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Manufacturing Manufacture, Printing And Reproduction Of Recorded Media Printing And Reproduction Of Recorded Media 18.12 - Other Printing
123 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
7 June 2024
Employment effect (start)
7 June 2024
Foreseen end date
Description
Printer Portuguesa, a Portuguese printer, is in a process of insolvency, involving 123 workers.
The Secretary of State for Labour, Solidarity and Social Security declared that the salaries of the company are regularised until March, with those of April and May still owed.
The president of the company stated that the company was harmed by external factors, and its accounts were seized by the court.
Two of the 123 workers have suspended their contracts. The Union expects that around 60 more workers would also request the suspension of their contracts, in order to obtain the benefits provided by Law 105/2009 of 14 September (updated version). this Law establishes that when the worker suspends his/her employment contract, he/she is entitled to:
* Unemployment benefits (Art. 25)
* Suspension of tax enforcement proceedings (Art. 26)
* Suspension of the sale of assets pledged or given as security (Art. 27)
* Suspension of enforcement of the eviction judgement (Art. 28)
* Payment of rent arrears (Articles 29 to 31).
Additionally, the insolvency could affect nearly 380 indirect jobs in the Sintra region.
Sources
5 June 2024: https://www.jornaldenegocios.pt/empresas/industria/detalhe/trabalhadores-da-printer-tem-dois-salarios-em-atraso (www.jornaldenegocios.pt)
14 September 2009: Law 105/2009 of 14 September (www.pgdlisboa.pt)
Citation
Eurofound (2024), Printer Portuguesa, Closure in Portugal, factsheet number 201298, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/201298.
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