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Feb
Unemployment reached a record level of 14% in Portugal
Posted by adminA recession brought good ancréea the unemployment rate to a record in late 2011 and analysts note that the new provisions to hire and fire workers more easily create probably does not jobs in such a context.
The unemployment rate was 14% in the fourth quarter, announced the National Institute of Statistics, above the 13.7% projected in the program of international aid 78 billion euros.
In the third quarter of 2011, this rate was 12.4%.
Reform of labor law reduces redundancy payments for new hires to 20 days per year worked, against 30 before, and limits severance payments to 115,000 euros.