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Labor law ruling forbids reclassifying workers into inferior categories upon restructuring their employment.

Case Number 000514
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Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
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Outcome Allowed / Granted
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The court unanimously rejected the employer's request to review the reclassification of employees into a lower professional category. The employer argued for restructuring services, while the court held that the law prohibits placing workers in categories inferior to their previous ones. Consequently, the court ordered the company to assign workers to positions equivalent to those they previously held.

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CONTRATO DE TRABALHO CATEGORIA PROFISSIONAL EQUIVALÊNCIA RECLASSIFICAÇÃO

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Labor Contract Law Professional Reclassification Inferior Category Prohibition Employment Restructuring Equivalent Position Requirement Supreme Court of Justice Unanimous Decision

Cited Legislation

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Lei do Contrato de Trabalho

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[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JSTJ00015915

[Nº DO DOCUMENTO] SJ198310270005144

[PRIVACIDADE] 1

[TEXTO INTEGRAL] N

[URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jstj.nsf/954f0ce6ad9dd8b980256b5f003fa814/3AB0FC162FD09929802568FC003A45F0?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO

I - A lei não permite que da reclassificação de um trabalhador resulte a sua colocação em categoria profissional inferior

à que tinha anteriormente.

II - Por isso, deve a empresa, ao reestruturar os seus serviços, colocar os seus trabalhadores em cargos equivalentes aos que vinham exercendo.