{"id":387381,"date":"2026-02-11T17:56:54","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T16:56:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ga-p.com\/?post_type=noticia&p=387381"},"modified":"2026-02-11T18:00:54","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T17:00:54","slug":"madalena-caldeira-and-ana-baptista-borges-examine-the-limits-on-changes-of-duties-following-storm-kristin-eco","status":"publish","type":"noticia","link":"https:\/\/ga-p.com\/en\/news\/madalena-caldeira-and-ana-baptista-borges-examine-the-limits-on-changes-of-duties-following-storm-kristin-eco\/","title":{"rendered":"Madalena Caldeira and Ana Baptista Borges examine the limits on changes of duties following Storm Kristin | ECO"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Madalena Caldeira and Ana Baptista Borges of G\u00f3mez-Acebo & Pombo note that functional mobility must be temporary, properly justified and must not amount to a substantial change to the employee\u2019s position.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Companies affected by Storm Kristin may temporarily assign employees duties other than those originally agreed, under the functional mobility rules set out in Portuguese labour law. However, this possibility is not without limits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Madalena Caldeira, partner at G\u00f3mez-Acebo & Pombo, underlines that \u201ca possibilidade de o empregador encarregar o trabalhador de exercer fun\u00e7\u00f5es diferentes daquelas para as quais foi contratado n\u00e3o \u00e9 ilimitada\u201d. For the order to be lawful, she explains, \u201co exerc\u00edcio das novas fun\u00e7\u00f5es deve ser tempor\u00e1rio (n\u00e3o superior a dois anos) e a ordem de altera\u00e7\u00e3o tem de ser fundamentada em interesse s\u00e9rio da empresa, de car\u00e1ter objetivo e relacionado com situa\u00e7\u00f5es an\u00f3malas na vida da empresa\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She further notes that \u201cdever\u00e1 existir uma conex\u00e3o m\u00ednima entre as novas fun\u00e7\u00f5es e as fun\u00e7\u00f5es habituais do trabalhador\u201d and that, otherwise, \u201cpoder\u00e1 haver uma modifica\u00e7\u00e3o substancial da posi\u00e7\u00e3o da trabalhadora\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In parallel, Caldeira highlights the implications for employers\u2019 liability insurance. \u201cCaso a responsabilidade por acidentes de trabalho n\u00e3o esteja totalmente transferida para a seguradora, em caso de acidente, a empresa responde pela diferen\u00e7a entre a retribui\u00e7\u00e3o declarada para efeitos de seguro e a real\u201d, as well as for the corresponding compensation and medical expenses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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