Labour

Going Into Summer 2026 With No Labour Deal — Trabalho XXI Walks Into Parliament Unsigned, the CGTP Locks 3 June for the General Strike, and Private-Sector Wages Print +6% as the Insolvency Tape Climbs 7.8%

Trabalho XXI walks into Parliament without a Concertação Social signature, the CGTP has locked 3 June for the general strike, private-sector wages are running +6% YoY and the insolvency tape is up 7.8%. The labour-policy summer in Portugal will be busier than the political calendar suggests.

9 May 2026

Health

Council of Ministers Diploma Lifts SNS Doctor Emergency-Overtime Bonuses to 40-80% of Base Salary in 48-Hour Blocks Beyond the 250-Hour Annual Cap

The Government's diploma on emergency-room doctor overtime — sent to the Council of Ministers on 7 May — sets a 40% to 80% supplement on base salary for hours worked beyond the legal annual cap, structured in 48-hour blocks and paired with a 20%...

7 May 2026

Economy

Government Announces 6.2% Salary Increase for Roughly 111,000 Private-Sector Workers — Retroactive to March, Meal Subsidy Climbs €0.15 to €6.15 a Day

A wave of collective-bargaining updates lands a 6.2% nominal pay rise for around 111,000 private-sector administrative workers from March 2026 with retroactive payment, plus a €0.15 daily uplift in the meal subsidy to €6.15 — a credible signal for 2027 negotiations.

6 May 2026

Education

Portugal's 2026 Teacher Recruitment Concurso Lands 32,514 External Applications for Just 8,465 Permanent Slots — A 24% Vacancy Cut as Fenprof Warns the Quadro Gap Will 'Continue to Worsen'

The Ministério da Educação's 2026 quadro recruitment round closed with 32,514 admitted external applications for 8,465 permanent slots — 24% fewer vacancies than 2025. Pre-school and 1st-cycle dominate the demand stack while Fenprof says the offer falls short of actual school needs.

4 May 2026

Health

284,000 Portuguese Workers Have Now Exhausted the Annual Self-Declaration Cap as the SNS 24 Autobaixa Turns Three — Q1 2026 Pace Climbs to 1,790 a Day and 5,921 Filed on January 2 Alone

By end-March 2026, 284,000 Portuguese workers had exhausted their annual two-a-year SNS 24 self-declaration cap, per SPMS data via ECO. Q1 2026 ran at 1,790 declarations a day; 2 January alone hit 5,921. Cumulative since the May 2023 launch: 1.5 million visits diverted from primary care.

3 May 2026

Economy

Eurostat's Workers' Day Drop: 19.5% of Portuguese Employees Routinely Work Weekends, Above the EU Average — Services Hit 47.6% and the Self-Employed Climb to 45.8%

Eurostat dropped its annual Quality-of-Employment cut on 1 May: 19.5% of Portuguese employees routinely work Saturdays or Sundays, above the EU 18.5% mean. Services hit 47.6%, agriculture 47.2%, and self-employed-with-staff 45.8% — a Workers' Day data point inside the labour-package fight.

2 May 2026

Healthcare

STTS Calls a 48-Hour National Health-Sector Strike for 4 and 5 May — Hospital Santa Maria Demo Frames the Pacote Laboral Fight, With the SEP Nurses' Strike Already Booked for 12 May

STTS has called a 48-hour national health-sector strike for Monday 4 and Tuesday 5 May 2026, with a Hospital Santa Maria demonstration on the second day. The arbitration tribunal has imposed Sunday-equivalent minimum services. SEP nurses already have 12 May queued.

1 May 2026