Press review: A country turned upside down as the General Union of Workers (UGT) prepares a counterproposal to the labour law
Press roundup item saying the country is in turmoil while UGT readies a counterproposal to the proposed labour legislation.
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Press roundup item saying the country is in turmoil while UGT readies a counterproposal to the proposed labour legislation.
UGT has drafted a counterproposal containing nearly 100 amendments to the Government’s labour package and plans to submit it to the Minister of Labour after the presidential election second round on 8 February. The document is framed as a comprehensive alternative aimed at reshaping the proposed reforms to strengthen workers’ rights, legal protections and workplace standards, and to force substantive negotiation with ministers over the direction of labour law change.

The Union of Workers of Large Supermarkets, Warehouses and Services of Portugal (STGSSP) has accused Revolut of pressuring and 'exploiting' around 1,200 employees in Portugal by imposing 'unrealistic' productivity metrics, after receiving multiple complaints about the digital bank’s labour practices. Revolut rejects the allegations, saying it complies with Portuguese labour law. The dispute highlights tensions between fintech productivity models and workplace rights, and could prompt closer scrutiny from unions and regulators.
