2020 Turnover Report – El Confidencial

The GA_P team was formed by Mafalda Barreto, Susana Morgado and João Teixeira da Silva, partner and associates of the Commercial team of the Lisbon office.

A collective dismissal begins with a "communication in which the employer must detail all the reasons" that lead to this process, begins to explain Madalena Caldeira, coordinator of the labor law department at the Lisbon office of Gómez-Acebo & Pombo, in statements to Observador (which presents information in general terms without commenting on any specific case). If the company does not have a workers' committee, employees may, although it is not mandatory, form one within five working days that “will represent them in the subsequent phases of the dismissal.”

In recent years, the volume of declared tips to the tax authorities has seen a remarkable increase, doubling in just eight years and reaching a figure exceeding 120 million euros. This increase is related to several factors, such as the growth of tourism, the rise of digital payments, and the popularization of ride-hailing platforms (TVDE).