Lei n.º 13/2023, de 25 de Agosto – Lei do Trabalho (Law 13/2023 of 25 August, Labour Law)
Effective: 21 Feb 2024
Plain-English summary
The labour code; it repeals Lei n.º 23/2007. Art. 55(5)(i) lets a worker go to the Inspecção Geral do Trabalho or the labour courts when rights are harmed or to report unlawful acts, art. 59(m) puts a duty on workers to report harmful acts, and art. 73 treats a sanction following a complaint about fundamental rights as an abuse of disciplinary power. The text read has no stand-alone whistleblower protection article. In force from 21 February 2024 according to ILO NATLEX.
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