The cabinet has adopted a bill reducing the statutory redundancy pay from one month to twelve days per year of service. Years worked until October 2013 will continue to be count for 1 month of redundancy pay, those from November 2013 until the coming into force of the bill will be reduced to 20 days and all years after the coming into force will be reduced to 12 days redundancy pay.
English: http://www.theportugalnews.com/news/redundancy-pay-to-be-slashed-to-12-days ...
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