Supreme Court Rules Caixa Geral de Depósitos Must Index the Meal Allowance It Pays on Workers' Holidays
The Supremo Tribunal de Justiça has ruled that Caixa Geral de Depósitos must raise each year the meal allowance it pays to staff on holiday, overturning a lower court. It reinforces a wider principle: a benefit paid consistently for long enough becomes a right that cannot be frozen.
