Factsheet for measure
PT-2020-27/950
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Updated
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Protection of self-employed and informal workers
Proteção de trabalhadores independentes e informais
Background information
The Resolution of the Council of Ministers no. 41/2020, of 6 June, that approved the Economic and Social Stabilisation Programme establishes an extraordinary measure (2.4) Protection of self-employed and informal workers. It targets those without any income and social protection providing a monthly support of €438.81 between July and December 2020, and requires their
integration into the social security system, with a 36-month obligatory commitment to the protection regime of public social security.
Content of measure
The Resolution of the Council of Ministers no. 41/2020, of 6 June, that approved the Economic and Social Stabilisation Programme establishes an extraordinary measure (2.4) Protection of self-employed and informal workers. It targets those without any income and social protection providing a monthly support of €438.81 between July and December 2020, and requires their
integration into the social security system, with a 36-month obligatory commitment to the protection regime of public social security.
Requirements:
* It is obligatory to stay within to the social protection system for 30 months, after the end of the concession period (December 2020).
* After granting the support, the corresponding contribution to self-employed person must be paid based on the incidence value of the support for 30 months.
* During the period when the support is granted, the worker contributes 1/3 of the amount of the contribution corresponding to the self-employed person and the remainder is paid within 12 months after granting of support.
Regulated by the Law 27-A/2020 of 24 July 2020 (2nd amendment to the state budget law) in article 325º -G.
Updates
The following updates to this measure have been made after it came into effect.
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31 December 2020
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Law 75-B/2020 of 31 December 2020 (state budget for 2021) established in Article 156 an extraordinary support to the continuity of income of workers in particular economic vulnerable situation to be means tested.
The measure encompasses various target groups and among them one comprising the situations of Case PT-2020-27/950 (Article 156, Paragraph 2 d).
According to Article 156 paragraph 7:
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When their previous situation was equivalent in nature to salaried work, the support - between the monthly reference value of €501.16 and the average monthly income per adult equivalent of the household cannot be higher than the net income of the remuneration the worker received.
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When their situation was or is equivalent in nature to independent work the support refers to 2/3 of the value of the loss of average income - between the last quarterly statement available at the date of request and the 2019 average monthly relevant income - having the limit of €501.16, and not exceed the average monthly income of 2019.
The implementation of Article 156 on the so called 'Extraordinary support' was regulated in detail later by the Ordinance 19-A/2021 of 25 January 2021.
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Use of measure
Not estimated.
Target groups
Actors and funding
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Actors
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Funding
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National government
Social insurance
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National funds
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Social partners
Social partners' role in
designing the measure
and form of involvement:
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Trade unions
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Employers' organisations
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Role
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Consulted
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Consulted
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Form
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Consultation through tripartite or bipartite social dialogue bodies
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Consultation through tripartite or bipartite social dialogue bodies
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Social partners' role in the
implementation, monitoring and assessment phase:
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Unknown
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Main level of involvement: Unknown
Involvement
Social partners were consulted at the Standing Committee for Social Concertation.
Views and reactions
Supportive. The measure is part of the Economic and Social Stabilisation Programme that was presented by the government to the social partners at a CPCS videoconference with to the social partners (24 June 2020).
UGT welcomed the approval of the measure stating that they have been claiming measure to protect these groups of workers for a long time at social concertation rounds and in official written statements (https://www.noticiasaominuto.com/economia/1521229/ugt-considera-fundamental-apoio-a-trabalhadores-desprotegidos; https://www.ugt.pt/comunicados/pareceres-5).
In general,
CGTP has been claiming more robust measures
for independent workers and considers that the monthly support of €438.81 does not cover workers needs once it stands below the poverty line.
Sources
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06 June 2020: Resolução do Conselho de Ministros n.º 41/2020
(data.dre.pt)
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24 July 2020: Lei n.º 27-A/2020
(dre.pt)
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23 October 2020: Portaria n.º 250-B/2020
(dre.pt)
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31 December 2020: Lei n.º 75-B/202
(dre.pt)
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24 January 2021: Portaria n.º 19-A/202
(dre.pt)
