A draft ordinance would extend to Madeira the collective agreement for the film sector, with a base pay of 925 euros for most job categories.
The Regional Secretariat for Inclusion, Labour and Youth (SRITJ) published in the Official Journal of the Autonomous Region of Madeira (JORAM) of 7 November 2026 the draft ordinance extending to Madeira the collective agreement for the film sector, including the salary tables, which set a base pay of 925 euros for most job categories. If approved, companies in the sector that are not members of the employers' association and workers not represented by the signatory union would be covered by the same minimum rules.
This is a draft, not an ordinance already in force. The notice opens a 7-day period, counted from publication, for interested parties to submit a reasoned written objection. Any private individuals, natural or legal persons, who could be affected, even indirectly, by the extension may do so.
The collective agreement was originally published in the Labour and Employment Bulletin (BTE), No. 1, of 8 January 2025, with amendments in BTE No. 32, of 29 August 2025. The salary and other monetary matters revision was signed on 1 September 2026 and published in BTE No. 39, of 22 October 2026, and this is the version transcribed in JORAM. The BTE is the official bulletin where collective labour agreements are published.
According to Article 1 of the draft ordinance, the extension applies to two situations:
The ordinance does not apply to employment relationships in which the parties include workers affiliated with non-signatory unions that are party to collective agreements in force with the same scope. Clauses contrary to mandatory legal rules are also not extended.
The base pay of 925 euros applies to most categories in Annexes I (Distribution), II (Electricians), V/VI (Studios and laboratories), VII (Metalworkers) and VIII (Drivers). Trainee projectionists receive 920 euros in their first 11 months and also in the 12th month. In the other annexes, the most relevant figures are:
According to clause 2 of the agreement, the salary tables and other monetary matters run for 12 months and take effect from 1 January 2026. The draft ordinance provides that, as regards the tables and monetary clauses, effects follow the same terms set out in the agreement. The ordinance would enter into force the day after its publication.
An extension ordinance is the instrument through which the Regional Government makes a collective agreement or accord applicable to employers and workers who are not covered by it. In this case, the draft relies on the Labour Code, approved by Law No. 7/2009 of 12 February, in particular Articles 514 and 516, and on Regional Legislative Decree No. 21/2009/M, which adapts the Labour Code to the Region, as amended by Regional Legislative Decree No. 39/2012/M.
The explanatory note states that the extension aims to standardise minimum working conditions and align competitive conditions among companies in the same sector. The agreement, in its final clause, lists 10 employers and 800 workers as covered. The documents do not specify how many of these figures correspond to Madeira, nor how many local companies or workers would be affected by the extension.
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