Law 27/2014 of 8 May. A few notes on the 6.th amendment to the Labour Code regarding economic dismissals

Authors

  • Maria João Machado Escola Superior de Tecnologia e Gestão de Felgueiras do Instituto Politécnico do Porto

Abstract

Law 27/2014, of May 8, amended Article 368 of the Labour Code on economic individual dismissal, following the declaration of unconstitutionality of this provision after being modified by Law 23/2012, of June 25. In this regard, Law 27/2014 reintroduced hierarchical preference criteria to be observed by the employer to determine the job to be eliminated, when existing in the equivalent section or structure a plurality of identical jobs. To measure the impossibility of maintaining the employment relationship, law 27/2014 restored the principle that the employment relationship is practically impossible when the employer does not have another job compatible with the professional category of the worker. From a technical and legal point of view it can be said that this law presents some contradictions and ambiguities that can cause difficulties, enough reasons for this analysis.

Author Biography

Maria João Machado, Escola Superior de Tecnologia e Gestão de Felgueiras do Instituto Politécnico do Porto

Professora Adjunta da Escola Superior de Tecnologia e Gestão de Felgueiras do Instituto Politécnico do Porto (mjm@estgf.ipp.pt). Membro do CIICESI/ESTGF.

Published

2016-02-01

How to Cite

Machado, M. J. (2016). Law 27/2014 of 8 May. A few notes on the 6.th amendment to the Labour Code regarding economic dismissals. Revista Jurídica Portucalense, (18), 58–79. Retrieved from https://revistas.rcaap.pt/juridica/article/view/7597

Issue

Section

SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH