Useful information for UCP employees

The use of a mask is mandatory on the entire campus in accordance with Article 13B of Decree No. 20/2020 of the 1st of May.

Masks should be replaced at the end of the stated time (4 hours for most masks) and whenever they are wet. They must be discarded at the end of the day, when leaving the building, in a container suitable for that purpose.

See the correct way to put on and remove a mask here.

Note: Within the campus it is strongly recommended to wear surgical masks, or top protection masks, and the use of social masks is advised against.

Lisbon-Headquarters:

The Palma campus buildings are only open to the academic community on weekdays between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., with the following access points for entrances and exits:

Building 1-3 (old building) - main door;
Building 4 - floor 0;
Building 5 - floor 1.

The North car park and the covered car park are closed.

Circulation advice inside the campus:

Members of the academic community who go to the upper floors of any of the buildings should use the stairs whenever
possible, rather than the elevators. The elevators can be used by people unable to go up or down stairs and to move heavy loads, and they will be disinfected frequently.

When using the elevators, the maximum capacity and the posted instructions must be observed. When using the stairs, avoid touching the handrails and other objects. When circulating always keep on the right side.

In the corridors, you should also always stay to the right, avoiding crossing paths with other people.

Porto Regional Centre

The Foz campus buildings are only open to the academic community with the following access points for entrances and exits:

Central Building and Arts building - access only through the main entrance and rear of the Central Building to enter and exit these buildings;
Restoration Building - access by opening by the guard (+351) 937 19 62 01;
The remaining buildings are kept to the usual schedule;
Parking - park barriers will be raised as long as the lockdown is maintained.

Braga Regional Centre

With the beginning of the new academic year, the entire University will reopen and all buildings will be open.

Members of the academic community who go to the upper floors of any of the buildings should use the stairs whenever possible, rather than the elevators. The elevators can be used by people unable to go up or down stairs and to move heavy loads, and they will be disinfected frequently.

In the corridors, you should also always stay to the right, avoiding crossing paths with other people.

Viseu Regional Centre

With the beginning of the new academic year, the entire University will reopen and all buildings will be open.

Members of the academic community who go to the upper floors of any of the buildings should use the stairs whenever possible, rather than the elevators. The elevators can be used by people unable to go up or down stairs and to move heavy loads, and they will be disinfected frequently.

In the corridors, you should also always stay to the right, avoiding crossing paths with other people.

In accordance with the emergency measures approved by the Government by Decree Nº. 3-C/2021 of 22 January, the teleworking regime is adopted whenever the duties permit and the worker has the conditions to perform them.

Bearing in mind that the same decree law in its article 5, no. 7 a), establishes that the functions of attendance to the public are not considered compatible with telework, the Academic Units and the services of attendance to the public will function presentially by appointment.

In accordance with article 8 of Decree Nº. 99/2020 of 22 November, risk groups, people with a degree of disability of 60% or more and employees with children under 12 years of age or with a chronic disability that is considered to be at risk may request to remain in telework, provided that the conditions indicated in the above-mentioned legislation are met.

Any doubt about belonging to risk groups can be clarified with DHR, namely through advice from Occupational Medicine.

The Human Resources Department recommends the adoption of the following measures:

Control body temperature every day before leaving home and watch for symptoms. If you have any of the symptoms associated with COVID-19 infection, you should stay at home and call 808 24 24 24 (SNS24), informing about your health condition, following the guidelines that will be indicated, in parallel, you should notify the human resources department through the number (+351) 21 721 41 66.
Maintain social distance (2 meters) and always wear a mask;
Maintain frequent hand hygiene; use an alcohol-based antiseptic solution whenever necessary;
Do not share instruments and work equipment without first hygienizing them;
Follow the rules of respiratory etiquette;
Minimize the use/circulation of paper, prioritizing digital media when possible (e.g. internal mail);
To register your entry and exit, when working in person, you should always use the registration at the GIP Portal on your computer instead of the biometric registration on the equipment present at the headquarters;
At the end of the working day, leave your workplace clean and tidy to make it easier to clean it.

Working spaces shall be at least 1/3 occupied and the distance between workstations shall not be less than 2 metres. The schedules defined for the various teams must be respected in order to reduce the number of users in each space.

It is important that indoor workplaces are ventilated, preferably by strengthening natural ventilation, which should be ensured, where possible, at least twice a day (e.g. at lunchtime and at the end of the day).

Acrylic partitions have been placed in the locals with public attendance.

Meetings should continue to be held through digital channels, both with external elements and with employees and teachers present at the University.

If this is not possible, they can only be held in compliance with safety rules, keeping a distance of 2 meters and always wearing a mask.

Useful information for UCP employees

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