The Professional Services industry group comprises establishments that specialize in performing professional, scientific, and technical activities for others. These activities require a high degree of expertise and training.
On 1st June 2023, with the entry into force of the International Agreement on the Unified Patent Court (UPC), the unitary patent system began. It represents a big revolution in the field of patent protection.
For several years there has been a global trend to address the situation of the so-called "Digital Nomads", an expression used to refer to those people who, through the use of technology and telecommunication, work remotely with mobility that transcends borders.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is one of the most debated subjects today. While some are questioning the danger of the evolution of AI, imagining a machine revolution in the style of a science fiction movie, others are starting to count the years they still have to work ahead to calculate whether they still have time to retire before they lose their job to AI.
The term “Whistleblower” refers to an individual who, within a public or private employment context, becomes aware of violations of national or European Union law and decides, to report such violations to the competent supervisory body.
Disputes between shareholders and corporate bodies (management board, supervisory board, advisory board) are on the increase. The factors that determine the course and the end of the dispute are very multi-layered and complex.
On April 13, the call for aid from the Ministry of Industry for SMEs was published in order to implement the 4-day session. Companies that are considered small and medium-sized industrial companies with less than 250 workers, may be beneficiaries.
Golden Visa, also known as Residence Permit for Investment Activity in Portugal, consists of a government programme which enables the award of a residence permit in Portugal for 5 years, for foreign citizens.
The creation of a free trade area has opened the door to a greater flow of people, goods and services between European countries, encouraging economic and political integration and helping to reduce trade barriers.
The Directorate of the Labor responded to a query about the legality of clauses inserted in individual work contracts in which prizes and incentives are agreed sporadic due to sales contests.
In a recent sentence of the Supreme Court, complex under many aspects, the judgment of the appealed Court of Appeal had deemed inadmissible the use in court of the recording of telephone conversations between a worker and her direct superior