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Nuno Cerceira Namora, Lawyer Specialist in Labor Law, explains the support granted by the government to those who lost The source of subsistence in the fire vacancy that has hit the country in recent weeks.
O Government announced last week . The Prime Minister also announced the creation of a new legislative instrument that will allow the implementation of these measures to be expedited in similar situations in the future, thus avoiding the need to decree the calamity situation. To the lawyer Nuno Cerceira dates access to these measures is simple and enhances the fact that they have been implemented very quickly.
“The decree is last Friday, the President of the Republic immediately published, promulgated, is already published and are already in force. It is evident that there are still many measures that lack regulation, some realization, but it seems to me that the measurements are effective, timely and with a very fast response. The minister of guardianship has already promised that we will have answers in 10 days, “he says.
Cerceira dates explains that different types of answer are expected: “For example, for farmers whose loss is less than 10,000 euros, there is a promise to be refunded summarily during these 10 days. For those farmers we claim Loss over 10,000 euros, the promise is that a joint team from the local authority and the Coordination Committee will survey the site within the next 10 days. “
In what cases can the lay-off be applied?
The lawyer Specialist in Labor Law states that There are two solutions for companies affected by the fires:
“Reducing the activity, and payment is proportional to the time workers provide, or a more radical solution, which is really suspending activity due to impossibility. Imagine yourself a rural tourism that has been destroyed. It is impossible to provide any activity in the coming months. These two measures may be cumulative, there may be an absolute suspension period and then a period of reduction, “explains Cerceira dates.
The model is identical to what has already been applied during the pandemic and consists of payment of two thirds of the normal remuneration of the worker, also supported with before 30% by the company, 70% for social security.
The lawyer also details the situations in which the social security exemption may be requested.
“Necessary forms svery simple and intuitive “
Do not understand Cerceira dates, These measures will be sufficient for companies affected by fireworks to be able to resist:
“We are a very resilient people, we are a courageous people, these measures have been presented quickly and the way they will be processed seem very easy. Whoever accesses the website of the Coordination and Regional Development Commission Tin already the two necessary forms there. They are very simple, they are very intuitive, they are very easy. “
