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14 May 2021
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Ordinance 102-A/2021, of 14 May, regulates the procedures, conditions and terms of access to the supports to be granted by the Institute for Employment and Vocational Training (IEFP, I. P.):
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the new incentive to the normalisation of business activity, provided for in article 5 of Decree-Law 23-A/2021, of 24 March;
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and the simplified support for micro-enterprises to maintain jobs, provided for in Decree-Law No. 46-A/2020, of 30 July.
The new incentive to normalisation aims to promote job maintenance and reduce the risk of unemployment of workers in companies affected by the effects of the pandemic COVID-19, by granting a financial incentive to the employer in the phase of return of their workers to normal work and normalisation of business activity.
The simplified support aims to promote job retention and reduce the risk of unemployment for workers in micro-enterprises in a situation of business crisis due to the COVID-19 pandemic, in order to mitigate the respective social and economic consequences, through the attribution of financial support to the employer.
Only employers with their head office in mainland Portugal are eligible.
The granting of the new incentive and the simplified support will only take place after the application of the preceding social security support ceases.
The new incentive is aimed at private employers, including those in the social sector, that have received, in the first quarter of 2021, at least one of the following supports:
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Extraordinary support for the maintenance of a work contract, under the terms of article 2 of Decree-Law 6-E/2021, of 15 January, as amended;
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Extraordinary support to the progressive resumption of activity in companies in a situation of business crisis, with a temporary reduction of the normal working period, under the terms of article 4 of Decree-Law 46-A/2020, of 30 July, in its current wording.
The new incentive is granted in one of the following modalities:
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Incentive in the amount of twice the minimum monthly guaranteed remuneration (RMMG) per worker covered by the support referred to above, paid in a phased manner over six months, when applied for by 31 May 2021;
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An incentive in the amount of one RMMG per worker covered by the support referred to above, paid in a lump sum, when requested after 31 May 2021 and until 31 August 2021, being considered as corresponding to a concession period of three months.
The simplified support is aimed at private employers, including those of the social sector, that are considered micro-enterprises, under the terms of paragraph 1 of article 100 of the Labour Code, that are in a situation of business crisis, under the terms of article 3 of Decree-Law 46-A/2020, of 30 July, in its current wording, and that have benefited in 2020 from at least one of the following supports:
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Extraordinary support to the maintenance of a work contract, provided for in article 5 of Decree-Law10-G/2020, of 26 March, as amended;
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Extraordinary support to the progressive resumption of activity in companies in a business crisis situation, with a temporary reduction of the normal working period, provided for in article 4 of Decree-Law 46-A/2020, of 30 July, in its current wording.
Simplified support shall consist of financial assistance amounting to twice the RMMG per worker covered by the measures referred to above, paid in phases over six months.
The new incentive and the simplified support are eligible for European funding.
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24 March 2021
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Decree-Law 23-A/2021, of 24 March, amends the scheme that creates the extraordinary support to the progressive resumption of activity in companies in a situation of business crisis with a temporary reduction of the normal working period and the scheme that establishes support mechanisms under the state of emergency. It also creates extraordinary support measures for workers and economic activity in the context of the state of emergency. The following measures were approved:
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The extraordinary support for the reduction of economic activity of workers, which has already provided a response to self-employed workers, sole proprietors, managers and members of statutory bodies with management functions, it is reactivated in relation to workers in tourism, culture, events and shows, whose activity, not being suspended or closed, is still in a situation of proven downtime.
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The extraordinary support for gradual recovery is extended until 30 September 2021, and new contribution exemptions and partial exemptions are established within this support, especially for the tourism and culture sectors, which are particularly affected by the present health crisis.
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The application of simplified support for micro-enterprises is guaranteed during the third quarter of 2021, granting additional support during this period in the amount equivalent to a guaranteed minimum monthly remuneration (RMMG).
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A new extraordinary incentive for the normalisation of business activity is also created, of an amount equivalent up to two RMMG per worker that has been covered in the first quarter of 2021 by the extraordinary support to the maintenance of the labour contract or by the extraordinary support to the progressive resumption of activity. Added to this incentive is the right to a 50% partial waiver of the payment of social security contributions borne by the employer, with reference to the workers covered, during the first two months of the support.
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Within the scope of vocational training cumulative with the extraordinary support to the progressive resumption of activity, an extraordinary deadline is established for the start of training plans already approved by the Employment and Vocational Training Institute, I. P., but which have not started in practice due to the suspension of on-site training activities by legislative or administrative determination from a governmental source.
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The financing from the State Budget for the additional expenditure resulting from this support and for the loss of revenue resulting from the tax exemptions and dispensations granted is maintained, thus promoting, in particular, the sustainability of social security.
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