Main features of the labour policy in Portugal

Moniz, António and Woll, Tobias (2007): Main features of the labour policy in Portugal. Published in: IET Working Papers Series 02 (2007): pp. 1-13.

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In this working paper is presented information on the Portuguese labour market developed with the support of the European project WORKS-“Work organisation and restructuring in the knowledge society”.

The structure is based on the following topics:
a) The employment policy (Time regimes - time use, flexibility, part-time work, work-life balance -, and the work contracts regimes – wages, contract types, diversity);
b) Education and training (skilling outcomes, rules on retraining and further training, employability schemes, transferability of skills);
c) Equal opportunities (relevance of equal opportunity regulation for restructuring outcomes, the role of gender and age regulation);
d) Restructuring effects (policy on transfer of personnel, policy on redundancies, and participation or voice in restructuring).