Regional Government Proposes Extension of Four Collective Bargaining Agreements

The Regional Secretariat for Inclusion, Labour and Youth has made public that four draft ordinances for the extension of collective bargaining agreements are under study. Interested parties have a period of 4 days, following the publication of the notices, to submit reasoned opposition.

The draft ordinances under consultation are:

• Notice of draft ordinance for the extension of the collective agreement between Ageas Portugal - Companhia de Seguros de Vida, SA and others and the National Union of Insurance Professionals and Related Workers - SINAPSA and another - Wage adjustment and others. The draft aims to extend the agreed conditions to workers of the signatory companies who are not represented by the signing unions.
• Notice of draft ordinance for the extension of the collective contract between the Portuguese Association of Publishers and Booksellers and the Union of Workers in the Service Sector - SITESE - Wage adjustment and others/consolidated text. The proposal covers employers not affiliated with the employers' association and non-unionised workers employed by affiliated employers.
• Notice of draft ordinance for the extension of the collective contract between APROSE - National Association of Insurance Agents and Brokers and the Union of Workers in the Insurance Activity (STAS) and another - Wage adjustment and others. It aims to extend the agreement to non-affiliated employers and non-unionised workers in the insurance distribution sector.
• Notice of draft ordinance for the extension of the Company Agreement between Porto Santo Line - Transportes Marítimos, L.da and the Federation of Maritime Workers' Unions - FESMAR - Wage adjustment and others. It proposes the extension of the agreement to crew members of the maritime transport company not represented by the signing trade union federation.

These extensions, limited to the territory of Madeira, aim to standardise working conditions and promote competitive equity in the respective economic sectors.