers in the private sector who are not covered by specific collective bargaining agreements, fully confirming the proposal presented in May. The average salary update will be 6.2%, above the 4.6% benchmark provided for in the social concertation agreement, and will take effect...
Increase guaranteed for all employees effective from January 1st. The agreement comes a month after the new administration took office and follows a partial strike in April.
The Ageas Portugal Group has concluded a salary review for 2026 with the Sinapsa union, effective retroactively from January 1st. The agreement covers all companies in the group – Ageas Portugal Vida, Ageas Portugal Services ACE, Ocidental Vida, Médis, and Ageas Fundos de Pensões – and guarantees a minimum increase of 38 euros per month for...
The main objectives of the protest are to demand “decent salary increases” and “the setting of the minimum wage at the company at 1,050 euros, with immediate effect”.
The Socialist proposal, approved in principle with the support of Chega, Livre, and left-wing parties, creates a salary increase for drivers and ticket agents who perform multiple roles.
Otis Portugal employees are set to hold a 24-hour national strike on Thursday, April 9, accompanied by a protest at the company's headquarters in Mem Martins, demanding wage increases and the negotiation of their collective bargaining demands. The strike, called by unions affiliated with Fiequimetal/CGTP-IN, follows plenary sessions held across the country. Key demands include a 15% base salary increase with a minimum of 150 euros, retroactive to April 1, 2026, as well as improvements to meal allowances and the introduction of a monthly role-based allowance for electromechanics. The unions rejected the company's 2.5% salary update offer as insufficient, noting that the company reported profits of approximately 22 million euros in Portugal. The unions also accused management of attempting to intimidate workers regarding the right to strike.
Workers of Otis Portugal will be going on 24-hour strike on Thursday, in a national protest demanding salary increases and improved conditions. According to information from the syndicates Fiequimental/ CGTP-IN, The post Otis lift and escalator workers to stage 24-hour strike appeared first on Portugal Resident.
Among the main demands is a 15% increase in the base salary, with a minimum of 150 euros for all workers.
Workers at Nobre in Rio Maior are on strike this Monday, the 6th, marking their 28th stoppage since 2023 due to the company's refusal to negotiate their list of demands. The strike was called by the Sintab union and lasts all day. Workers are demanding a 150-euro salary increase, improvements to meal and night-shift allowances, the implementation of seniority bonuses, 25 days of annual leave, and an end to precarious hiring. The union stated last week that workers regret the company's lack of willingness to negotiate and decided to strike again. A new motion with demands was submitted to the company's management in March. Distribution workers are also on strike today and plan to stop again at the end of the year.
Employees are demanding a 150-euro salary increase, improvements to the meal allowance and night shift pay, and 25 days of annual leave.
UGT leaders will make a decision on the labour package on April 9th.
The largest increases are planned for grade I, II, and III workers in production and administrative roles.
The National Union of Civil Aviation Workers (SINTAC) has reached an agreement with the management of OGMA – Indústria Aeronáutica de Portugal to update the salary scale, providing for increases of at least 60 euros starting from July 1st. In a statement, SINTAC adds that the agreement to update the salary scale...
Salaries at Cimpor and Secil will increase by between 90 and 140 euros, and the working week will be reduced to 37.5 hours, according to a statement from the Federation of Construction, Ceramics and Glass. The Federation of Portuguese Construction, Ceramics and Glass Trade Unions (FEVICCOM/CGTP-IN) stated that the salary scale increase ranges from 90 to 140 euros, in addition to increases in seniority bonuses, meal allowances, shift premiums, and transport allowances. Working hours will decrease from 39 to 37.5 hours per week. The first Company Agreement for five companies within the Cimpor Group is in the final stages of negotiation, aiming to harmonise working conditions across the group. The annual review of these Company Agreements takes effect from 1 January. Cimpor is banking on the start of major public works projects to boost sales.
The starting salary for a nurse in the public administration, as of January this year, is 1,670 euros, while in a healthcare establishment represented by APHP it is 1,350 euros.
The workers' unions of Águas de Portugal (AdP) have reached an agreement with the company for a €75 salary increase this year, they announced in a statement released this Friday. "Although it falls short of what is necessary to restore the purchasing power lost by workers in recent years, the update agreed today with the management represents ...
Paulo Raimundo argues that the sustainability of Social Security requires salary increases and a fight against precariousness, contrary to the government's measures in social concertation.
The Left Bloc deputy made a gesture simulating horns, which led CDS to file a complaint with the President of Parliament. Additionally, the government approves an increase in the national minimum wage to 920 euros.
At the PSD Christmas dinner in Estufa Fria, the Prime Minister insists on the benchmark he set for salary increases in Portugal.
The bill will be presented to the Council of Ministers tomorrow. The minimum wage is set to be increased by 50 euros, reaching 920 euros.
Despite the approval of the gradual evolution of the minimum and average wage increase, the proposal from the PCP recommending an increase in the national minimum wage to 1,050 euros by 2026 was rejected.
Finance Minister Joaquim Miranda Sarmento has not committed to raising the minimum wage to 1,600 euros, as advocated by Prime Minister Luís Montenegro. “The target is what is in the electoral programme and the Government's programme,” he stated this Friday from Brussels, following the Ecofin meeting.
