b) Remarks
Case Q-3885/15
Entity addressed: Minister of Justice and Minister of Labour, Solidarity and Social
Security.
Date: 2016.04.15
Subject: Amendment of some rules of the new Regulation of the Pension Fund for
Lawyers and Solicitors, approved by Decree-Law No. 119/2015, of 29 June
Status: It was determined the establishment of an inter-ministerial working group to
assess the new Regulation of the Pension Fund for Lawyers and Solicitors
The Ombudsman received several complaints about the new Regulation of the Pension Fund for Lawyers and Solicitors, approved by Decree-Law No. 119/2015, of 29 June.
After considering the different issues presented, the Ombudsman drew the special
attention of the Government(68) to the need to consider different regulatory solutions for
some aspects.
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Case Q-7200/15
Entity addressed: Social Security Institute (Instituto da Segurança Social, I.P.)
Date: 2016.02.01
Subject: Registration of foreign workers (nationals of non-EU countries) in social
security
Status: The Ombudsman remark was accepted
Considering the several complaints received regarding the registration in social security of foreign workers (nationals of non-EU countries), the Ombudsman addressed a
remark to the Social Security Institute (ISS, IP).
In cause was the fact that Social Security Institute required foreign workers the presentation of a work visa or residence permit, to accept their registration in social security.
Complainants understood that the requirement of these documents had no legal basis
and claimed that ISS, IP’s refusal or the delay in accepting their registration in Social
Security (and the consequent grant of a social security number) prevented them from
(68) Offices addressed to the said members of the Government may be consulted on the Ombudsman’s institutional website: http://www.provedor-jus.pt/site/public/archive/doc/Q-3885-2015-RegimedeProteaaoSocialdosAdvogadoseSolicitadores_MM_0.pdf
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