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Draft Law No 133 /XI/1.
Amendment to Decree-Law 220/2006 of November 3 extends the
support for recipients of unemployment benefit and stimulates the
hiring of unemployed
Unemployment is currently one of the biggest problems facing society
Portuguese traverses, reaching historic levels, which they have not felt since
several dozen years ago. This reality connates a huge social alarm
and deserves an effective attitude and a quick response from the political class.
Currently, according to the data of the National Statistical Institute, in the
third quarter of 2009 the unemployment data stood at 547.7 thousand
unemployed citizens, which translates into a rate of 9.8%, which means a
climb over the previous quarter where the number of people unemployed
was situated in the 507.7 thousand, which in percentage terms meant 9.1%.
In keeping with the latest study on unemployment of Eurostat, Portugal already
exceeded 10% unemployment, having in the month of November registered 10.3%,
situating itself in the 8th place of all the countries of the European Union with the
higher unemployment and in the fourth place of the Euro Zone countries, translating
in an increase of 2.4 percentage points in the period of one year, seen in November
of 2008 Eurostat to move forward with an unemployment rate of 7.9% for our
country.
Confirming this rise in unemployment, which has been a reality that
increases month after month, during the recent times, in the recent bulletin published
by the Institute of Employment and Vocational Training on the monthly information of the
job market referring to the month of November we check that unemployment
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increased by 1.2% compared to the previous month, as in November they were registered
523680 people and in October the number was 517526. Comparing with the
numbers of the corresponding month of 2008 a rise is much steeper, situating
in 28.2%, as in November 2008 registered unemployment affected 408
598pessoas.
One of the realities that haunts unemployment is the situation of both the
spouses of the same household are in the eventuality of the
unemployment. Unfortunately in Portugal there are no official data on the situations
of double unemployment within the same couple, but in compliance with news
advanced in the media rounds out the 20%. In several countries in Europe, as
for example in Spain, these figures are known, which provides the
possibility of acting on a reality, in that sense the CDS-PP
presented the Draft Law No. 51 /XI. We believe that it is necessary to treat equal
that it is equal and different what is different and in that sense we understand that it is
required to majorate unemployment benefit in the situations where both
spouses find themselves unemployed as, in this situation, the effects of the crisis
economic and social, they are more difficult to overcome.
We believe, on the other hand, that, where possible, it should be fostered to
reintegration of unemployed into the labour market and which should be a bet
of the policies to support employment. In that sense, we propose that the remnant
of the unemployment benefit or the initial unemployment benefit to which the
beneficiaries are entitled to be paid globally, for one time, to the entity
employing employer who to celebrate with the beneficiary a non-term contract of employment.
This measure will enable the admission to the labour market and the working life
active citizens who find themselves laborally inactive, what not
will provide any burden for the State, as the incentive that is paid to the
companies will be the equivalent of the value that would plummet in the social provision of
unemployment. On the other hand, it will allow companies to have an incentive to
hire workers.
An unemployment data that deserves a particular attention, for it has been coming to
increase is the number of registered unemployed graduates, according to the
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Institute of Employment and Vocational Training, in the month of November were 46503,
plus 18% that in the corresponding month, which was 39331. This is not a factor
merely geographical, as it extends across the country, is not restricted to a
region. Much can be done to combat this situation. These days, when the
Public Administration promotes a contest has no obligation in
to notify or inform the unemployed graduates of the respective contest, what
causes that, in many cases, the unemployed do not compete only because
have no knowledge that a contest has been opened. If this reality is changed,
unemployed graduates will stay with the knowledge of the contest, which will
allow for at least a greater circulation of information with regard to the
opening of public tenders.
In the face of the exposed, and under the constitutional standards, the CDS-PP presents the
following draft law:
Article 1.
Articles 12 and 34º of the Decree-Law 220/2006 of November 3, are amended.
shall be replaced by the following:
" Article 12.
(...)
1-(...)
2-(...)
3-(...)
4-(...)
5-(...)
6-Whenever the Public Administration promotes contests, as a form of
recruitment and selection of staff for the tables is obliged to contact, by way of
electronics or plain postcard, all unemployed people who hold the
literary qualifications required for the contest, enrolled in the employment centre of the
geographical area of the outpost, as well as immediately borrovers. "
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" Article 34.
(...)
1-(...)
2-(...)
3-The unemployment benefit or the initial unemployment social allowance to which the
beneficiaries are entitled can be paid globally, for one time, to the entity
Employer who is to celebrate with the beneficiary a non-term contract of employment,
on the terms in paragraph º1 and º2 of this Article.
4-(previous number 3). "
Article 2.
Articles 29-A. and 37-A of Decree-Law 220/2006 of November 3 are postponed:
Article 29-A
Majoration of unemployment benefit
1-Exceptionally, throughout the year 2010, the limits provided for in Articles 28º
and 29º will be majored in 20% when:
a) in the same household as both spouses, or persons living in
de facto union, be beneficiaries of the provision of unemployment benefit.
b) the beneficiaries of the provision of unemployment benefit have children
holders of disability or chronic disease, regardless of age, the
job, as long as the household does not earn other income from
work.
Article 37-A
Temporal Majoration of the Unemployment Allowance
Exceptionally, throughout the year 2010, the period of provision of benefits of
unemployment set out in Article 37 of the Decree-Law 220/2006 of November 3,
will be majored in 20%, when the situations provided for in Article 29-A. are checked
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Article 3.
Entry into force
The present diploma comes into force with the State Budget for the year 2010.
Palace of Saint Benedict, January 15, 2010
The Deputies
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