The Ombudsman sent a letter to the Secretary of State for Education and the Secretary of State for Social Security, in which she requested consideration of solutions for employees in the telework regime who are faced with situations that are incompatible with the demands of their family lives, in particular when they have dependent children or children under 12 years…

On 7 January 2021, the Ombudsman sent an official letter to the Secretary of State for Social Security, drawing attention to various questions related to extraordinary support for social protection for workers that are compromising compliance with the provisions established in article 325-G of Law no. 2/2020, of 31 March (State Budget for 2021), added by Law no. 27-A/2020, of…

This year, in which the world is facing a health drama on a global scale and without precedent, the United Nations Organization has chosen the motto "Better Recovery" to stress that it is now even more fundamental to combat pre-existing evils that were aggravated by the Covid-19 pandemic, first and foremost discrimination and inequality. "This Human Rights Day is a…

Established in 1992 by the United Nations General Assembly, today marks the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. On this date, and in view of the current context of the pandemic, it is all the more necessary to recall that we owe a renewed commitment to disabled citizens to make effective their rights to dignity, non-discrimination, autonomy and freedom of…

The Ombudsman welcomes the extension until 31 December 2021 of the validity periods for medical certificates of multipurpose incapacity that are in the process of being renewed or should be renewed by the end of 2020. This extension was operated by Decree-Law 99/2020 of 22 November for access to social, economic and fiscal benefits. This solution meets the concerns set…

The Ombudsman welcomes the exceptional time given to self-employed workers and members of statutory bodies to submit applications for support to reduce activity in relation to previous months, according to a report published by Social Security on its institutional website.   This possibility welcomed the suggestion that, on 22/06/2020, the Ombudsman addressed to the Secretary of State for Social Security,…

The Ombudsman joins in the dissemination of the IJCC- Improving Justice in Child Contac European campaign "Better justice for children in situations of domestic violence" promoted in Portugal by CESIS- Centro de Estudos para a Intervenção Social and UMAR – União de Mulheres Alternativa e Resposta. Following this work, two short animated films were made, respectively aimed at children and…