Lubango - Employees from public and private companies in Huíla Province valued the revision, in the new General Labor Law, that makes hiring contracts duration of indefinite period as a rule, a move intended to inhibit abusive dismissals.
The diploma comes into force in March. This is law 12/23, which revokes law 7/15, which in theory was possible to maintain a precarious situation, with successive renewals of employment contracts, within a specified period of time, up to a limit of ten years.
The current one has a base limit of three years, with the possibility of extension for a further two years and strictly speaking the maximum term, in which the renewal of employment contracts for a fixed period of time, not exceeding five years, is permissible.
The demonstration was made, this Thursday, on the sidelines of the seminar on the General Labor Law, Law nº 12/23, of December 27th for its dissemination, which aimed to highlight the main innovations and reforms introduced.
Speaking to ANGOP, the coordinator of the provincial nucleus of the Association of Young Empowered Women (AJME), Neuza Zola, highlighted that in the current law, the most worrying thing is the situation of casual workers.
She highlighted that these are often hired and fired “automatically”, often without prior notice, in an economic context in which people need to have some economic and job security.
In turn, the president of the Provincial Council of the Bar Association, Henriques Ernesto, highlighted that this matrix, as a rule, will materialize a constitutional principle which is that of job stability.
The measure, according to the lawyer, will also help to specifically outline in what situations and within what deadlines employers and workers will be able to conclude employment contracts.
Another aspect that he highlighted is the introduction of the teleworking regime, the student worker, the special sports contract, domestic work and other situations that were not included in the previous legislation.
The secretary of State for Labor and Social Security, Pedro Filipe, clarified that the need to balance the interests of workers who demand greater stability in terms of their employment relationship, were the basis for the amendment to law 7/15.
He highlighted that the measure does not neglect the interests of employers who legitimately demand greater flexibility in the mobilization and circulation of manpower, in possible dismissals and compensation, so it was necessary to ensure that the scales could be as balanced as possible.
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