Order No. 226/2026, issued by the Regional Secretariat for Education, Science and Technology, formalizes the granting of a "cash shortage allowance" (abono para falhas) to technical assistant Paula Micaela Gouveia Sousa, from the Ponta do Sol Basic and Secondary School.
The decision is based on the fact that the employee handles and is responsible for values, cash, or documents exceeding 50,000 euros per year, meeting the legal requirements set out in Decree-Law No. 4/89 and adapted regional legislation. The order also stipulates that, in the absence or impediment of the incumbent, technical assistant Maria João da Silva Marques will assume the replacement and the respective right to the allowance.
The National Association of Pharmacies and SINPROFARM have agreed on a partial revision of the collective agreement, with new salary values and meal allowances.
Horários do Funchal and STRAMM have formalized the 6th revision of their company agreement, updating salary tables and meal allowances.
The company TEMPI has been authorized to operate night shifts until the end of 2026 for maintenance work on the Ribeira Brava South Tunnel.