The Portuguese will be able to obtain from this Monday, May 1st, a work stoppage of up to three days, on a simple "self-declaration" of illness by internet or telephone. The measure will not involve any cost for the State or the employer, since the maximum duration of the stoppage corresponds to the waiting period during which the employee is not paid by Social Security.
The provision is part of a set of measures "for dignified work", adopted in February by Parliament to improve the working conditions of employees.