The last fortnightly debate was marked by the absence of the Minister of Labor. The reason was simple: Maria do Rosário Palma Ramalho was meeting urgently and with a certain tone of secrecy with bosses and UGT for a last attempt at an agreement.
With or without an agreement in Social Concertation, the aim of the Government is to take the proposal for the new labor law to the Parliament until end of aprilaccording to the newspaper .
It is also known that the Government will already have ceded in some key points of the document, as is the case a continuous journey for youworkers with parental responsibilities, but still no got the ‘green light’ from UGT.
Expresso also found out that the updated proposal presented by the executive at this Wednesday’s meeting was focused on matters that still block consensus: the outsourcingo individual hour bank e duration of fixed-term contracts.
Government gives in, but UGT still does not commit
Apparently, the meeting what will happen next third–fair and which will bring together the Minister of Labor, the UGT and the leaders of the four business confederations could be decisive. At the meeting, the trade union should announce whether there is or no hypothesis for a understanding.
After the meeting, the person responsible stressed that, If there is an agreement, it will be this version that the Government will take to the Assembly of the Republichighlighting that it continues to provide “all possible space” for understanding with the social partners present.
