Articles and analysis
Articles by the MH team on current legal topics.
An analysis of how to calculate the severance pay owed to a worker when an open-ended contract is terminated by the employer. Article 141(3) of the Labour Law sets three…
Read more : What is the real formula for calculating severance pay in the individual termination of an employment contract by the employer?A summary of the main changes in the new Mining Law (Law no. 7/2026 of 3 June) and the new Petroleum Law (Law no. 8/2026 of 3 June): stronger State…
Read more : A new milestone for the natural resources sector: the new Mining and Petroleum Laws come into force — what are the main changes?Explains what counts as a work accident (including the commute and trips ordered by the employer) and the rights of the injured worker under the Labour Law: first aid and…
Read more : Know the rights of the worker in the event of a work accidentAnswers key questions on the protection of digital content under Law no. 9/2022 of 29 June (Copyright and Related Rights): protection is automatic and does not depend on registration, what…
Read more : Legal protection of digital content in MozambiquePresents the ways of ending an employment relationship under the Labour Law — expiry, termination by the employer, termination by the worker, mutual agreement, resignation and collective dismissal — with…
Read more : Know the ways an employment relationship can endAn essay prepared for the Lusophone Association of Arbitration and Mediation (ALAM) comparing mediation in Portugal, Brazil, Angola, Mozambique, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, São Tomé and Príncipe and Equatorial Guinea. It…
Read more : Mediation as an instrument of access to justice in the Lusophone countries: challenges and opportunitiesTalk to us. We will assess your situation and point you to the right legal course.
